I'm sure most of you NFL fans heard that the New York Giants received their Super Bowl rings this past week. Being the curious type, I wanted to see how much bling the Giants got for winning the ultimate NFL prize in Super Bowl XLII (that's 42 for those of you from Jersey... lol).
Well once I got a good look at this amazing piece of jewelry (Michael Strahan said he was satisfied and happy that it was a "10 table" ring, meaning in a restaurant this ring can be seen from 10 tables away!), I realized that I have only seen a couple of these famous rings over the forty-two years of Super Bowls and championship rings... Look what I found in my search for more examples of these rings, here are all 42 of them!
NFL Super Bowl Championship Rings
Super Bowl XL 2005 Pittsburgh Steelers
Super Bowl XLI 2006 Indianapolis Colts New York Giants 2007 New York Giants Super Bowl XLII
Super Bowl XXXVII 2002 Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Super Bowl XXXVIII 2003 New England Patriots 2004 New England Patriots Super Bowl XXXIX
Super Bowl XXXIV 1999 St. Louis Rams Super Bowl XXXV 2000 Baltimore Ravens 2001 New England Patriots Super Bowl XXXVI
1996 Green Bay Packers
Super Bowl XXXI
Super Bowl XXXII 1997 Denver Broncos 1998 Denver Broncos Super Bowl XXXIII 1995 Dallas Cowboys Super Bowl XXX
Super Bowl XXVIIII 1993 Dallas Cowboys
Super Bowl XXIX 1994 San Francisco 49ers
Super Bowl XXV 1990 N.Y. Giants
Super Bowl XXVI 1991 Washington Redskins 1992 Dallas Cowboys Super Bowl XXVII
Super Bowl XXII 1987 Washington Redskins Super Bowl XXIII 1988 San Francisco 49ers 1989 San Francisco 49ers Super Bowl XXIV
Super Bowl XIX 1984 San Francisco 49ers Super Bowl XX 1985 Chicago Bears 1986 N.Y. Giants Super Bowl XXI
Super Bowl XVI 1981 San Francisco 49ers Super Bowl XVII 1982 Washington Redskins 1983 L.A. Raiders Super Bowl XVIII
Super BowlXIII 1978 Pittsburgh Steelers Super Bowl XIV 1979 Pittsburgh Steelers
Super Bowl XV 1980 Oakland Raiders
Super Bowl X 1975 Pittsburgh Steelers Super Bowl XI 1976 Oakland Raiders 1977 Dallas Cowboys Super Bowl XII
Super Bowl VIII 1973 Miami Dolphins Super Bowl XI 1974 Pittsburgh Steelers
Super Bowl VII 1972 Miami Dolphins
Super Bowl IV 1969 Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl V 1970 Baltimore Colts 1971 Dallas Cowboys Super Bowl VI
Super Bowl I 1966 Green Bay Packers Super Bowl II 1967 Green Bay Packers 1968 N.Y. Jets Super Bowl III
Seems like the gaudiness of the rings has increased as player salaries have become more and more gaudy over the years...
Addendum for Steve... How much are these rings valued at?
Super Bowls rings are given as awards to all the members of the winning team in the championship game of the league, which is the Super Bowl. They are awarded to them in commemoration of their victory. These valuable rings are usually made with white or yellow studded with diamonds. They would have the Super Bowl number, the team name and the team logo engraved on each ring.
The rings could also have bigger diamonds, as well as diamonds that have been designed to form a trophy. It represents how many Super Bowls the particular franchise has won. For instance, the 2005 Super Bowl ring of Pittsburgh has five trophies, which would represent the five championship games, or Super Bowls, that they have won.
A lot of people may not know that the NFL actually spends almost $5,000 for each ring, and usually gives almost 150 rings for each team. And the policy was if the cost of the rings goes over the limit of $5,000, then the team owner would be the one paying for the difference. A lot of the more recent rings have been appraised to have a value of over $20,000 but most manufacturers do not directly give this information.
The Super Bowl rings are usually made by the chosen company of the winning team. A lot of the Super Bowl rings are manufactured by a company named Josten's located in Denton. Texas.
So the league pays up to $5,000 per ring and it's up to the team owner if he or she wants to splurge... Then you have an accumulated value over the years...
I added some information to the post based on your question. Evidently the league pays up to $5k and the team owners are free to add to that. I'd bet from the looks of them, the first few years of rings were $5k or less. The Giants latest rings supposedly paid around $20k... That's a lot of bling!
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder... I'm sure if and when the Browns are holding up the Lombardi Trophy, that ring they end up with could be the ugliest piece of bling you've ever seen, but it would sure be beautiful to you!
That's how I feel about the 49ers first SB ring... Man, it's beautiful!!!
My poor Seahawks fall into that category too... They entered the league at the same time Tampa Bay came in... The Buccaneers got theirs a couple of years ago so there's hope... For you Eagles fans too!
did you all know that if??? seattle (mariners) win the championship this year???? its so bad in the emerald city that the players would have to buy the rings!!!!!!! lol its been one of those years in seattle oops so i should have saID the seahawks this is the NFL
Dwindy
Diamonds aren't only a gir's best friend but it gives that NFL player something for the women to get interested in. Especially when the female doesn't know who the hell they're talking to. That player's chat up line'll be hell you wanna' see my Superbowl ring ? It actually sparkles as it's diamond encrusted.
Yes, I've gotta believe many young ladies have been drawn into the web once gazing upon one of those diamond encrusted rings coupled with a handsome smile...
That's the other side of the spectrum... How many of these athletes will end up penniless down the road and be forced to part with this emblem of excellence... It's happened more times than it should.
Dwindy1
So she was a h*o*oker but at least in the end she found her Prince Charming in the end . So often nowadays a lot of the chicks are either groupies or just one big sexual harrassment lawsuit from burying a guy's career once and for all.
Show me the diamonds !
rampant' aka tophatal ..........
Last edited by rampantfanatic on June 2nd at 2:46 PM.
Know antbody from... never mind... Remember? I promised to be good! Heck, try as I might I can't seem to catch up to you on the baseball deal... Maybe we'll both pass Bolt... I'll never give up while the season progresses!
Dwindy 1
I hear that Kim Kardashian apart from wearing a navel ring actually sports some jewellry on other parts of her body. I suppose that Reggie is now the only one who gets to see where they're at , at this juncture ?
Go Reggie, go Reggie it's your birthday ... it's your birthday.
This may well be the only action that Saints' running back'll get all year. 'cause if his game isn't in full swing then they'll suffer. Bush gets his bush felt in more ways than one.
rampant' aka tophatal ...........
Last edited by rampantfanatic on June 2nd at 10:36 PM.
This was AWESOME! Thanks for sharing this...for some reason, the Steelers 2005 ring is the best, and I'm not a Steelers fan. It looks like their logo. In any case, I'm asking hubby for an upgrade on my wedding band. I need more bling.
Good story and great research on your part to come up with this blog. I find it interesting as I scrolled down to look @ the rings. They seem to get less 'blingy', more spartan. I like how kellyscott compared an earlier ring to a high school ring.... Couldn't agree more.
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that it was a "10 table" ring, meaning in a restaurant this ring can be seen from 10 tables away!), I realized that I have only seen a couple of these famous rings over the forty-two years of Super Bowls and championship rings... Look what I found in my search for more examples of these rings, here are all 42 of them!
