Patrick Mahomes with the Vince Lombardi Trophy
Probably the most coveted trophies in sports activities might be on this facet of the border Saturday when the Vince Lombardi Trophy – awarded to the Tremendous Bowl soccer champions – might be on show at Group City Sports activities in Whitby.
The seven-pound, sterling silver trophy might be on the practically brand-new 28,000 sq. ft. retailer (Group City Sports activities took over a former Mattress Tub & Past location on Victoria Avenue in south Whitby in March) from 1 p.m. to five p.m. Saturday.
Clients will get an opportunity to stand up shut and private with the enduring trophy, named in honour of legendary Inexperienced Bay Packers coach Vince Lombardi, whose groups dominated the Nineteen Sixties in soccer and received the primary two Tremendous Bowls.
The occasion is a must-attend for any sports activities fan trying to expertise a chunk of NFL historical past and snap some photographs to indicate off to mates.
Fred Lecoq, the Chief Advertising Officer for Group City Sports activities dad or mum firm Sporting Life Group, stated the “starting point” for the occasion was Group City Sports activities being an official NFL merchandiser, noting the trophy might be making different Canadian look, starting Thursday.
Lecoq stated discussions about which retailer would get the honour (the Calgary-based chain additionally has a location in Mississauga) got here all the way down to the shopper base in Whitby.
“Whitby has all the right demographics,” he stated. “It’s very active in sports and they love football.”
Designed by Tiffany & Co., the trophy was first awarded to Inexperienced Bay on January 15, 1967 and renamed the Vince Lombardi Trophy after the coach’s loss of life in 1970.
In contrast to different championship trophies such because the Stanley Cup and Gray Cup, a brand new Vince Lombardi Trophy is solid yearly, and the profitable staff maintains everlasting possession of it, aside from Tremendous Bowl V, which remained in Baltimore after the Colts left for Indianapolis in 1984.
The Vince Lombardi Trophy stands 22 inches tall and depicts a soccer in a kicking place on a 3 concave sided stand. The present holders of the trophy are the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs, who received their second straight title and third trophy in 5 years February 11.
Kansas Metropolis was additionally on the shedding finish of that first championship towards Inexperienced Bay in 1967.
Group City Sports activities in Whitby
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