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Year by year the NFL celebrates its stellar event, the super Bowl, Where the winning team is given the maximum trophy what does a franchise aspire to American Football of United States: el Lombardi wins.
This piece of jewelry was conceived at a luncheon, when Oscar Riedner, Vice president of the company Tiffany & Co., Made a sketch on a napkin to show it to Pete Rozelle, Then commissioner of the NFL, Who gave his approval for its realization.
It was then that the jewelry company set to work to manufacture it; curiously in its beginnings it was called to him ‘World Championship Trophy‘, But from 1971 he was appointed Lombardi wins in honor of the legendary coach of the Green Bay Packers.
At the command of the Packers, Lombardi won the first two editions of the super Bowl, Leaving immortal phrases like “Winning isn’t the most important thing, it’s the only thing.” Unfortunately he died of cancer in 1970.
Features of the Vince Lombardi trophy
- It weighs 3.5 kg and measures approximately 55 centimeters
- It is made of pure silver
- Made by Tiffany Jewelry & Co
- It was born as the ‘World Championship Game Trophy’
- Vince Lombardi was renamed in honor of a coach
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Every year a new one is made
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To avoid setbacks, the NFL has a spare ready
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It takes up to four months to manufacture
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Since 1996 he has been playing on the pitch