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The Best Sports Trophy

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by user Alex Holowczak

Which of these would you most like to win (in terms of their appearance, nothing to do with the sport, this is solely a shallow opinion, based on appearance)?

Claret Jug

Image:ClaretJug.jpg

  • Golf
  • Given to winner of Open Championship
  • Awarded since 1870
  • Trophy Number 2 (Number 1 was a Red Moroccan leather belt)

Cricket World Cup Trophy

Image:CricketWC.jpg

  • Cricket
  • Given to winner of Cricket World Cup
  • Awarded since 1975
  • Original Trophy

FA Cup

Image:FACup.jpg

  • Football
  • Given to winner of FA Cup - British knock-out cup competition
  • Awarded since 1919
  • Trophy Number 3 (Numbers 1 and 2 were stolen)

Borg-Warner Trophy

Image:Indy500.jpg

  • IRL
  • Given to winner of Indianapolis 500
  • Awarded since 1912 (?)
  • Original Trophy

NBA "World" Championship

Image:NBA.jpg

  • Basketball
  • Given to winner of NBA "World" Championship
  • Awarded since ??
  • Trophy Number ??

Current World Cup Trophy

Image:NewFIFA.jpg

  • Football
  • Given to winner of FIFA World Cup
  • Awarded since 1974
  • Trophy Number 2

Old World Cup Trophy

Image:OldFIFA.jpg

  • Football
  • Given to winner of FIFA World Cup
  • Awarded from 1930-1970
  • Original Trophy

Original Wimbledon Trophy

Image:OriginalWimbledon.jpg

  • Tennis
  • Given to winner of Mens Singles at Wimbledon
  • Awarded from ??-??
  • Original Trophy

Stanley Cup

Image:StanleyCup.jpg

  • Ice Hockey
  • Given to winner of the Stanley Cup Finals (hence, NHL)
  • Awarded since 1889
  • Original Trophy (in the top of it)

Super Bowl

Image:SuperBowl.jpg

  • American Football
  • Given to winner of the Super Bowl, (hence NFL)
  • Awarded since 1966
  • Original Trophy

US Open (Golf)

Image:USOpenGolf.jpg

  • Golf
  • Given to winner of the US Open
  • Awarded since 1890 (?)
  • Original Trophy

Rugby World Cup

Image:WebbEllis.jpg

  • Rugby
  • Given to winner of the Rugby World Cup
  • Awarded since 1987
  • Original Trophy

Wimbledon

Image:WimbledonMen.jpg

  • Tennis
  • Given to winner of Mens Singles
  • Awarded since ??
  • Trophy Number 2 (?)

World Series Trophy

Image:WorldSeries.jpg

  • Baseball
  • Given to winner of World Series, (hence MLB)
  • Awarded since 1903
  • Original Trophy

World Snooker Championships

Image:WorldSnookerChampionship.jpg

  • Snooker
  • Given to winner of World Snooker Championships
  • Awarded since 1927
  • Original Trophy

I think the Cricket World Cup trophy looks the best, although I do like the 3-piece FA Cup. What do people think? The World Series trophy is very original, however.


Date

Thu 07/06/06, 6:30 am EST


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Awrigh01All-Star
1264 days ago
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World Series Trophy. It looks the coolest.
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ThecrookedcapAll-Star
1264 days ago
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Stanley Cup. I love that there are names on it, and it would be really cool to have my name on the same thing as Gretzky, Orr, and all the greats.
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Anonymous Fanatic #1
1264 days ago
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My vote goes to the Wimbledon trophy.
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TartanVarsity Captain
1264 days ago
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World Series Trophy, with all the teams pennants on the trophy, great design. I also wouldn't mind having a huge crystal football from winning an NCAA D1 football championship.
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Anonymous Fanatic #2
1264 days ago
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I hate hockey, but the answer is clearly the Stanly Cup. The fact that each winning player gets to keep the cup for 1 day is awesome. There's a lot of drunken history there.
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Alex HolowczakHall of Famer
1264 days ago
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The Stanley Cup trophy must be the largest sports trophy in the world.
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The sharkDraft Pick
1264 days ago
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World Series trophy is awesome - my personal fave.
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MetsJetsDevilsDraft Pick
1264 days ago
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Stanley Cup without a doubt and with no reasonable other answer. The put your name on the damn thing. How cool is that!
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Alex HolowczakHall of Famer
1264 days ago
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All the individual sport trophies have their names on it, e.g. Snooker has all the names on it, Wimbledon trophy does, even the school chess trophy has the names of individual winners on it. So what sets the Stanley Cup apart, the fact it is still a team event?
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JuTMSY4Legend
1264 days ago
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I can't believe this is an argument...Stanley cup...it is the best trophy, most revered most famous...
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Jgov05All-American
1264 days ago
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Stanley Cup...if you can lift it.
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I am a cpcpMajor Leaguer
1264 days ago
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I like the timeless sleekness and style of the "Super Bowl" trophy.
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ThecrookedcapAll-Star
1264 days ago
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Best trophy not on this list: Borg-Warner Trophy, what the Indy 500 winner gets. It's great if you're vain, since you get your name and face on the trophy.
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Alex HolowczakHall of Famer
1264 days ago
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Yeah, I read about that - I wanted to include it, but I couldn't find a decent picture of it. I'll have another look for you...
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Alex HolowczakHall of Famer
1264 days ago
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There you go... Shame I couldn't find one showing the face too well...
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CoreyisarealboyMajor Leaguer
1264 days ago
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I'm biased towards the Lombardi Trophy because he coached the Packers, but I'm going with the Stanley Cup, just because there are some stories to be told about what those guys do with that thing during their day with it.
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Alex HolowczakHall of Famer
1264 days ago
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If each player gets to keep it for a day, where does it go for the other 365-25 or so days?
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UfgatorsDiv-I Stud
1264 days ago
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i uploaded trophy pics on the site, i like those!!!
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Alex HolowczakHall of Famer
1264 days ago
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What do you mean?
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Davis21wylieMVP
1264 days ago
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Stanley Cup -- any trophy you can drink champagne out of has to be the best.
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Alex HolowczakHall of Famer
1264 days ago
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You could probably get more in that trophy than any other...
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XtinctWaterboy
1264 days ago
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Why wasn't the world in world series put in quotes as it was for the Nba World championship?
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Michalski81Soccer Kid
1263 days ago
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C'mon the STANLEY CUP! you get your name on it,carry it around after winning it,drink championship champagne out of it,take it for a day.a close second is the Lombardi trophy because you can hold it.the NBA one is to big and awkward,and the MLB.......please it looks to weight a ton and those flags must bend or break with ease.

i do have some stories i have heard about the Stanley Cup that the 2nd time pittsburgh won it the players were at a players house celebrating and i think either Mario lemieux (could be wrong) or another player threw it into the deep end of the pool and left it there overnight. also here in NJ when the devils won in 2003 my friend is Montclair police and he said that they had a limo stopped on the street with 3 guys urinating on the street the police said that they can't be doing that and one of the guys explained by pulling the Cup out of the limo and showing the Cops.they went to one of the Cops house close by and took a bunch of pictures with the cup and the guys............

the guys.....Joe Nieuwendyk - John Madden - Jamie Langenbrunner.
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