sports-rings.com Posted January 15, 2014 Share Posted January 15, 2014 it always amazes me that the rings that were actually stolen were left just lying around in the players house. You make millions invest in a safe for goodness sake!Jerry Krammer left his super bowl I ring in the bathroom on an airplane. He took it off to wash his hands. He recovered the ring many years later when the ring was in an auction. The consigner was a lawyer and was not willing to cooperate so finally, the auction house settled the matter. Jerry got his original ring back and auctioned off the replacement ring and the money went to charity.I believe another super bowl ring was returned to the original owner after he too, took the ring off to wash his hands at a public bathroom. I can't recall who that was. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wonderbread Posted January 15, 2014 Share Posted January 15, 2014 it always amazes me that the rings that were actually stolen were left just lying around in the players house. You make millions invest in a safe for goodness sake! Jerry Krammer left his super bowl I ring in the bathroom on an airplane. He took it off to wash his hands. He recovered the ring many years later when the ring was in an auction. The consigner was a lawyer and was not willing to cooperate so finally, the auction house settled the matter. Jerry got his original ring back and auctioned off the replacement ring and the money went to charity.I believe another super bowl ring was returned to the original owner after he too, took the ring off to wash his hands at a public bathroom. I can't recall who that was.It was a patriots player in a mall, the fan returned it to to him i believe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ridenlow71 Posted January 15, 2014 Share Posted January 15, 2014 it always amazes me that the rings that were actually stolen were left just lying around in the players house. You make millions invest in a safe for goodness sake! Jerry Krammer left his super bowl I ring in the bathroom on an airplane. He took it off to wash his hands. He recovered the ring many years later when the ring was in an auction. The consigner was a lawyer and was not willing to cooperate so finally, the auction house settled the matter. Jerry got his original ring back and auctioned off the replacement ring and the money went to charity.I believe another super bowl ring was returned to the original owner after he too, took the ring off to wash his hands at a public bathroom. I can't recall who that was.yeah I know about Jerry Kramer's..he found it after it came up for auction years later. Quote Part owner in the Green Bay Packers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sports-rings.com Posted January 15, 2014 Share Posted January 15, 2014 It was a patriots player in a mall, the fan returned it to to him i believeYes!!! That's the story I was trying to remember.I knew I did not dream that. What a good person to return it.John Schmitt, center for the Jets, lost his original ring while serfing. It was found some years later and put in a box. The person who found it had no idea what they found. Years later when the person died, the niece found it, determined what it was, and returned the ring to John Schmitt.I know John, he lives on Long Island. He ordered another ring and wore it every day. He has two sons, so what a great gift, now he can give each of his two sons a superbowl III ring! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FiddySicks Posted January 16, 2014 Share Posted January 16, 2014 it always amazes me that the rings that were actually stolen were left just lying around in the players house. You make millions invest in a safe for goodness sake! Jerry Krammer left his super bowl I ring in the bathroom on an airplane. He took it off to wash his hands. He recovered the ring many years later when the ring was in an auction. The consigner was a lawyer and was not willing to cooperate so finally, the auction house settled the matter. Jerry got his original ring back and auctioned off the replacement ring and the money went to charity.I believe another super bowl ring was returned to the original owner after he too, took the ring off to wash his hands at a public bathroom. I can't recall who that was.I think I remember a story where Walter Payton lost his Super Bowl ring and recovered it several years later, from the guy who he had JUST sold his couch to. Apparently, it had been in the couch the whole time. Those are the stories that I find hard to believe. Quote On 11/19/2012 at 7:23 PM, oldschoolvikings said: She’s still half convinced “Chris Creamer” is a porn site.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sports-rings.com Posted January 16, 2014 Share Posted January 16, 2014 I think I remember a story where Walter Payton lost his Super Bowl ring and recovered it several years later, from the guy who he had JUST sold his couch to. Apparently, it had been in the couch the whole time. Those are the stories that I find hard to believe.I remember that story. I think you are on to something... Payton took off his ring and let a lot of college kids try the ring on (they were sitting on the couch as I remember. Then the ring vanished. If you were Walter Payton would you leave the house without your ring???Also, two of his teammates had their rings stolen and returned....Stefan Humphries and a really strange story... Willie Gault.Scott Welkowsky, the well known Ring Dealer, was offered Gault's stolen ring and got the police involved. The police arrested the person who tried to sell the stolen ring. I believe that person got it directly from the thief and knew they were selling stolen property. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBubba Posted January 19, 2014 Share Posted January 19, 2014 If you can't even take care of/keep track of your own freaking championship ring, I don't feel bad one bit if you lose it or have someone steal it. Quote Nobody cares about your humungous-big signature. PotD: 29/1/12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gothamite Posted January 19, 2014 Share Posted January 19, 2014 Well, back then the rings were supposed to be, you know, worn. All day, every day. Now they're just nicknacks, statues to be placed on a shelf, preferably with a pin spot on them at all times. Quote The Green Bay Packers Uniform Database! Now in a handy blog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ridenlow71 Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 Well, back then the rings were supposed to be, you know, worn. All day, every day. Now they're just nicknacks, statues to be placed on a shelf, preferably with a pin spot on them at all times.I wouldn't go as far as to say their nicknacks, but their definitely no longer for everyday wear considering how big they are. I always found that funny how the players want these huge rings...but then complain that their bulky and uncomfortable to wear. i had a chance to talk to Charles Woodson once and he wasn't wearing is ring so I asked why. he said because it's so big and heavy (remember it's made of Platinum) it would create a calis on the inside of his other fingers so he just wore it on special events. Quote Part owner in the Green Bay Packers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ridenlow71 Posted January 23, 2014 Share Posted January 23, 2014 Jostens crafting the Steelers ring circa 1979 Quote Part owner in the Green Bay Packers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sports-rings.com Posted January 24, 2014 Share Posted January 24, 2014 Jostens crafting the Steelers ring circa 1979I know rings are getting bigger all the time but this is crazy!On a serious note, I did not know Jostens makes large models of their rings. Do they still do this or do they use computer software now? Where did you find that picture, that's amazing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ridenlow71 Posted January 24, 2014 Share Posted January 24, 2014 Jostens crafting the Steelers ring circa 1979 I know rings are getting bigger all the time but this is crazy!On a serious note, I did not know Jostens makes large models of their rings. Do they still do this or do they use computer software now? Where did you find that picture, that's amazing!Jostens facebook page Quote Part owner in the Green Bay Packers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dralec Posted January 30, 2014 Share Posted January 30, 2014 Hey sports-rings.comReally enjoyed your blog entry on the largest super bowl rings. Its great to finally have a chance to see all the rings side by side. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sports-rings.com Posted February 1, 2014 Share Posted February 1, 2014 Really enjoyed your blog entry on the largest super bowl rings. Its great to finally have a chance to see all the rings side by side.Thanks for your kind words. I appreciate it! I wish I could put the pictures on the site without the annoying mention of the website, however those fake ring sites and others copy the pictures for their own sites.Hope to have more pictures up soon! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dralec Posted February 4, 2014 Share Posted February 4, 2014 So i guess it is likely Jostens will be doing both Seattle and Bronco's rings since they have history with both.I wont be surprised if Seattle orders the largest rings ever. Between Paul Allen, Pete Carroll and Sea Hawks players I just can't imagine they will be presented by Jostens samples of previous rings and decide to go smaller. There is no way they would see Ravens rings and say "that's too big, we want smaller rings".Paul Allen likes all things extravagant, I think they will order the largest and most expensive rings ever made. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sports-rings.com Posted February 5, 2014 Share Posted February 5, 2014 I wont be surprised if Seattle orders the largest rings ever. Between Paul Allen, Pete Carroll and Sea Hawks players I just can't imagine they will be presented by Jostens samples of previous rings and decide to go smaller. There is no way they would see Ravens rings and say "that's too big, we want smaller rings".I have heard from numerous sources that the NFL mandates that first-time champions restrict rings to one large diamond, and not to make the rings huge. I can't think of a team that did their first super bowl ring supersized. Pats owner, Robert Kraft did a huge ring when they won their first super bowl, however, by today's standard, that ring is now average size.One way I believe Paul Allen will spend money is that most of the staff will get very large rings. this is paid for by the owner, not the nfl, and he has total discretion how many rings he makes. That means, just like the 2009 Yankee ring, you may see a lot of these rings sold on ebay and auction houses soon after they are awarded.Can't wait to see the Seahawks and Broncos rings! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ridenlow71 Posted February 7, 2014 Share Posted February 7, 2014 Has a company ever done both the winners and losers ring together? Quote Part owner in the Green Bay Packers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sports-rings.com Posted February 7, 2014 Share Posted February 7, 2014 Has a company ever done both the winners and losers ring together?In a single year? With Jostens doing such a high percentage of the rings, this used to happen frequently. The first time was Super Bowl I when they did the Packers and Chiefs rings.The last few years, we have seen Tiffany take a more active role (Giants #42, #46, Saints #44 and 49ers #47). The Colts two recent appearances were handled by Heff Jones and who can forget the Steelers watches from #45 (Bulova).The last two times this happened were Super Bowl XLIII (Steelers and Cardinals) and before that, Super Bowl XL) (Steelers and Seahawks).There's a good chance Jostens will do both rings again for the Seahawks and Broncos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dralec Posted February 7, 2014 Share Posted February 7, 2014 Jostens announced they will be unveiling the 2013 Boston Red Sox World Series ring on 4/4/14, along with a line of jewelry for fans.I really like both the 2004 and 2007 rings. The players "Jumbo" rings at around 80-85 grams are perfect size for a championship ring.I have purchased few of the fan rings over the years, every time I have been disappointed by how small the rings are. In my opinion a good size fan ring would be size of the Packer's "Shareholder" rings.if Jostens puts out Red Sox fan rings of that size I will be definitely be interested in shelling out 2-3 K for a gold one.Goldin Auctions ends soon, good luck to anyone from this site that has bids on rings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sports-rings.com Posted February 10, 2014 Share Posted February 10, 2014 Goldin Auctions ends soon, good luck to anyone from this site that has bids on rings.What did you guys think of the final prices realized in the Goldin Auction?Also heritage has some great rings coming up including a Giants #43 ring, Saints #44, packers #31 and #32 and Bill Walsh's last super bowl ring #24 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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