A championship ring, sometimes known as a premiership ring, is given to players on winning teams in college and professional sports competitions in North America.
The four most well-known (and expensive) championship rings are those from the “Big Four” major professional sports leagues in North America: the Stanley Cup ring from the NHL, the NBA championship ring, the NFL Super Bowl ring, and the MLB World Series ring.
Do you get a ring for a conference championship game?
In North American sports, rings are frequently given to the winners of the conference championship game or series in addition to the league championship game or series (known as losers’ rings, which are never worn).
Participants in the All-Star Game and those who are inducted into a hall of fame also receive individual rings.
Why do players in American sports get rings?
Championship rings are given out as a souvenir for the players and club officials to keep for themselves as a sign of their success because the league only awards one championship trophy to the victorious team.
In contrast to Olympic sports and European club association football competitions, medals are not given out in professional sports in North America.
The term “championship rings” has been used in North American sports for many years. Sportswriters frequently use the number of championship rings an individual has won as a measure of their personal accomplishment instead of the number of championship trophies.
Rings are also given to the club that loses Super Bowl in the NFL since that team is the champion of their conference AFC or NFC.
For franchises who win the Super Bowl, the NFL will pay up to 5,000 dollars each ring, up to a maximum of 150 rings.
Teams may distribute any number of rings, but they are responsible for covering any additional expenses. They may also choose to distribute fewer rings.
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