Wednesday, June 10, 2009

Random OD: 2008 Super Bowl Rings are Here!

AND THERE HUGE!!!




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."

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