The Super Bowl ring is a tribute to the National Football League awarded to the winners of the annual Super Bowl league championship tournament. Since only one Vince Lombardi Trophy is given to the team (possession) itself, the Super Bowl ring offers a memento that can be collected for real players and team members to take care of themselves to symbolize their victory.
Video Super Bowl ring
Detail
These rings are usually made of yellow or white gold with diamonds. They usually include team names, team logos, and Super Bowl numbers (usually indicated in Roman numerals). NFL contributes up to $ 5,000 per ring up to 150 rings for the winning team; any additional costs are borne by the team. Most of the rings are produced by Jostens memorabilia company. By 2015, the ring for the New England Patriots is reportedly worth $ 36,500 each, making it the most expensive ring ever produced by Jostens.
The winning team can usually give the ring to whomever they choose, including the usual, but not limited to: players (active or injured list), coaches, coaches, executives, personnel, and general staff. Some teams have given the ring to former players and coaches who are on the team at some point during the season, although not yet on the winning list for the Super Bowl itself. Sometimes a team will give the ring to the fans as part of the charity raffle. The team can distribute any number of rings. The latest trend over the last 15-20 years is a smaller ring given to front office staff. These are commonly called "B" and "C" ring levels and are smaller and contain fewer diamonds or contain rhinestone. The first example of this is the Redskins Super Bowl XVII ring when many people in the front office receive a ring that is not solid gold and contains cubic zirconia (which resembles diamond). When Tampa Bay won the Super Bowl XXXVII, the players and coaches received the ring with Lombardi's diamond-centered trophy. Some staff receive rings with Lombardi trophies and original diamonds that round the trophies and the "C" level rings do not contain diamonds.
Many rings display diamonds in the form of Vince Lombardi Trophy or football. Some features of diamond or gold in the form of team logos. Others illustrate the number of Super Bowls that have been won by franchises. Also, the rings are tailored to the player's name and uniform number.
The XLV Green Bay Packers Super Bowl ring contains more than 100 diamonds. The Packer logo, in the center of the ring, consists of 13 diamonds, one for each title the team won, since 1929. In the break of tradition, this is the first Super Bowl ring made of platinum, not gold.
The New England Patriots Super Bowl LI ring has 283 diamonds, to commemorate their comeback from down 28-3 versus the Atlanta Falcons at the end of the 3rd quarter.
Maps Super Bowl ring
Value and resale
Replica rings for various years are popular collections, along with original rings. Dave Meggett is known to have put his ring for sale on eBay. Two Super Bowl rings from Steelers 1970 were sold on eBay for over $ 69,000 each in mid-2008. Patriot Security Je'Rod Cherry raffled his ring from Super Bowl XXXVI in November 2008 to help several charities working to help children in Africa and Asia. Tough final Shannon Sharpe, meanwhile, gave her first Super Bowl ring to her brother Sterling, whose career was cut off due to injury.
By 2017, ten players have won the championship in the NFL and Canadian Football League (CFL).
- O. J. Brigance (linebacker) won the Gray Cup rings in 1995 with CFL Baltimore Stallions and won the Super Bowl ring in 2001 with the Baltimore Ravens. He is the only player who won the Gray Cup and Super Bowl with teams from the same city.
- Brandon Browner (cornerback) won the ring in 2008 with the Calgary CFL Stampeders and then won the Super Bowl rings in 2013 with the Seattle Seahawks, though he did not play in the game due to suspension. He went on to play against the Seahawks in the Super Bowl the following year, when he won the second ring with the 2014 New England Patriots.
- Terry Greer (wide receiver) was the first to win both championships; he won the Gray Cup as a member of the Toronto Argonauts in 1983, and two Super Bowl rings as members of the San Francisco 49ers in 1988 and 1989.
- Harald Hasselbach (end defensive) won the ring in 1992 with the Calgary CFL Stampeders and won the Super Bowl ring in 1997 with the Denver Broncos. Bobby Singh (guard) is the only player to win the Super Bowl (1999 with St. Louis Rams), and Gray Cup (2006 with BC Lions), and XFL Championship (2001 with Los Angeles Xtreme). Alvin Walton (safety) won two Super Bowl rings with NFL's Washington Redskins (1987 and 1991 seasons, but he did not participate in the 1991 Super Bowl victory season) and won the Gray Cup rings with Baltimore Stallions in 1995.
- Barry Wilburn (cornerback) won the Super Bowl with Washington Redskins in 1988 and the Gray Cup in 1994 with the BC Lions.
- Tyrone Williams (wide receiver) won two Super Bowl rings with Dallas in 1992 and 1993, though he did not participate in any game. He then won the Gray Cup rings with Toronto Argonauts in 1996.
- Andre Rison (wide receiver) won the Super Bowl with Green Bay Packers in 1996, and Gray Cup with Toronto Argonauts in 2004.
- Josh Miller (punter) won the Gray Cup with Baltimore Stallions in 1995, and Super Bowl with the New England Patriots in 2004.Bennie Thompson Gray cup 78th Wpg Superbowl Baltimore 1999
See also
- The championship ring
- MLS Cup Rings
- NBA Championship ring
- Ring World Series
References
External links
- Picture of the first 45 Super Bowl Rings at ESPN.com
- Images of all Super Bowl Rings, photo of presentation box & amp; conference ring at sports-rings.com
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