Fun Facts

Oldest championship team rings made.

Before championship rings became popular, many different types of awards were given to players on sports championship teams. You can actually find a lot of these in our Ring Library even though they were not “rings”.

Here are some of the earliest championship rings awarded to players.

 

1883, the Montreal Amateur Athletic Association.

1883, the Montreal Amateur Athletic Association.

Oldest baseball rings, 1922, MLB, NY Giants World Series championship rings.

Oldest baseball rings, 1922, MLB, NY Giants World Series championship rings.

Oldest Football ring, 1933, NFL, Chicago Bears, Champions.

Oldest Football ring, 1933, NFL, Chicago Bears, Champions.

Largest finger size ring ever made.

The largest finger size on a professional team was made “Refrigerator Perry” made with a finger size of 23. Chicago Bears 1985 ring.

In April 1996, a new ring was made for him in finger size 25.