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Fun fact: the Fiesta Bowl championship trophy is worth $1.3 million and is 225 pounds.
Posted on 12/31/18 at 1:18 pm
Posted on 12/31/18 at 1:18 pm
Fun fact: the @Fiesta_Bowl championship trophy is worth $1.3 million and is 225 pounds.
Article of how it was created:
Standing at 46 inches tall, weighing 200 pounds and created with the most intricate details, the Fiesta Bowl Trophy is nothing short of a work of art.
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Al Molina, a Fiesta Bowl Yellow Jacket Committee member, happened to be an internationally-recognized jeweler.
The trophy’s foundation entailed an intricate fabrication of five different shades of marble and granite. The center column was created using lapis lazuli, one of the most sought after stones in the world
Created to simulate the Arizona sunset, it was hand-carved in 18-karat yellow, green, red, peach and white gold. The sterling silver dome alone, enhanced with multi-colored windows created in jeweler’s enamel, took more than 96 hours to complete.
Todd McFarlane, Grammy- and Emmy-winning producer/director and founder of one of America’s top action figure manufactures, McFarlane Toys, used his rare talent for detail and accuracy to create the football players. Ken Wilson, a former Disney “Imagineer” and inventor of the infamous lightsabers used in Star Wars, created the one-of-a-kind LED lighting display within the trophy.
This realization sparked the idea of the removable football, but not just any ole’ football. Made of 18-karat gold with jeweler’s enameled Fiesta Bowl sunburst marks, this football flaunts 2,187 pavé-set diamonds. The stones weigh a total of 50 carats.
AND NO, the winning team does NOT get to keep the trophy. They get a replica. A fan may attempt to steal it though.
This post was edited on 12/31/18 at 1:25 pm
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Posted on 12/31/18 at 1:20 pm to Tiger Ree
I want it
Posted on 12/31/18 at 1:22 pm to Tiger Ree
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AND NO, LSU does NOT get to keep the trophy.
Do they get a replica even if they lose the game.
Posted on 12/31/18 at 1:24 pm to Mo Jeaux
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Do they get a replica even if they lose the game.
Good point.
Posted on 12/31/18 at 2:43 pm to Tiger Ree
Definitely carrying a gun with me when I sell that on Craigslist. 
Posted on 12/31/18 at 2:47 pm to Tiger Ree
Cool. I hope LSU gets to bring it home with them. Will it fit on the plane?
Posted on 12/31/18 at 2:50 pm to Tiger Ree
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the winning team does NOT get to keep the trophy.
Good thing because Alleva would try to sell it.
Posted on 12/31/18 at 4:38 pm to Tiger Ree
That's one impressive trophy. No other bowl game has been in any way close to creating such a show of sheer opulence and obscene profits.
Posted on 12/31/18 at 4:45 pm to tarzana
Gonna take 2 tackles to hoist that big mafukka
Posted on 12/31/18 at 4:52 pm to Ponchy Tiger
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Good thing because Alleva would try to sell it.
And you think that would be a BAD thing?
Another trophy in the trophy case among hundreds of others or sell it for over a $million dollars? The thing has sterling silver which never goes down. If the market is right and he didn't sell it then you could complain.
Get a replica made and sell that shite. GREAT JOB Alleva !!!
Posted on 12/31/18 at 5:38 pm to Tiger Ree
Tiger Ree:
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AND NO, the winning team does NOT get to keep the trophy. They get a replica. A fan may attempt to steal it though.
Posted on 12/31/18 at 5:44 pm to Tiger Ree
Ok, someone has to get working on a replica for the football so we can swap it out after the win.
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