Talk:Super Bowl ring

Losing team's Super Bowl ring
I agree. Losing pictures are an important part of the story too. I have a website that shows detailed pictures of winning and losing rings. Additionally, I even show ring presentation boxes when available and I shed light on the fact that superbowl III (Colts) and I confirmed for the ring community that the Steelers broke a decade-old tradition and did not receive rings in their superbowl XLV loss to the Steelers. I would like to have my site included in the superbowl entry, however, it was Yanked, probably by other ring collectors. Please visit my site and/or let me know how it can be included. it is www.sports-rings.com and please view the superbowl ring gallery for pictures of winning and losing rings, their shanks, and presentation boxes and inscriptions inside the ring.

Michael Borkin 23 October 2012. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.164.206.236 (talk) 12:29, 23 October 2012 (UTC)

I would like to see a picture and explanation of the losing team also getting a Super Bowl ring but albeit smaller and less expensive. Jungworld.com 16:35, 12 November 2006 (UTC)

Perhaps a NFL Awards page could link to the: Superbowl champions Superbowl runner ups AFC Winners NFC Winners Or is the NFC/AFC ring the runner up ring, to which the steelers(?) broke the tradition? What do they look like, do they afc/nfc rings have their traditions like shown the Lombardy trophy on the superbowl ring? Sooo many questions, not enough time. HELP ME WIKIPEDIA, YOU ARE MY ONLY HOPE! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.224.10.134 (talk) 23:27, 27 December 2012 (UTC)

Someone may need to chip in just in case since I still have some trouble on the copyright stuff. Iamhungey 22:47, 14 February 2007 (UTC)
 * Done. The prose still needs some work though.  Black  ngold29   06:46, 4 August 2008 (UTC)

I was raised by my father(a huge Vikings fan), I had no other choice but to become one myself. Regardless of how many Super Bowls they have lost, they're still my team. Not sure when I came to believe that both teams received a ring for making it to the Super Bowl, but recently engaged in a conversation with several "sports trivia fanatics" and argued the point that both teams received rings. They all told me I was nuts. Thought I would check out Wikipedia to find out. Didn't search forever, but this was the only reference I found to the losing team also receiving a superbowl ring.

IS THERE A LOSING TEAM SUPER BOWL RING? NOT SURE I WANT TO KNOW. WHEN PEOPLE LIKE TO GIVE ME A HARD TIME ABOUT THEIR FOUR LOSSES, I ALWAYS TOOK COMFORT IN THE FACT THAT VERY FEW TEAMS COULD BOAST ABOUT HAVING THAT MANY SUPER BOWL RINGS (REGARDLESS OF THE OUTCOME), WOOULD BE KINDA LIKE FINDING OUT ABOUT SANTA CLAUS AND THE EASTER BUNNY. NONE THE LESS, I WOULD RATHER KNOW. THAT WAY I CAN STILL HAVE A COMEBACK FOR ALL THOSE OUT THERE THAT CAN'T ADMTT OVER THE YEARS THEY HAVE HAD SOME OF THE GREATEST TALENT TO EVER PLAY THE GAME, SO --- WHATEVER TEAM YOU GREW UP WATCHING --- I HOPE THEY BRING YOU GREAT MEMORIES, VERY FEW GUT-WRENCHING LOSSES -- THE FAMOUS MISSED GOAL TO PUT THEM IN THE BIG GAME, (AND POSSIBLY ANOTHER RING) WAS ON MY BIRTHDAY, AND THE DAY THEY KILLED THE 49ERS -- JAN. 9, 1988 -- THE PASTOR STARTED MY WEDDING CEREMONY OUT WITH THE WORDS "FOR THOSE OF YOU SITTING HERE WITH OUT THE PRIVILAGE OF A TV - THE SCORE OF THE GAME IS" MY MOTHER AND MY MAID OF HONOR BOTH FLEW IN FROM THE SAN FRAN. AREA FOR THE EVENT. THE HIGH FOR THE DAY WAS -38 BELOW AND THE WIN WAS BEST WEDDING PRESENT OF THE DAY, AND YES THEY DID MANAGE TO TEAR MY DAD AND ME AWAY FROM THE T.V. LOCATED IN THE PASTOR'S OFFICE SO HE COULD WALK ME DOWN THE ISLE.

I GUESS NONE OF THIS WOULD BE CONSIDERED HISTORICAL INFORMATION SAUGHT OUT BY PEOPLE WHO TURN TO WIKPEDIA FOR INFORMATION ON RECORD HOLDERS AND STATISTICS, BUT I THINK THE MEMORIES THAT OUR FAVORITE SPORTS TEAMS GIVE US ARE EQUALLY IMPORTANT. AFTER ALL, WHEN IS THE LAST TIME STATISTICS AND ALL TIME RECORDS EVER PUT A SMILE ON YOUR FACE LIKE THE MEMORIES OF THE GREAT GAMES YOU ENJOYED WITH YOUR FRIENDS OR EVEN BY YOURSELF WITH A PIZZA AND A BEER. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Jcdl06 (talk • contribs) 07:14, 27 April 2009 (UTC)

Putin and the Patriots
What relevance does this have to do with anything regarding the explanation of what a Super Bowl ring is? Certainly it would be nice to add a little intresting fact such as this, but the way it is written makes it seem as see if Putin stole the ring. Storm Cat 20:23, 21 April 2006 (UTC)
 * I decided to be bold and removed it. Until anyone can find some sources that aren't "ROBERT KRAFT SAID IT WAS A GIFT BUT I THINK VLADIMIR PUTIN STOLE IT!", it has no place on Wikipedia. Ectoplasm on Toast (talk) 05:21, 10 November 2008 (UTC)

I agree. I don't think this tidbit has ANY place in this article. If so, then EVERY SB ring mishap must be included (Walter Payton losing his, Pete Metzelaars, etc - there are MANY of these stories). —Preceding unsigned comment added by 143.115.155.55 (talk) 13:43, 8 August 2008 (UTC)

David Brooks related this story in an interview with the Commonwealth Club of San Francisco that was broadcast on KQED radio in January 2011. According to Brooks, Kraft told him specifically that Putin asked Kraft if he could see his ring during the meeting in question. When Kraft asked if he could have the ring back, Putin pretended not to have heard him. After the meeting Kraft contacted the State Department to try and get the ring back. The State Department later contacted Kraft to tell him that the official story was that the ring had been a gift. Brooks quipped that the incident evidences the fact that the world is run by four-year-olds. As of 1/22/2011 the interview is not yet available online as far as I can tell but it most likely will be soon. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 209.152.117.83 (talk) 10:02, 22 January 2011 (UTC)

Well, now Kraft said that it was NOT a gift and Putin stole it. --JamesBand (talk) 05:54, 17 June 2013 (UTC)
 * 1) Just because this story has been reported in the news, does not mean that it automatically is relevant enough to merit mention in this article.
 * 2) Please read WP:BLP. Kraft and Putin are giving conflicting information; we are not going to present the information in a way that shows one of them as fact. I will attempt to rephrase. VQuakr (talk) 07:55, 20 June 2013 (UTC)
 * Putin are not giving ANY information. Putin's spokesman Dmitry Peskov said "I was standing 20 centimeters away from him and Mr. Putin and saw and heard how Mr. Kraft gave this ring as a gift." But the fact is that there is no Dmitry Peskov on any photo with Kraft and Putin. For example:, . As well there is no independent sources for "The ring is currently stored in the Kremlin library". --JamesBand (talk) 15:42, 21 June 2013 (UTC)
 * Politicians routinely release public statements through their media people; unless there is a reason to think Peskov is not acting in his official capacity, these statements can reasonably be interpreted as Putin's version of events. Independently judging the validity of Peskov's statements based on photographs is original research. If the reliable sources attribute the "library" statement to Peskov, I see nothing wrong with adding "According to Peskov," to the start of the sentence. There seems to be a consensus above and below that this section is not really relevant to the topic of the article. Do you still think it merits inclusion, and if so, why? VQuakr (talk) 20:18, 21 June 2013 (UTC)
 * Politicians routinely release public statements through their media people As well, state media people routinely justified to the public for the improper deeds of their superiors. Now we know that Putin himself "does not remember Mr. Kraft, nor the ring". As well, I don't see  consensus that this section is not relevant to the topic of the article. We see reasonable readers' and  media interest to this fact --JamesBand (talk) 09:30, 26 June 2013 (UTC)
 * Well, you seem to be the only person here supporting its inclusion, while the rest of us oppose it. That sounds like consensus to me. – Muboshgu (talk) 15:29, 26 June 2013 (UTC)

Now that the BLP/NPOV issue is resolved -- I agree with the IP from 2008 that this is not relevant enough to the subject of Super Bowl rings to merit any mention in the article. JamesBand obviously disagrees since he took the time to add it back in; does anyone else have thoughts on the matter? VQuakr (talk) 03:42, 21 June 2013 (UTC)
 * I reverted his addition the other day. Whether or not Putin stole the ring isn't particularly relevant to the discussion of what a Super Bowl ring is. – Muboshgu (talk) 03:46, 21 June 2013 (UTC)

Miscellaneous section
It looks like this is basically a list of who has won the most rings. If so, it seems that several other players have won at least three, particularly several players (Bradshaw, Harris, Bleier, Swann, and others) from the Steelers teams of the 1970s. Dsreyn 17:14, 30 June 2006 (UTC)

The other rings
Is anybody going to make a page for other championship rings as well?Iamhungey 04:15, 10 February 2007 (UTC)

What "other" rings? Do you mean the NFC/AFC Championship ring? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 143.115.155.56 (talk) 18:25, 14 January 2009 (UTC)

Inncorrect info for most rings.
Neal Dahlen- started with the niners in 1979 as a college scout. He got 5 rings with the 49ers. He went with Mike Shanahan to Denver and became General Manager in 1999 where he earn 2 more for a total of 7 rings. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 64.95.122.94 (talk) 20:38, 8 May 2007 (UTC).

Players with both Grey Cup and Superbowl rings
Why isn't Andre Rison listed in this section? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 174.116.71.90 (talk) 05:06, 9 December 2013 (UTC)

Separate out the players into their own list
I came to this article looking to see who had the most Super Bowl rings as a player. Those people are lost in the noise of people who have rings as they were associated with a team but were not players.

I'd like to see the list broken down into two lists. The first would the numbers of rings won by players and the second would be like the existing list. Click "Show" at the right side of the blue bar below to view the proposed lists. Two people, Ken Norton, Jr. and Joe Greene, are on both lists.

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Most Super Bowl rings as a player

 * Five: One person
 * Charles Haley: two with San Francisco and three with Dallas (all 5 as a player—the most rings won as a player)


 * Four: at least 38 players
 * The first player to win four Super Bowl rings was tight-end Marv Fleming, who got a pair with the Green Bay Packers in 1966 and 1967, and another pair with the Miami Dolphins in 1972 and 1973.
 * Twenty-two players earned four rings with the Steelers in the 1970s: Terry Bradshaw, Franco Harris, Lynn Swann, John Stallworth, Mel Blount, Jack Lambert, Jack Ham, Mike Webster, Donnie Shell, L. C. Greenwood, Rocky Bleier, Gerry Mullins, Larry Brown, Mike Wagner, J.T. Thomas, Loren Toews, Jon Kolb, Sam Davis, Steve Furness, Dwight White, Randy Grossman and "Mean Joe" Greene who later added two more rings as a special assistant for player personnel for a total of six rings.
 * Joe Montana, Keena Turner, Jesse Sapolu, Eric Wright, Mike Wilson, and Ronnie Lott each won four Super Bowl rings with the 49ers.
 * Kicker Adam Vinatieri won three with the Patriots and one with the Colts. Along with Tom Brady (below), he has the most rings of any active player (as of the end of the 2014-15 season).
 * Ted Hendricks won one with the Baltimore Colts and three with the Raiders
 * Bill Romanowski won two with the 49ers and two with the Denver Broncos
 * Matt Millen has four rings while playing for four different cities and three different teams, one with Oakland, one with Los Angeles, one with San Francisco, and one with Washington (only player to earn a ring with four different teams)
 * Willie Davis Won all four rings with the Green Bay Packers. Two as a player, one as a member of the team's board of directors, and one as an emeritus director. He is the only person to possess all four of Green Bay's Super Bowl rings. It should be noted that Davis also won rings as a member of the 1961, 1962 and 1965 NFL Championship Green Bay Packer teams, bringing his unofficial championship ring count to seven, as the first three were awarded prior to the creation of the Super Bowl.
 * Tom Brady has won four Super Bowl rings as the starting quarterback of the New England Patriots. Along with the above-mentioned Vinatieri, he has the most rings of any active player (as of the end of the 2014-15 season).


 * Three: many players
 * Twenty-two players earned three rings with the New England Patriots during the early 2000s: Troy Brown, Willie McGinest, Richard Seymour, Ty Law, Mike Vrabel, Tedy Bruschi, Kevin Faulk, Matt Light, Patrick Pass, Ted Johnson, Lonie Paxton, Stephen Neal, Joe Andruzzi, Larry Izzo, David Patten, Roman Phifer, Tom Ashworth, Adrian Klemm, Je'Rod Cherry, Matt Chatham, the aforementioned Adam Vinatieri who later added a fourth ring with the Colts, and the aforementioned Tom Brady who would go on to win another Super Bowl with the Patriots.
 * Ken Norton, Jr. was the first member of 3 Super Bowl-winning teams in a row as a player, and gained a 4th ring as the Linebacker coach for the 2013 Seattle Seahawks.
 * Russ Hochstein, like Ken Norton, Jr. was a member of three Super Bowl-winning teams in a row.
 * Among the many players with three rings are Art Shell, Jerry Rice, Steve Young, Troy Aikman, Emmitt Smith, Michael Irvin,Dave Dalby, Cliff Branch, Roger Craig, Shannon Sharpe, Ed McCaffrey, and Mark Schlereth.

Most Super Bowl rings awarded to coaches and staff

 * Seven: One person
 * Neal Dahlen: five with San Francisco (Staff and Player Personnel) and two with Denver (General Manager)


 * Six: at least seven people
 * Dan Rooney and Art Rooney II: each as an executive with Pittsburgh
 * Chuck Noll: four as head coach and two as a team consultant with Pittsburgh
 * Bill Nunn: each as a scout with Pittsburgh
 * "Mean Joe" Greene: four as a defensive tackle, two as a special assistant for player personnel, all with the Pittsburgh Steelers
 * Conditioning coach Mike Woicik: three with Dallas and three with New England
 * Bill Belichick: two as defensive coordinator of the Giants and four as head coach of New England


 * Five: at least ten people
 * Keith Simon: five as CFO and Executive VP with San Francisco
 * Bobb McKittrick: five as offensive line coach with San Francisco
 * Ray Rhodes: five as an assistant coach with San Francisco
 * Bill McPherson: five as defensive line coach with San Francisco
 * Dick Hoak: each as a running backs coach with Pittsburgh
 * Romeo Crennel: two as a defensive coach with Giants and three as a defensive coordinator with New England
 * George Seifert: three as an assistant coach and two as a head coach all with San Francisco 49ers
 * Dwight Clark: two as a player and three as a member of the front office, all with San Francisco
 * Pepper Johnson: two as a linebacker for the Giants and three as an assistant coach with New England
 * Monsignor Peter Armstrong: five as chaplain for San Francisco
 * Markus Paul: three as an assistant strength and conditioning coach with the Patriots, and two as an assistant strength and conditioning coach with the Giants


 * Four: many coaches and staff
 * Tom Flores: First person to have rings as a player (Kansas City Chiefs), assistant coach and head coach (Oakland Raiders)
 * Coach Charlie Weis won one with the Giants and three with the Patriots
 * Sherman Lewis won three as running backs coach with San Francisco and one as offensive coordinator with Green Bay.
 * Mike Pope won all four of his Super Bowl rings as the long time Tight End coach for the New York Giants
 * Ken Norton, Jr. was the first member of 3 Super Bowl-winning teams in a row as a player, and gained a 4th ring as the Linebacker coach for the 2013 Seattle Seahawks.
 * Ivan Fears has won four with the New England Patriots his first as wide receivers coach and the remaining as running backs coach.
 * Josh McDaniels has won four with the New England Patriots his first as personnel assistant, second as defensive coaching assistant, third as quarterbacks coach and forth as offensive coordinator.
 * While twenty-two players earned four rings with the Steelers in the 1970s at least five coaches were with the team all four years: George Perles, Louis Riecke, Woody Widenhofer and (as noted above) Chuck Noll and Dick Hoak. The list of Steelers front office staff receiving four rings during that era includes Director of Player Personnel Dick Haley.

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 * Three: many
 * Among the many coaches and staff with three rings are Bill Walsh, Mike Ditka, Mike Shanahan, Eric Mangini, Joe Gibbs, and Tom Coughlin.

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Rules
I seem to remember reading something that the league had rules about how much a team can spend on Super Bowl Rings and that the Patriots were the first team to say screw it and went above this amount. Anyone else ever hear about this? Zdawg1029 (talk) 02:43, 19 December 2019 (UTC)


 * It was pawn stars rick harrison. the first super bowl ring must be designed according to karots and diamonds the pats said fuck it we'll do it as we want. The NFL also pays for a certain amount of rings and the team must cover for additional rings. The pats give everyone a ring.

Bucs and Rams Super Bowl Rings are out please upload picture for LV
Update picture The Tampa Bay Buccaneers received their ring for Super Bowl LV, and Rams received theirs for Super Bowl LVI.

The gallery photos look to come from a common source, has that source updated for the most current rings? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Wittylibrarian (talk • contribs)
 * The rings were on display at the NFL Draft, someone would need to go to the next Draft with a camera.  Cards   84664   03:31, 30 January 2023 (UTC)

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