Should ESPN Magazine have done a better job

[glchen]

Somewhat off topic, did anyone actually earn pro championship rings from multiple sports, somewhat like the picture? For example, Paul Allen owns both the Seahawks and Blazers, so if Portland ever wins an NBA title under his watch, he would have rings from two different sports. I assume it would have to be administrative rings rather than actual players. I know that teams sometimes give their broadcasters rings, so if broadcasters did multiple sports, they might have multiple rings.

[sports-rings]

Originally Posted by glchen

Somewhat off topic, did anyone actually earn pro championship rings from multiple sports, somewhat like the picture? For example, Paul Allen owns both the Seahawks and Blazers, so if Portland ever wins an NBA title under his watch, he would have rings from two different sports. I assume it would have to be administrative rings rather than actual players. I know that teams sometimes give their broadcasters rings, so if broadcasters did multiple sports, they might have multiple rings.

Announcers, high ranking executives who's responsibility is to run the stadium, and perhaps team trainers?

I believe Deon Sanders played in the World Series and Super Bowl so he should have multiple-sport championship rings as a player. I believe there could be some other players, perhaps from the 50s?

[quinnsryche]

Think of how hard or even impossible it would be to get four REAL rings in one place at one time to take a photo like that. Plus, some of those rings are so gaudy most people probably wouldn't even be able to tell which team they were from. The simplicity of the rings shown with the logos standing out I think gets the point across more than 4 actual rings. Although I would say in my opinion, it would have been much cooler to have the real thing depicted.

[camlov2]

Does anyone have pictures of the four actual rings that should have been used if it was an accurate picture? It is my guess that their fake rings make it much easier to tell the team/year then the real ones at a glance.

[sports-rings]

Originally Posted by camlov2

Does anyone have pictures of the four actual rings that should have been used if it was an accurate picture? It is my guess that their fake rings make it much easier to tell the team/year then the real ones at a glance.

Imagine a cover with these four lookers instead!

[bn2cardz]

Originally Posted by sports-rings

Imagine a cover with these four lookers instead!

Yes those look a lot better, you are absolutely correct.

[thetruthisoutthere]

Originally Posted by bn2cardz

Yes those look a lot better, you are absolutely correct.

Ditto!!!

[camlov2]

Originally Posted by sports-rings

Imagine a cover with these four lookers instead!

I was completely wrong, those rings would have been recognizable at a glance. Only thing is the fakes have added the years.

[ooo-ribay]

Originally Posted by sports-rings

Imagine a cover with these four lookers instead!

Those would have worked (for their purposes) if they brightened the green in the Celtics', the red in the Sox and maybe added a bit of yellow to the Bruins.

[travrosty]

oh my gosh, david klingler with a non ncaa approved football, what hacks! SI should know better.

[sports-rings]

Originally Posted by travrosty

oh my gosh, david klingler with a non ncaa approved football, what hacks! SI should know better.

Kind of appropriate you chose a photo with dynamite.

Any chance you can reduce your tone. I appreciate your comments but there's no need to be so confrontational. Do we really need need to make this a heated argument?

[ibuysportsephemera]

Originally Posted by sports-rings

Kind of appropriate you chose a photo with dynamite.

Any chance you can reduce your tone. I appreciate your comments but there's no need to be so confrontational. Do we really need need to make this a heated argument?

Michael, I don't know if you remember when Travis posted on a regular basis...he was very confrontational all the time. I thought he had left for good, sorry that this is not the case.

I always appreciate your ring posts even though I don't think that the ESPN magazine cover was a big deal.

Jeff

[thetruthisoutthere]

Originally Posted by ibuysportsephemera

Michael, I don't know if you remember when Travis posted on a regular basis...he was very confrontational all the time. I thought he had left for good, sorry that this is not the case.

I always appreciate your ring posts even though I don't think that the ESPN magazine cover was a big deal.

Jeff

Any hobbyist who is as passionate as Michael is, deserves to be appreciated.

[drcy]

I read a short article about a woman who makes fake versions of food for magazine ads, because the real food doesn't look as good in pictures. She said at home her kids often ask if the food sitting on the kitchen counter is real or an inedible project for work.

[egri]

Originally Posted by glchen

Somewhat off topic, did anyone actually earn pro championship rings from multiple sports, somewhat like the picture? For example, Paul Allen owns both the Seahawks and Blazers, so if Portland ever wins an NBA title under his watch, he would have rings from two different sports. I assume it would have to be administrative rings rather than actual players. I know that teams sometimes give their broadcasters rings, so if broadcasters did multiple sports, they might have multiple rings.

Gene Conley won championships with the Milwaukee Braves and Boston Celtics. He's the only player I can think of off the top of my head.