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Vince Lombardi Trophy

October 15, 2023

"Lombardi Trophy" redirects here. For the annual award to the best college football lineman or linebacker, see Lombardi Award.
Not to be confused with Lombardia Trophy.

The Vince Lombardi Trophy, also known simply as the Lombardi Trophy or even just the Lombardi, is the trophy awarded each year to the winning team of the National Football League's championship game, the Super Bowl. The trophy is named in honor of NFL coach Vince Lombardi, who led the Green Bay Packers to victories in the first two Super Bowl games.[1]

Vince Lombardi Trophy
Malcolm Jenkins of the Philadelphia Eagles raises the Vince Lombardi Trophy at the Super Bowl LII parade in Center City, Philadelphia in February 2018
SportAmerican football
CompetitionNFL playoffs
Awarded forWinning the Super Bowl, the championship game of the National Football League
CountryUnited States
Presented byNational Football League
History
First award1967
Editions56
First winnerGreen Bay Packers
Most winsPittsburgh Steelers (6), New England Patriots (6) (Tied) (AFC)
San Francisco 49ers (5), Dallas Cowboys (5) (tied) (NFC)
Most recentKansas City Chiefs
Websitesuperbowl.com

During lunch with NFL commissioner Pete Rozelle in 1966, Tiffany & Co. vice president Oscar Riedner made a sketch on a cocktail napkin of what would become the Vince Lombardi Trophy: a football in a kicking position on a three concave sided stand.[2] The original trophy was produced by Tiffany & Co. in Newark, New Jersey.[3] Others have since been handcrafted by the company in Parsippany, New Jersey.[4] As of 2017, the trophy is produced at the Tiffany & Co. Forest Hill manufacturing facility in Cumberland, Rhode Island.

The first trophy, inscribed with the words "World Professional Football Championship," was awarded to the Green Bay Packers on January 15, 1967, after they defeated the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl I. Following the death of Vince Lombardi in September 1970, the trophy was officially renamed in his memory.[5][1][6] It was presented for the first time as the Vince Lombardi Trophy to the Baltimore Colts after their victory over the Dallas Cowboys in Super Bowl V.[5]

Originally, the trophy was presented inside the winning team's locker room. Since Super Bowl XXX in January 1996, it has been presented to the owner of the winning team on the field. Packers team president and CEO Bob Harlan and Mark Murphy accepted the trophy on behalf of the Green Bay community after Super Bowl XXXI and Super Bowl XLV, respectively.[citation needed]

Unlike trophies such as the Stanley Cup and the Grey Cup, a new Vince Lombardi Trophy is cast every year, and the winning team maintains permanent possession of it. The one exception is the trophy won by the then-Baltimore Colts in Super Bowl V, possession of which the city of Baltimore retained as part of the legal settlement after the Colts made their infamous "Midnight Mayflower" relocation to Indianapolis, Indiana, on March 29, 1984. Both the relocated Colts and their successors, the Ravens, have since earned trophies in their own right.

Since Super Bowl XLV, the Vince Lombardi Trophy has been prominently featured in the Super Bowl logo design.[7][8]

Appearance Edit

The Vince Lombardi Trophy stands 22 inches (56 cm) tall, weighs 107.3 ounces or approximately 7 pounds (3.2 kg) and depicts a football in a kicking position on a three concave sided stand, and is entirely made of sterling silver.[2]

The words "Vince Lombardi Trophy" along with the Roman numerals of that year's Super Bowl are engraved on and the NFL shield is affixed onto the base. After the trophy is awarded, it is sent back to Tiffany's to be engraved with the names of the participating teams, the date, location, and the game's final score.[9] It is then sent back to the winning team for them to keep. Smaller replicas are made for each person on the winning team.

For the first four championship games, both the NFL and the AFL logos were in the center of the trophy. Starting from Super Bowl V, only the NFL shield was on the front. Beginning with Super Bowl XXXVIII, the shield took on a frosted appearance. Starting with Super Bowl XLIII, the slightly redesigned NFL shield began appearing on the trophy, still with a frosted appearance. Other than the logo, the trophy has had no significant changes made since the first Super Bowl. While no franchise possesses all four versions, the Green Bay Packers, New England Patriots, New York Giants, and Pittsburgh Steelers have three of the four designs.

Rob Gronkowski denting incident Edit

 
Former New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski using the trophy as a bat (left), and the baseball-sized dent he left on it in April 2019

On April 9, 2019, Rob Gronkowski (who had retired from the New England Patriots two weeks before) used the Super Bowl LIII Vince Lombardi trophy as a bat to bunt a practice pitch from wide receiver Julian Edelman during the Boston Red Sox season opener where he was to throw the ceremonial first pitch with his former teammates.[10] It left a baseball-sized dent in the trophy, his third overall, and his former team's sixth.[11] The humorous documentary-style video released by the Patriots about the incident became popular, with special teamer Matthew Slater, who witnessed the incident first hand, saying that if anyone can get away with it, it would be the "[Super Bowl] MVP (Edelman) and the future Hall of Famer (Gronkowski)."[12]

Patriots vice president of media relations Stacey James stated that, "Maybe they’ll [the organization] fix it down the road. That’s something they can always fix in the future, but at least for now, we’re going to keep the dent and tell the story."[13][14]

Teams with most Vince Lombardi Trophies Edit

Main article: List of Super Bowl champions

The Super Bowl is currently played in early February (the game originally took place in early to mid-January), culminating a regular season that generally begins in September of the previous calendar year. For example, Super Bowl 50, which was played on February 7, 2016, determined the league champion for the 2015 NFL season. The years shown below refer to the season, not the date that the Super Bowl was actually played:

Although none of these teams have ever won three straight Super Bowls, two teams have won three Lombardi trophies in four years and one team twice won the trophy two out of three consecutive years: The Dallas Cowboys (1992, 1993, 1995) and the New England Patriots (2001, 2003, 2004) and (2014, 2016) and (2016, 2018). The Pittsburgh Steelers won four Super Bowls in six years (1974, 1975, 1978, 1979).

As an individual player, Tom Brady, a former quarterback with the New England Patriots and Tampa Bay Buccaneers, won seven Super Bowls in his career, more than any single NFL franchise.

Presentation ceremony Edit

 
The Philadelphia Eagles are presented with the Vince Lombardi Trophy following Super Bowl LII, February 4, 2018

The trophy has been presented on a stage constructed on the field since Super Bowl XXX in 1996. A personality from the network broadcasting the game handles the presentation ceremony. Terry Bradshaw has hosted every presentation for FOX since Super Bowl XXXI, with the exception of Super Bowl XLVIII, when Michael Strahan substituted for him. Jim Nantz has handled the duties for CBS since Super Bowl XXXV.[15] Dan Patrick hosted the ceremony for NBC from Super Bowl XLIII[16][17] to Super Bowl LII.[18]Mike Tirico hosted the ceremony for NBC for Super Bowl LVI.[19]

The winning owner, winning coach, winning quarterback, and (if not a quarterback) the game MVP are usually recognized. Until Super Bowl LIII, "The Lombardi Trophy Theme," composed by David Robidoux in 2005, played during the trophy handoff.[20]

From Super Bowl I to Super Bowl XXIX, the trophy was held by the commissioner to begin the ceremony and the commissioner then handed the trophy directly to the team owner in the winning locker room. The lone exception to this was in Super Bowl V where the trophy presentation ceremony wasn't done by the commissioner but instead by Vince Lombardi's widow, Marie.

From Super Bowl XXX to Super Bowl XXXIX and from Super Bowl LIV on, the trophy was set on the stage to begin the ceremony and the commissioner handed the trophy directly to the team owner on the field.[citation needed]

From Super Bowl XL to Super Bowl LIII, a former NFL player, usually a past Super Bowl MVP or notable figure of the host city's franchise, brought the Lombardi Trophy to the center of the stadium, as he walked past members of the winning team. Players who have partaken in Lombardi Trophy presentation ceremonies are listed below:

See also Edit

 
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Vince Lombardi Trophy.

References Edit

  1. ^ a b Korn, Morgan (February 3, 2016). "Vince Lombardi Trophy: A Tiffany Piece Money Can't Buy". ABC News. Retrieved November 21, 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Vince Lombardi Trophy". ProFootballHOF.com. NFL Enterprises, LLC. Retrieved November 21, 2019.
  3. ^ Nix, Naomi (January 7, 2014). "Original Vince Lombardi trophy comes home to Newark". The Star-Ledger. Retrieved January 8, 2014.
  4. ^ Horovitz, Bruce (January 30, 2002). "Football's super prize reaches icon status". USA Today. Retrieved February 19, 2012.
  5. ^ a b "This Week in NFL History (Sept. 8 to Sept. 14): Super Bowl trophy renamed Vince Lombardi trophy in 1970". National Football League. September 4, 2021. Retrieved April 12, 2022.
  6. ^ Tanier, Mike (January 31, 2010). "Excess Reigns at Super Bowl and That's No Ballyhoo". The New York Times. Retrieved November 21, 2019.
  7. ^ "NFL unveils new Super Bowl logo, with national and regional looks". NFL.com. NFL Enterprises, LLC. February 4, 2010. Retrieved February 16, 2021.
  8. ^ Watkins, Calvin (February 4, 2010). "2011 logo is first of NFL's standard look". ESPN Internet Ventures, LLC. Retrieved November 21, 2019.
  9. ^ George, Shannon (September 10, 2009). "Let's Learn About: The Vince Lombardi Trophy". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
  10. ^ Reiss, Mike (April 17, 2019). "Gronk leaves his mark: Dent in Lombardi Trophy". ESPN Internet Ventures, LLC. Retrieved November 21, 2019.
  11. ^ Fiske, Angelique (April 18, 2019). "The story behind the dent in the Super Bowl LIII Lombardi trophy". Patriots.com. NFL Enterprises, LLC. Retrieved November 21, 2019.
  12. ^ Princiotti, Nora (April 17, 2019). "Gronk dented the Lombardi Trophy". The Boston Globe. Retrieved November 21, 2019.
  13. ^ Goss, Nick (April 17, 2019). "WATCH: Gronk dents new Lombardi Trophy". NBC Sports. Retrieved November 21, 2019.
  14. ^ Garro, Adrian (April 18, 2019). "Rob Gronkowski dented Super Bowl trophy at Fenway". MLB.com. MLB Advanced Media. Retrieved November 21, 2019.
  15. ^ SUPERBOWL XXXV post game and Trophy, archived from the original on 2021-12-12, retrieved 2020-12-08
  16. ^ Super Bowl Interview of the Pittsburgh Steelers Pt. 1, archived from the original on 2021-12-12, retrieved 2020-12-08
  17. ^ Gardner, Steve. "Dan Patrick won't return as NBC's 'Football Night in America' host". USA Today. Retrieved 2020-12-08.
  18. ^ Eagles Trophy Presentation & MVP Ceremony! | Eagles vs. Patriots | Super Bowl LII Postgame, retrieved 2020-12-08
  19. ^ "Super Bowl LVI Trophy Presentation for Los Angeles Rams - YouTube". YouTube.
  20. ^ "The Lombardi Trophy Theme (The Official Theme of the Super Bowl)". iTunes. Retrieved 2012-11-28.

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Lombardi Trophy redirects here For the annual award to the best college football lineman or linebacker see Lombardi Award Not to be confused with Lombardia Trophy The Vince Lombardi Trophy also known simply as the Lombardi Trophy or even just the Lombardi is the trophy awarded each year to the winning team of the National Football League s championship game the Super Bowl The trophy is named in honor of NFL coach Vince Lombardi who led the Green Bay Packers to victories in the first two Super Bowl games 1 Vince Lombardi TrophyMalcolm Jenkins of the Philadelphia Eagles raises the Vince Lombardi Trophy at the Super Bowl LII parade in Center City Philadelphia in February 2018SportAmerican footballCompetitionNFL playoffsAwarded forWinning the Super Bowl the championship game of the National Football LeagueCountryUnited StatesPresented byNational Football LeagueHistoryFirst award1967Editions56First winnerGreen Bay PackersMost winsPittsburgh Steelers 6 New England Patriots 6 Tied AFC San Francisco 49ers 5 Dallas Cowboys 5 tied NFC Most recentKansas City ChiefsWebsitesuperbowl wbr comDuring lunch with NFL commissioner Pete Rozelle in 1966 Tiffany amp Co vice president Oscar Riedner made a sketch on a cocktail napkin of what would become the Vince Lombardi Trophy a football in a kicking position on a three concave sided stand 2 The original trophy was produced by Tiffany amp Co in Newark New Jersey 3 Others have since been handcrafted by the company in Parsippany New Jersey 4 As of 2017 the trophy is produced at the Tiffany amp Co Forest Hill manufacturing facility in Cumberland Rhode Island The first trophy inscribed with the words World Professional Football Championship was awarded to the Green Bay Packers on January 15 1967 after they defeated the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl I Following the death of Vince Lombardi in September 1970 the trophy was officially renamed in his memory 5 1 6 It was presented for the first time as the Vince Lombardi Trophy to the Baltimore Colts after their victory over the Dallas Cowboys in Super Bowl V 5 Originally the trophy was presented inside the winning team s locker room Since Super Bowl XXX in January 1996 it has been presented to the owner of the winning team on the field Packers team president and CEO Bob Harlan and Mark Murphy accepted the trophy on behalf of the Green Bay community after Super Bowl XXXI and Super Bowl XLV respectively citation needed Unlike trophies such as the Stanley Cup and the Grey Cup a new Vince Lombardi Trophy is cast every year and the winning team maintains permanent possession of it The one exception is the trophy won by the then Baltimore Colts in Super Bowl V possession of which the city of Baltimore retained as part of the legal settlement after the Colts made their infamous Midnight Mayflower relocation to Indianapolis Indiana on March 29 1984 Both the relocated Colts and their successors the Ravens have since earned trophies in their own right Since Super Bowl XLV the Vince Lombardi Trophy has been prominently featured in the Super Bowl logo design 7 8 Contents 1 Appearance 1 1 Rob Gronkowski denting incident 2 Teams with most Vince Lombardi Trophies 3 Presentation ceremony 4 See also 5 ReferencesAppearance EditThe Vince Lombardi Trophy stands 22 inches 56 cm tall weighs 107 3 ounces or approximately 7 pounds 3 2 kg and depicts a football in a kicking position on a three concave sided stand and is entirely made of sterling silver 2 The words Vince Lombardi Trophy along with the Roman numerals of that year s Super Bowl are engraved on and the NFL shield is affixed onto the base After the trophy is awarded it is sent back to Tiffany s to be engraved with the names of the participating teams the date location and the game s final score 9 It is then sent back to the winning team for them to keep Smaller replicas are made for each person on the winning team For the first four championship games both the NFL and the AFL logos were in the center of the trophy Starting from Super Bowl V only the NFL shield was on the front Beginning with Super Bowl XXXVIII the shield took on a frosted appearance Starting with Super Bowl XLIII the slightly redesigned NFL shield began appearing on the trophy still with a frosted appearance Other than the logo the trophy has had no significant changes made since the first Super Bowl While no franchise possesses all four versions the Green Bay Packers New England Patriots New York Giants and Pittsburgh Steelers have three of the four designs Rob Gronkowski denting incident Edit nbsp Former New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski using the trophy as a bat left and the baseball sized dent he left on it in April 2019On April 9 2019 Rob Gronkowski who had retired from the New England Patriots two weeks before used the Super Bowl LIII Vince Lombardi trophy as a bat to bunt a practice pitch from wide receiver Julian Edelman during the Boston Red Sox season opener where he was to throw the ceremonial first pitch with his former teammates 10 It left a baseball sized dent in the trophy his third overall and his former team s sixth 11 The humorous documentary style video released by the Patriots about the incident became popular with special teamer Matthew Slater who witnessed the incident first hand saying that if anyone can get away with it it would be the Super Bowl MVP Edelman and the future Hall of Famer Gronkowski 12 Patriots vice president of media relations Stacey James stated that Maybe they ll the organization fix it down the road That s something they can always fix in the future but at least for now we re going to keep the dent and tell the story 13 14 Teams with most Vince Lombardi Trophies EditMain article List of Super Bowl champions The Super Bowl is currently played in early February the game originally took place in early to mid January culminating a regular season that generally begins in September of the previous calendar year For example Super Bowl 50 which was played on February 7 2016 determined the league champion for the 2015 NFL season The years shown below refer to the season not the date that the Super Bowl was actually played Six The Pittsburgh Steelers 1974 1975 1978 1979 2005 2008 are tied with the New England Patriots 2001 2003 2004 2014 2016 2018 have each won six Five The Dallas Cowboys 1971 1977 1992 1993 1995 and the San Francisco 49ers 1981 1984 1988 1989 1994 are tied for third with five each Four The Green Bay Packers 1966 1967 1996 2010 and the New York Giants 1986 1990 2007 2011 are tied for fifth with four each Three The Oakland Los Angeles Raiders 1976 1980 1983 the Washington Commanders 1982 1987 1991 the Kansas City Chiefs 1969 2019 2022 and the Denver Broncos 1997 1998 2015 are tied for seventh with three each Although none of these teams have ever won three straight Super Bowls two teams have won three Lombardi trophies in four years and one team twice won the trophy two out of three consecutive years The Dallas Cowboys 1992 1993 1995 and the New England Patriots 2001 2003 2004 and 2014 2016 and 2016 2018 The Pittsburgh Steelers won four Super Bowls in six years 1974 1975 1978 1979 As an individual player Tom Brady a former quarterback with the New England Patriots and Tampa Bay Buccaneers won seven Super Bowls in his career more than any single NFL franchise Presentation ceremony Edit nbsp The Philadelphia Eagles are presented with the Vince Lombardi Trophy following Super Bowl LII February 4 2018The trophy has been presented on a stage constructed on the field since Super Bowl XXX in 1996 A personality from the network broadcasting the game handles the presentation ceremony Terry Bradshaw has hosted every presentation for FOX since Super Bowl XXXI with the exception of Super Bowl XLVIII when Michael Strahan substituted for him Jim Nantz has handled the duties for CBS since Super Bowl XXXV 15 Dan Patrick hosted the ceremony for NBC from Super Bowl XLIII 16 17 to Super Bowl LII 18 Mike Tirico hosted the ceremony for NBC for Super Bowl LVI 19 The winning owner winning coach winning quarterback and if not a quarterback the game MVP are usually recognized Until Super Bowl LIII The Lombardi Trophy Theme composed by David Robidoux in 2005 played during the trophy handoff 20 From Super Bowl I to Super Bowl XXIX the trophy was held by the commissioner to begin the ceremony and the commissioner then handed the trophy directly to the team owner in the winning locker room The lone exception to this was in Super Bowl V where the trophy presentation ceremony wasn t done by the commissioner but instead by Vince Lombardi s widow Marie From Super Bowl XXX to Super Bowl XXXIX and from Super Bowl LIV on the trophy was set on the stage to begin the ceremony and the commissioner handed the trophy directly to the team owner on the field citation needed From Super Bowl XL to Super Bowl LIII a former NFL player usually a past Super Bowl MVP or notable figure of the host city s franchise brought the Lombardi Trophy to the center of the stadium as he walked past members of the winning team Players who have partaken in Lombardi Trophy presentation ceremonies are listed below Super Bowl XL Presentation Bart Starr MVP Super Bowl I and Super Bowl II Super Bowl XLI Presentation Don Shula former Miami Dolphins head coach Super Bowl XLII Presentation Doug Williams MVP Super Bowl XXII Super Bowl XLIII Presentation Joe Namath MVP Super Bowl III Super Bowl XLIV Presentation Len Dawson MVP Super Bowl IV Super Bowl XLV Presentation Roger Staubach former Dallas Cowboys quarterback and MVP Super Bowl VI Super Bowl XLVI Presentation Raymond Berry former Baltimore Colts split end coached New England Patriots in Super Bowl XX Super Bowl XLVII Presentation Richard Dent MVP Super Bowl XX played in New Orleans Super Bowl XLVIII Presentation Marcus Allen MVP Super Bowl XVIII Super Bowl XLIX Presentation Kurt Warner former Arizona Cardinals quarterback and MVP Super Bowl XXXIV Super Bowl 50 Presentation Terrell Davis MVP Super Bowl XXXII who handed it to Namath who handed it to Lynn Swann MVP Super Bowl X Super Bowl LI Presentation Willie McGinest former New England Patriots linebacker who handed it to Michael Strahan former New York Giants defensive end Super Bowl LII Presentation Darrell Green former Washington Redskins cornerback Super Bowl XVIII Super Bowl XXII Super Bowl XXVI played in Minneapolis Super Bowl LIII Presentation Vince Wilfork former New England Patriots nose tackle who handed it to Emmitt Smith MVP Super Bowl XXVIII played in Atlanta who handed it to Joe Namath See also Edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Vince Lombardi Trophy Ed Thorp Memorial Trophy NFL Championship trophy 1934 1969 List of National Football League awardsReferences Edit a b Korn Morgan February 3 2016 Vince Lombardi Trophy A Tiffany Piece Money Can t Buy ABC News Retrieved November 21 2019 a b Vince Lombardi Trophy ProFootballHOF com NFL Enterprises LLC Retrieved November 21 2019 Nix Naomi January 7 2014 Original Vince Lombardi trophy comes home to Newark The Star Ledger Retrieved January 8 2014 Horovitz Bruce January 30 2002 Football s super prize reaches icon status USA Today Retrieved February 19 2012 a b This Week in NFL History Sept 8 to Sept 14 Super Bowl trophy renamed Vince Lombardi trophy in 1970 National Football League September 4 2021 Retrieved April 12 2022 Tanier Mike January 31 2010 Excess Reigns at Super Bowl and That s No Ballyhoo The New York Times Retrieved November 21 2019 NFL unveils new Super Bowl logo with national and regional looks NFL com NFL Enterprises LLC February 4 2010 Retrieved February 16 2021 Watkins Calvin February 4 2010 2011 logo is first of NFL s standard look ESPN Internet Ventures LLC Retrieved November 21 2019 George Shannon September 10 2009 Let s Learn About The Vince Lombardi Trophy Pittsburgh Post Gazette Reiss Mike April 17 2019 Gronk leaves his mark Dent in Lombardi Trophy ESPN Internet Ventures LLC Retrieved November 21 2019 Fiske Angelique April 18 2019 The story behind the dent in the Super Bowl LIII Lombardi trophy Patriots com NFL Enterprises LLC Retrieved November 21 2019 Princiotti Nora April 17 2019 Gronk dented the Lombardi Trophy The Boston Globe Retrieved November 21 2019 Goss Nick April 17 2019 WATCH Gronk dents new Lombardi Trophy NBC Sports Retrieved November 21 2019 Garro Adrian April 18 2019 Rob Gronkowski dented Super Bowl trophy at Fenway MLB com MLB Advanced Media Retrieved November 21 2019 SUPERBOWL XXXV post game and Trophy archived from the original on 2021 12 12 retrieved 2020 12 08 Super Bowl Interview of the Pittsburgh Steelers Pt 1 archived from the original on 2021 12 12 retrieved 2020 12 08 Gardner Steve Dan Patrick won t return as NBC s Football Night in America host USA Today Retrieved 2020 12 08 Eagles Trophy Presentation amp MVP Ceremony Eagles vs Patriots Super Bowl LII Postgame retrieved 2020 12 08 Super Bowl LVI Trophy Presentation for Los Angeles Rams YouTube YouTube The Lombardi Trophy Theme The Official Theme of the Super Bowl iTunes Retrieved 2012 11 28 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Vince Lombardi Trophy amp oldid 1180036372, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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