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June Martin Forum Master Posts: 1326 Registered: Apr 93	posted 04-14-2012 07:46 PM There have been several threads in the forums about various silver trophies over the years. For example, we had a thread about the engraver for the Stanley Cup which is passed from winner to winner. Not being a sports fan, I wonder what the general practice is for other such sports trophies. Does each year's winner keep their own trophy or do they have to pass it on to the next year's winner? IP: Logged
jersey Posts: 1203 Registered: Feb 2005	posted 04-14-2012 10:33 PM Hello June! As best I know all of the trophies stay in the respective Halls of Fame of whatever sport. Replicas are given to whoever won. Not too sure about yachting etc. I know the players etc. of the Stanley cup each get to take it around for a day, but it is still the replica. Even the Masters golf green shirts are given back after one day. If I find out more info I'll let you know. Hope this answer helps. Some really formidable silver trophies have been made & designed! Go Devils! Jersey I was privileged to kiss the Stanley Cup, even though I knew it was a replica, I loved every minute of it. IP: Logged
Hose_dk Posts: 400 Registered: May 2008	posted 04-15-2012 02:31 AM In Denmark we have various practice. Some are for the vinner to keep. Some are the so called "vandre pokal" can be translated as "walking cup" they belon to the winner for one year next year they are passed on to the new winner. These are given special regulations and when someone has won it a specified number of times it becomes his - permanent. I think that pracktis is normal also international. IP: Logged
June Martin Forum Master Posts: 1326 Registered: Apr 93	posted 04-16-2012 07:03 PM Thanks to you both for responding. The question came to me after seeing an interview with Novak Djokovic, the US, Australian and Wimbledon tennis champion. It showed him visiting with his childhood tennis coach who herself was a champion tennis player with a shelf full of trophies to prove it. [This message has been edited by June Martin (edited 04-16-2012).] IP: Logged
David C Walters Posts: 64 Registered: Apr 2012	posted 04-17-2012 09:37 AM Hello June, I am a huge baseball fan and I have recently noticed that this particular sport has increasingly gotten away from giving out silver trophies altogether. Not counting the World Series trophy, which is presented to the team's owner, the individual awards given to players are usually made of rival materials such as crystal. I know the Yankees had a trophy made and presented to Derek Jeter when he obtained his 3000th hit and it was done by Waterford. I am almost certain that the All-Star game MVP award is Waterford Crystal as well. I know the Home Run Derby champion is given a Waterford Crystal trophy. Several other sports are using Waterford crystal trophies as well. I know the Vince Lombardi trophy (NFL) is still Tiffany silver...but I believe the era of sterling silver trophies is steadily drawing to a close as the number of firms capable of crafting them has declined. I know this response doesn't exactly address your question, but it is a topic that's been on my mind lately and I wanted to throw my two cents out there. [This message has been edited by David C Walters (edited 04-17-2012).] [This message has been edited by David C Walters (edited 04-17-2012).] IP: Logged
jersey Posts: 1203 Registered: Feb 2005	posted 04-17-2012 11:44 AM Hello again June. Just this morning I came across something I was totally unaware of regarding baseball trophies. The Louisville Slugger company issues a Silver Slugger award. It was instituted by the Hillerich & Bradsby bat company in the 1980's. It appears to be a regulation sized bat done in silverplate. Looks really cool! I am trying to find out who the maker is. Jersey IP: Logged
ahwt Posts: 2334 Registered: Mar 2003	posted 04-17-2012 04:53 PM The BCS trophy dropped recently and broke into a million pieces. Maybe they should go back to silver trophies. quote: Shattered BCS trophy becomes latest casualty In this Jan. 21, 2012, file photo, Alabama coach Nick Saban holds up the Coaches Trophy in Tuscaloosa, Ala. The crystal football Alabama won for beating LSU in the BCS championship game in January was shattered on A-Day when it was accidentally knocked off a display by the father of a current player. AP Photo/Dave Martin, File) WASHINGTON - Don't cry over spilled milk, but it's probably fair to cry over the spill that resulted in a shattered BCS trophy. The $30,000 Waterford Crystal trophy toppled over at the University of Alabama athletic facility, sending the perfectly formed crystal football into a million pieces. The trophy was accidentally knocked over when the father of a player on the team got his foot caught on a rug beneath the trophy display. Athletic department spokesman Jeff Purinton said the crystal trophy was on display in the Mal Moore Athletic Facility as part of the festivities for the Crimson Tide's spring football game on April 14 in Tuscaloosa. University officials say they will replace the trophy soon. It's not the first trophy to take a tumble. The glass trophy for the 2011 Independence Bowl slipped through the paws of the University of Missouri's mascot, Truman the Tiger, before the game. Truman later tweeted, "Can I borrow some receiver gloves? My paws were a little wet from the rain this morning." Singer Taylor Swift dropped one of her four Grammy Awards upon entering the press room in 2010. Swift apparently needed help handling all her accolades. Her broken award was reportedly replaced after the ceremony at the Los Angeles' Staples Center. Real Madrid's Sergio Ramos will never live down the night in 2011 he dropped the Spanish King's Cup which was subsequently run over. IP: Logged
Scott Martin Forum Master Posts: 11520 Registered: Apr 93	posted 04-17-2012 05:03 PM BCS was not alone.. anyone know a good silversmith? 2008 Memorial Cup - trophy breaks! IP: Logged
taloncrest Posts: 169 Registered: Jun 2004	posted 04-17-2012 09:19 PM Thank you for that, Scott. As a University of Alabama graduate, I feel a lot better now! About 10 years ago I lusted over a triple handled loving cup that was an employee award from either S.H. Kress or S.S. Kresge (I can't remember which and for what). It was engraved with multiple names and multiple years, so I guess the winner didn't get to keep it. It stayed in that shop for months. I wish I had come off my pocketbook. [This message has been edited by taloncrest (edited 04-17-2012).] IP: Logged
ellabee Posts: 306 Registered: Dec 2007	posted 05-07-2012 12:11 PM Scott, thanks so much for the pointer to the Memorial Cup mishap. Hilarious (because reparable; the 'Bama incident is painful to think about). For non-hockey-fans, the Memorial Cup is the championship trophy for the playoffs among pro hockey's Junior leagues ((Western Hockey League, Ontario HL, and Quebec Major Junior HL). They're the first level of farm teams for the big-league National Hockey League. Here's a link to an earlier forum thread on the NHL's extensive silver trophy lineup: The Campbell Cup IP: Logged
June Martin Forum Master Posts: 1326 Registered: Apr 93	posted 07-06-2013 06:31 PM I was very pleased to see the Bryan brothers hoisting their Gentlemen's Silver Doubles Trophies at Wimbledon today along with all of the other winners. IP: Logged
silverhunter Posts: 704 Registered: Jul 2007	posted 07-26-2013 08:08 AM According to AHTW, a dutch soccer team were showing their silver dish, which they won after a year of movements over green grass, kicking a leather ball. The trophy was showed in Amsterdam on the roof of a riding bus. Short holding moment for the keeper, he forgot the traffic lights and the silver dish flied out of his hands. The dammage was even worse than a crystal price, we talk about silver!!!!! ;-) IP: Logged
jersey Posts: 1203 Registered: Feb 2005	posted 07-26-2013 03:17 PM Spain 2011 wins the gold football trophy Copa del rey after 18 years only to have it dropped by a player from the parade bus......it was crushed! See it on youtube! Jersey [This message has been edited by jersey (edited 07-26-2013).] IP: Logged

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