While many might want to give the crown for the greatest New York Jet of all-time to Joe Namath, his main wideout and favorite target in Don Maynard stood the test of time, stretching his prime years a little further than Namath's making him the king of New York. While his era of wide receivers might not have been the most athletic, there's no doubt that if Namath threw it in his direction, Maynard was coming down with it.
The now 84-year-old played his college ball at Texas Western University and went on to b selected 109th overall in the ninth round of the 1957 NFL Draft by the New York Giants. Two years later, Maynard was cut by the Giants and took his talents to the CFL for a year before signing with the New York Titans/Jets in 1960 where he would play the majority of his career. Throughout the '60s Maynard would go on to have four 1,200-yard seasons and lead the Jets to an AFL Championship in 1968 and Super Bowl victory in 1969 (Super Bowl III).
Chefs made their way into celebrity land a while ago. But how many celebrities that weren’t trained as professional cooks are actually whizzes in the kitchen? Here are several that come to mind.
Actress Julia Roberts is confident about her cooking skills. “I’m quite a good cook,” she told E! News. “I’m like a closet home ec teacher…I can really cook anything.” Roberts has said she often cooks fish for herself and her kids. And speaking of her three children, “They think that I’m a good cook,” Roberts told People. “They actually told me that I should open a restaurant.” She also relishes cooking for the holidays, particularly shredded Brussel sprouts. Roberts hasn’t published a cookbook, but we did find recipes attributed to her for peach crisp and banana hemp muffins. Or you can make the same summer salad the actress supposedly eats.
Chrissy Teigen started off as a supermodel. Then her love of cooking filtered into her professional life too. At this point, she’s created recipes for a limited Blue Apron release and also just launched her own home and cooking line at Target named “Cravings,” after the two cookbooks she’s released. Teigen describes cooking as “a time of peace” for herself. So maybe peace out to her tuna melt sandwich or the fried chicken wings that are a favorite of her husband, John Legend.
Lady Gaga, whose real name is Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta, comes from a cooking Italian family. Her father started his own restaurant in New York and also published a cookbook. And apparently, Lady Gaga has inherited the family’s cooking genes. Her Instagram account occasionally features photos of her culinary activities. Sure, sometimes it’s topless cooking. But other times it’s more poignant like in the post she shared about her bringing food to the family of her dear friend who passed away. Want to try a Gaga/Germanotta family favorite? Check out her recipe for whole wheat pasta with a sweet fennel sauce.