Wed Jun 10, 2009 8:03 am EDT
The Steelers get their subtle, understated Super Bowl rings
By MJD
I kid. There is nothing subtle or understated about the Steelers' new finger hardware. It is big, gaudy and garish, just like a Super Bowl ring should be. Mr. T. should look at a Super Bowl ring and say, "Geez, I don't know. That's just too much." Have a look at the newest ones:
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From the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, here are some ring facts:
• Each ring weighs 3.7 ounces.
• Each ring contains 63 diamonds that equal 3.61 carats
• The face features six big diamonds, one for each Steelers Super Bowl win
• Seven smaller diamonds at the top represent the Steelers' seven conference championships
• Seven more at the bottom represent the Steelers 14 divisional titles
On one side, the player's name is displayed along with his number, the Steelers logo, and the NFL logo. On the other side is the Super Bowl XLIII logo, the score of the Super Bowl, and six Lombardi Trophies sitting inside Heinz Field (not to scale).
The rings are huge, too, even by modern standards. When Charlie Batch(notes) held up his ring next to his Super Bowl XL ring, the Post-Gazette reported that the older ring looked "half the size of the new one."
These things seem to get bigger and bigger every year, with each Super Bowl-winning owner trying to outdo the last. Sometime in the next 10 years, someone's going to sprain a finger putting on their new Super Bowl ring.
