Now that the Miami Heat has won the National Basketball Association championship, another major sports achievement is being acknowledged with a silver trophy. The trophy for the Larry O'Brien NBA Championship is comprised of an impressive 14.5 pounds of sterling silver and vermeil with an overlay of 24 karat gold in the shape of a basketball traveling through a net. Made by Tiffany & Co., this trophy has a $13,500 value and will be kept by the winning team for a full year. More recently, the National Hockey League's Stanley Cup was won by the Los Angeles Kings. This massive cup is a century-old symbol of championship in professional hockey and it is made from almost 35 pounds of silver.
All throughout history, even during the ancient athletic competitions once held in Greece and Rome, silver trophies have been exceedingly popular. Sterling silver became the metal of choice for sports trophies in the 18th and 19th centuries when honoring great achievements in boating, horse racing and even early auto racing. One of the most famous examples of the long-running fascination with silver sports trophies is the intricately designed America's Cup, which is made entirely from sterling silver. This astounding trophy was placed on show at the home of the world's yachting champions; the New York Yacht Club for 125 years. After which, the Golden Gate Yacht Club became the acting steward for this impressive award. The America's Cup went to the winner of the renowned international yachting competition after it was held in July 2013 in San Francisco.
In February, the Vince Lombardi Trophy, an embodiment of NFL greatness, will be passed on to the NFL Super Bowl winner, with the New York Giants being the current title holder. In English football, auto racing, basketball and many other pro sports throughout the world, trophies are being made in sterling silver as a sign of the very top in the field. There are many other examples of silver being the preferred precious metal for trophies in professional sports. The Commissioner's Trophy in Major League Baseball is awarded to World Series champions and the Borg-Warner Trophy is passed on to the winner of the Indy 500.
In order to understand how important and valued this material is for recognizing accomplished athletes and teams, consider the vast amount of silver trophies awarded across many, very different sports. Awards are passed out at the world's oldest tennis tournament as well as at other, major tennis competitions. The gentlemen's and ladies' singles competitors who best their opponents on Wimbledon lawns throughout a grueling two-week challenge and receive first prize are given an engraved, sterling silver tray measuring 18.5 inches. It is known as the Venus Rosewater Dish for women and an engraved, sterling silver cup for men that also measures 18.5 inches. The Coupe de Suzanne Lenglen and the Coupe des Mousuetaires, both made of sterling silver, are given respectively to those who win the men's and women's singles tennis championships at the French Open. Thus, there is nowhere in the sports arena where silver is not heavily valued for its ability to appropriately honor outstanding physical achievements in a timeless and truly emblematic fashion.
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