Chiefs’ Clark Hunt describes the Super Bowl LIV championship ring in detail: ‘It’s big’
The Chiefs received their Super Bowl LIV championship rings during a Tuesday night ceremony at Arrowhead Stadium.
And the long wait for the unveiling ceremony proved worth it. Much planning went into the making of the jewelry, which apparently cost, well, quite a bit.
“You guys are lucky we designed these rings before we signed Patrick’s new contract or they’d probably be a lot smaller,” Chiefs chairman and CEO Clark Hunt jokingly told the assembled team on Mahomes’ 10-year, $503 million extension.
Kidding aside, Hunt then dove into the eye-popping specifics of the ring.
“The Super Bowl LIV championship ring boasts a total of 10 and a half karats of gem stones, including 255 diamonds and 36 genuine rubies,” Hunt said. “The centerpiece, the ring top, is the Chiefs’ arrowhead logo composed of 60 diamonds in honor of the franchise’s 60th season, and 16 cut rubies, which represents our 10 AFC West division titles and six playoff appearances under Coach (Andy) Reid.
“Fifty diamonds surround the logo in the shape of the Lombardi Trophy to mark the 50 years between Super Bowl victories. An additional 122 diamonds cascade along the rings’ top edges marking the club’s 22 playoff appearances and the 100th season of the National Football League.”
The rings are also unique to each individual player who earned one.
“These rings are also customized to be unique to each of you with your name, jersey number set in diamonds and your signature etched on the inside,” Hunt told the players Tuesday evening. “Under your jersey number on the left side of your ring is the motto from the championship season, ‘Be Great!’”
Hunt then paused to tell tight end Travis Kelce that they were going to put the song, “(You Gotta) Fight For Your Right (To Party),” in that spot, but the song title was too long.
With the light moment over, Hunt went on to finish describing the rest of the championship jewelry.
“The right side of the ring displays the Super Bowl LIV logo, the final score of the game and the words ‘Chiefs Kingdom’ in recognition of our incredible fans,” Hunt said. “Finally, the inside of the ring features the final scores of our three playoff victories and the deficits this team overcame in each of those games, recognizing the resilience of this outstanding group of players and coaches.
“And on the other side of the ring are the initials L.H. as a reminder of the man who named the Super Bowl, founded this franchise and who my siblings and I were blessed to call, ‘Dad’ — our dad, Lamar Hunt.”
Before directing the video board to count down from 10, Hunt emphasized what can happen when people come together to achieve a common goal and greatness.
He also pointed out the bond among every member of the organization and how the ring serves as a symbol of camaraderie for the Super Bowl champions.
“Every member of our Chiefs family who wears this ring played a part in doing something special,” Hunt said.
With Hunt’s remarks finished, the video board inside the stadium counted down from 10 to zero, prompting the assembled team in front of Hunt to open the boxes containing their rings.
This story was originally published September 1, 2020 at 7:56 PM.
