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The histories of trophies and sporting events are inextricably linked. Hockey has the Stanley Cup, sailing has the America's Cup, tennis has the Davis Cup, football (aka soccer in the U.S.) has the FIFA World Cup, and baseball has the...
The histories of trophies and sporting events are inextricably linked. Hockey has the Stanley Cup, sailing has the America's Cup, tennis has the Davis Cup, football (aka soccer in the U.S.) has the FIFA World Cup, and baseball has the Commissioner's Trophy, which is awarded each year to the winner of the World Series. Around the world, athletes also compete for the ICC Cricket World Cup, the Rugby League World Cup, and the FIS Snowboard World Cup, to name but a very few.
The practice of giving athletes trophies for their accomplishments dates at least to 1599, when the jockey in a horse race in Cumbria, England, known as The Carlisle Bell, was given a pair of silver arrows, a cravat, and two palm-size bells, which today reside at the National Heritage Centre for Horseracing and Sporting Art in Newmarket. By 1774, golfers at the Royal Musselburgh Golf Club began competing for the Old Club Cup. In contrast, the British Open held at the Royal St George’s Golf Club did not start awarding Claret Jug trophies to its champions until 1873.
The shapes of trophies run the gamut from tradition loving cups, urns, jugs, and ewers to deep bowls and wide plates. Often, a depiction of an athlete in motion is placed at the top of a trophy, although the Masters Trophy presented to the golfer who wins that revered event is handed a scale model of the exclusive Augusta National clubhouse, which until 1990 allowed no African Americans members—it was not until 2012 that a female golfer was given member privileges in that hallowed structure. Common trophy materials include silverplate and brass, although the Gary Player Trophy was designed by Wedgwood. One of the most iconic awards in sports is pro football's Vince Lombardi Trophy, which was designed by Tiffany and is awarded to the winner of the Super Bowl, while the 5-foot, 4-inch, 150-pound, sterling-silver Borg-Warner Trophy given to the fastest driver at the Indianapolis 500 is easily one of the most imposing.
Continue readingThe histories of trophies and sporting events are inextricably linked. Hockey has the Stanley Cup, sailing has the America's Cup, tennis has the Davis Cup, football (aka soccer in the U.S.) has the FIFA World Cup, and baseball has the Commissioner's Trophy, which is awarded each year to the winner of the World Series. Around the world, athletes also compete for the ICC Cricket World Cup, the Rugby League World Cup, and the FIS Snowboard World Cup, to name but a very few.
The practice of giving athletes trophies for their accomplishments dates at least to 1599, when the jockey in a horse race in Cumbria, England, known as The Carlisle Bell, was given a pair of silver arrows, a cravat, and two palm-size bells, which today reside at the National Heritage Centre for Horseracing and Sporting Art in Newmarket. By 1774, golfers at the Royal Musselburgh Golf Club began competing for the Old Club Cup. In contrast, the British Open held at the Royal St George’s Golf Club did not start awarding Claret Jug trophies to its champions until 1873.
The shapes of trophies run the gamut from tradition loving cups, urns, jugs, and ewers to deep bowls and wide plates. Often, a depiction of an athlete in motion is placed at the top of a trophy, although the Masters Trophy presented to the golfer who wins that revered event is handed a scale model of the exclusive Augusta National clubhouse, which until 1990 allowed no African Americans members—it was not until 2012 that a female golfer was given member privileges in that hallowed structure. Common trophy materials include silverplate and brass, although the Gary Player Trophy was designed by Wedgwood. One of the most iconic awards in sports is pro football's Vince Lombardi Trophy, which was designed by Tiffany and is awarded to the winner of the Super Bowl, while the 5-foot, 4-inch, 150-pound, sterling-silver Borg-Warner Trophy given to the fastest driver at the Indianapolis 500 is easily one of the most imposing.
The histories of trophies and sporting events are inextricably linked. Hockey has the Stanley Cup, sailing has the America's Cup, tennis has the Davis Cup, football (aka soccer in the U.S.) has the FIFA World Cup, and baseball has the Commissioner's Trophy, which is awarded each year to the winner of the World Series. Around the world, athletes also compete for the ICC Cricket World Cup, the Rugby League World Cup, and the FIS Snowboard World Cup, to name but a very few.
The practice of giving athletes trophies for their accomplishments dates at least to 1599, when the jockey in a horse race in Cumbria, England, known as The Carlisle Bell, was given a pair of silver arrows, a cravat, and two palm-size bells, which today reside at the National Heritage Centre for Horseracing and Sporting Art in Newmarket. By 1774, golfers at the Royal Musselburgh Golf Club began competing for the Old Club Cup. In contrast, the British Open held at the Royal St George’s Golf Club did not start awarding Claret Jug trophies to its champions until 1873.
The shapes of trophies run the gamut from tradition loving cups, urns, jugs, and ewers to deep bowls and wide plates. Often, a depiction of an athlete in motion is placed at the top of a trophy, although the Masters Trophy presented to the golfer who wins that revered event is handed a scale model of the exclusive Augusta National clubhouse, which until 1990 allowed no African Americans members—it was not until 2012 that a female golfer was given member privileges in that hallowed structure. Common trophy materials include silverplate and brass, although the Gary Player Trophy was designed by Wedgwood. One of the most iconic awards in sports is pro football's Vince Lombardi Trophy, which was designed by Tiffany and is awarded to the winner of the Super Bowl, while the 5-foot, 4-inch, 150-pound, sterling-silver Borg-Warner Trophy given to the fastest driver at the Indianapolis 500 is easily one of the most imposing.
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