The Super Bowl LIX is just around the corner. Both the teams have landed in New Orleans and media night has also ended at the Superdome. The next time both the team will be touching the gridiron is going to be the kick-off. But as the Chiefs and the Eagles showed sportsmanship and unity by meeting at the Superdome podium, the only element that was shining in the pregame meet was the Lombardi Trophy. 

Holding that silver-colored beauty has been the dream of many. A total of 58 Lombardi trophies have been awarded in history. But do you know what the Lombardi Trophy is made of? Is it entirely made of silver? And who makes the Lombardi Trophy every year? Wanna know the answer to these queries and more? Let’s dive in. 

What is the Lombardi Trophy made of? 

The Vince Lombardi trophy is all made of sterling silver. Shocked, right? The sterling silver is mostly known for its durability and brilliance. And talking about the weight and size of the trophy, it’s 22 inches tall and weighs around 7 pounds, that is, 3.2 kilograms. But the material is not that hard like metal. And we have seen in 2019 how the Patriots star wanted to swing the Lombardi like a bat and it fell out of his hand. What do you think was the result of that? Yeah, it left a dent on Lombardi. It’s actually fascinating to know that it takes four months of hard work to make the trophy every year. The trophy gets ready and sent to the league, the NFL sends back the Lombardi to Tiffany and Co. after the championship game to engrave the team name. 

Yes, Tiffany and Co. makes Lombardi every year. There is actually an interesting story about the design of the Lombardi. It’s said that the Lombardi Trophy’s design was first sketched on a napkin. But it’s a fact that in 1966 when NFL commissioner Pete Rozelle wanted a good designer for the trophy, the then Vice President of Tiffany & Co. Oscar Riedner took the responsibility. Interestingly, every year, all the players of the winning team get a small replica of the Lombardi Trophy. But hold on, the story doesn’t end here. Do you know when the first Lombardi was awarded? And what is the history of the trophy winners?

History and winners of the Lombardi trophy

Did you know, that since the 1996 season, the ceremony has been arranged to award it to the winner. Till then, the decorated Vince Lombardi trophy was given in the locker room. Yeah, it’s shocking but real. The first team to win the Super Bowl trophy was the Green Bay Packers on January 15, 1967. But for that time, the name of the trophy was not the Vince Lombardi trophy, but the ‘World Professional Football Championship’. The current name was given to the trophy when former Packers legend Vince Lombardi died in 1970. 

Do you know the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Patriots have won the most number of Lombardi trophies (six) in NFL history? Jerry Jones‘s franchise, the Dallas Cowboys follows them. The Cowboys have won five Lombardi trophies which also include two back-to-back trophies but missed the three-peat in 1994. The Cowboys are then followed by the Packers with four wins and the Las Vegas Raiders with three victories.

Every time the Lombardi Trophy is given to the team’s owner. And you must have seen how the Trophy of the 2023-24 season was given to the Chiefs’ Clark Hunt first and then he passed on to Patrick Mahomes and Co. To talk about the latest winners, the Chiefs are so close to winning the Lombardi for the third time in a row. They have appeared in the Super Bowl five times in the past six years. So, let’s see if the Chiefs can engrave their names on the unprecedented feat!