Super Bowl ring
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The Super Bowl Ring is an award in the National Football League given to players and coaches of the team that wins the league's annual championship game, the Super Bowl. These rings are typically made of yellow or white gold with diamonds. They are specially crafted and usually include the team name, team logo and Super Bowl number (usually indicated in roman numerals.) The NFL pays for the rings, with up to 150 rings per team at a cost of up to $5,000 apiece. The Super Bowl Championship Ring is the ultimate ring for a professional football player in the NFL.
[edit] Putin and the Patriots
In June 2005, New England Patriots owner and businessman Robert Kraft was in a business meeting with American executives and Russian president Vladimir Putin in St. Petersburg, Russia. At one point during the meeting, Putin asked to see Kraft's 2005 Super Bowl ring. Encouraged by Citigroup Chairman Sanford Weill, Kraft removed the ring and handed it to Putin, who looked at it briefly, then pocketed it and left the room. Later, Kraft claimed the ring was a gift. Dmitry Peskov, a senior Russian official, later reported to The Associated Press that the ring had been put in the Kremlin library along with other foreign gifts.
[edit] Most Super Bowl Rings
- Mike Woicik has the most Super Bowl rings (six) - three with the Dallas Cowboys and three with the New England Patriots.
- Dan Rooney & Charles Haley have won five Super Bowl Rings. Dan Rooney won each as an executive with the Pittsburgh Steelers. Charles Haley has 2 with the San Francisco 49ers & 3 with the Dallas Cowboys. Joe Greene has five rings all with the Pittsburgh Steelers, four as a player and one as an employee of the Steelers. Bill Belichick has five rings, 2 as Defensive Coordinator of the New York Giants, and 3 as the Head Coach of the New England Patriots.
- Terry Bradshaw, Franco Harris, Lynn Swann, John Stallworth, Joe Greene, Mel Blount, Jack Lambert, Jack Ham, Rocky Bleier, Donnie Shell, and Mike Webster each have four Super Bowl rings with the Pittsburgh Steelers.
- Joe Montana and Ronnie Lott (among others) have won four Super Bowl rings with San Francisco 49ers (1982, 1985, 1989, and 1990).
- Bill Romanowski has four Super Bowl rings with various teams.
- Troy Aikman, Steve Young, Tom Brady and Jerry Rice and many others each earned three Super Bowl Rings, but Ken Norton, Jr. is the only player to have won 3 Super Bowls in a row (1992, 1993, 1994).
