Comments on: The Stories Behind 8 Championship Trophies http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/24389 Feel Smart Again Mon, 13 Feb 2012 13:22:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.5 By: R http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/24389/comment-page-1#comment-383346 R Thu, 10 Jun 2010 21:30:40 +0000 http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/24389#comment-383346 This article should have included more pictures of trophies with...um..."trophies" Go Lord Stanley! This article should have included more pictures of trophies with…um…”trophies” Go Lord Stanley!

]]> By: d3wayne http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/24389/comment-page-1#comment-135786 d3wayne Wed, 08 Apr 2009 13:50:00 +0000 http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/24389#comment-135786 what about the harley j earl trophy. for winning the Daytona 500. Or the fact that all 36 NASCAR races give a trophy. the most unique is probably the grandfather clock the race winner gets for winning at Martinsville. The trophy the winner gets at dover is cool too. Dover raceway is nicknamed the Monster Mile. The trophy is a statue of a rock monster holding the winners diecast car. captcha= 1972 sewage. WTF what about the harley j earl trophy. for winning the Daytona 500.

Or the fact that all 36 NASCAR races give a trophy.

the most unique is probably the grandfather clock the race winner gets for winning at Martinsville.

The trophy the winner gets at dover is cool too. Dover raceway is nicknamed the Monster Mile. The trophy is a statue of a rock monster holding the winners diecast car.

captcha= 1972 sewage. WTF

]]> By: Chris http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/24389/comment-page-1#comment-135753 Chris Wed, 08 Apr 2009 05:06:00 +0000 http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/24389#comment-135753 You missed out one of the world's most valuable trophies in monetary terms. The 2nd FA Cup (we are on the 4th one now, 1st Stolen, 2nd retired in 1911 as too small, 3rd retired 1991 as too fragile) was sold at auction for 420,000 British pounds or around US$615,000 in 2005 Also the trophy that the most people in the world see to get presented every year. 2005 around 484 million people tuned in around the globe. You missed out one of the world’s most valuable trophies in monetary terms.

The 2nd FA Cup (we are on the 4th one now, 1st Stolen, 2nd retired in 1911 as too small, 3rd retired 1991 as too fragile) was sold at auction for 420,000 British pounds or around US$615,000 in 2005

Also the trophy that the most people in the world see to get presented every year. 2005 around 484 million people tuned in around the globe.

]]> By: Jonathan http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/24389/comment-page-1#comment-135722 Jonathan Tue, 07 Apr 2009 23:43:00 +0000 http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/24389#comment-135722 Boston hockey fans, or college hockey fans will know about the hockey tournament, played on the first two Mondays of February between Boston University, Boston College, Harvard and Northeastern. The SID at one of the schools was dispatched long ago to find a trophy suitable for the tournament and representative of the city of Boston. He returned with a large clay cooking vessel and thus The Beanpot tournament was born. The winners skate around the ice lofting a silver replica beanpot. Boston hockey fans, or college hockey fans will know about the hockey tournament, played on the first two Mondays of February between Boston University, Boston College, Harvard and Northeastern. The SID at one of the schools was dispatched long ago to find a trophy suitable for the tournament and representative of the city of Boston. He returned with a large clay cooking vessel and thus The Beanpot tournament was born. The winners skate around the ice lofting a silver replica beanpot.

]]> By: Nora http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/24389/comment-page-1#comment-135682 Nora Tue, 07 Apr 2009 21:16:00 +0000 http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/24389#comment-135682 My favorite fact about the Stanley Cup is that the Toronto Maple Leafs' name is misspelled as Maple Leaves. It's engraved right onto the cup! My favorite fact about the Stanley Cup is that the Toronto Maple Leafs’ name is misspelled as Maple Leaves. It’s engraved right onto the cup!

]]> By: D hue http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/24389/comment-page-1#comment-135595 D hue Tue, 07 Apr 2009 17:09:00 +0000 http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/24389#comment-135595 How about the Grey Cup? Teams have been fighting for it for almost 100 years. How about the Grey Cup? Teams have been fighting for it for almost 100 years.

]]> By: Rick http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/24389/comment-page-1#comment-135590 Rick Tue, 07 Apr 2009 16:50:00 +0000 http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/24389#comment-135590 What about the Borg-Warner trophy that goes to the winner of the Indianapolis 500? Does any other prize display its winners' faces? What about the Borg-Warner trophy that goes to the winner of the Indianapolis 500? Does any other prize display its winners’ faces?

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