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First played January 15, 1967, at the Los AngelesColiseum, the Super Bowl was initiated to match thechampions of the then-rival American Football League andNational Football League. With a dominating defeat of theircounterpart, the AFL’s Kansas City Chiefs, by a score of35-10 in Super Bowl I, the Packers laid the foundation forwhat would become a tradition of Super Bowl success. Justa year later in Super Bowl II, the Packers emerged with anequally impressive 33-14 conquest of the AFL’s OaklandRaiders. Twenty-nine years later, Green Bay made its longawaitedreturn, appearing in Super Bowl XXXI and beatingthe New England Patriots 35-21, making the franchise aperfect three-for-three in the renowned title game. Similar totheir first tour in the late 1960’s, the Packers returned to thechampionship game the following year, but suffered defeatat the hands of the Denver Broncos in Super Bowl XXXII.Ending a hiatus that lasted 13 years, the 2010 Packersfought their way to North Texas for a Super Bowl XLV showdownwith the Pittsburgh Steelers. The Packers prevailed31-25 in that contest, returning the famed Vince LombardiTrophy to its rightful home in Green Bay.In commemoration of those triumphs, each time thePackers went through the process of developing and purchasinga unique, customized ring honoring those withinthe organization who had contributed to the team’s ultimatesuccess.SUPER BOWL ICHAMPIONSHIPRINGDesigners: VinceLombardi, the team’s headcoach; Bob Skoronski, theteam’s starting left tackleand at the time a part-timeJostens sales representativeduring the off-season;and Ken Westland, a representativeof the JostensCorporation.Features: On one side isthe NFL logo and shield; above the shield is a ribbonwith the scores from the Packers’ NFL Championshipand Super Bowl victories, the first one reading “GreenBay 34, Dallas 27” in the upper left and the second one,“Green Bay 35, Kansas City 10” in the upper right; belowthe shield is a crown with the three-word inscription,“Harmony, Courage, Valor”; on the other side is a ribbonfor the person’s name, a Green Bay Packers helmet and afootball. The top of the ring has “WORLD CHAMPIONS”spanning the upper and “GREEN BAY PACKERS” spanningthe lower with the words broken up by a “19” on the leftand “66” on the right. Within the white gold insert in thecenter on the top is a 1.00 point full-cut brilliant diamond.As an interesting anecdote, it is said that the specificnature of the diamond being exactly 1.00 pt. stems fromthe extremely precise, detail-oriented head coach, VinceLombardi. Full-cut brilliant diamonds can range in sizefrom .93-1.07 points, but according to those involved withthe design, Lombardi demanded that the diamonds all beexactly 1.00 pt. The Packers produced approximately 45 ofthese rings for players, coaches and select staff members.SUPER BOWL IICHAMPIONSHIP RINGDesigners: Lombardi, Skoronski and Westland.Features: On one side of the ring is a shield that holdswithin it a Green Bay Packers helmet and two crowns, oneGREEN BAY PACKERS SUPER BOWL RINGS469honoring the 1966 championshipand then anotherfor the 1967 championship.Above the shield arebanners commemoratingall of the titles that hadbeen won under then-headcoach Lombardi: 1961,1962, 1965, 1966 and1967. Above those bannersis a ribbon similar tothe one from the previousyear, featuring the scoresof the Packers’ two victoriouschampionship gamesthat closed out the season.The first is “Green Bay21, Dallas 17,” in remembranceof the historic NFLChampionship known foreveras “The Ice Bowl,”and the second reading“Green Bay 33, Oakland14,” from Super Bowl II.Below the shield readsthe word, “Challenge.”The other side of the ringfeatures a ribbon withthe person’s name, and alarge crown that has “NFL”inscribed on one side and“AFL” on the other withthe crown sitting on topof the globe to signify the world championships. Below theglobe is the inscription, “Run To Win.” The Packers producedapproximately 45 of these rings for players, coaches andselect staff members.SUPER BOWL XXXICHAMPIONSHIP RINGDesigners: Bob Harlan, the Packers’ President and CEO,General Manager Ron Wolf, and Head Coach Mike Holmgrenteamed with the organization’s seven-member executivecommittee and worked in concert with Jostens representativesGary Rotherham, John Scarpellini, and CharlieAnderson, a championship ring artist, to develop the idea.Features: The center-top of the ring boasts a raised“G” on a background of diamonds with the words “WorldChampions” surrounding the logo. One shank (side)features the word “Packers” over the year “1996” abovethe word “Tradition,” while the other shank includes therecipient’s name, the Packers’ logo on a helmet, the team’s1996-97 record (16-3) and the recipient’s number or positionwith the team. The ring contains 115 diamonds totaling235 points, or 2.35 karats. In a true testament to theexpansion of not only the league’s roster limits, but alsothe front office and board of directors, the team produced165 of the actual championship rings.In addition to the rings themselves, Jostens designedseveral different sketches for the Packers, including awomen’s ring forfemale staff andcoaches’ and players’wives. Each marriedplayer and coachreceived a women’sring for his spouseand any single playersor coaches receiveda yellow “G” pendantwith 87.5 points ofdiamonds in it.COMMUNITYPACKERS SUPER BOWLSADMIN. &COACHESDRAFT &VETERANS FREE AGENTS 2012 REVIEWSUPER BOWLRINGSLAMBEAUFIELD MISC.