The trophy is named in honor of Vince Lombardi
The Vince Lombardi trophy was named after the first super bowl winning coach. Vince Lombardi coached the Green Bay Packers.
It is associated with football (soccer if you're yanks). The Jules Rimet trophy was the original trophy awarded to the winners of the World Cup. Although originally being named Victory, the trophy was later named after the then president of FIFA, Jules Rimet. Hope that helps.
In 1851, the Royal Yacht Squadron awarded the trophy to the winner of a race around the Isle of Wight. The (name unknown) trophy was re-named the America's Cup after the name of the winning schooner, America.The trophy was then donated to the New York YachtClub, who kept it available for perpetual international competition.See the related link below for more information:
The Adolph Rupp Trophy was created in 1972. It is awarded annually to the top men's college basketball player in the United States by the Commonwealth Athletic Club of Kentucky. The trophy is named in honor of Adolph Rupp, a legendary college basketball coach.
Ranji trophy was named after Maharaja Ranjit Singh .
The original trophy was named after Jules Rimet, a French former President of FIFA. The current trophy is imaginatively called... The World Cup Trophy.
The Stanley Cup. It was named after the person who created it, Lord Stanley of Preston.
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The Lombardian ethic is the idea set out by American football coach Vince Lombardi, whom the Super Bowl trophy is named after, that winning at all costs must be emphasized.
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A trophy can be named after an important person in that sport or activity (Vince Lombardi trophy in the NFL). They can also carry the name of a sponsor or important group of people like veterans.
superbowl trophy named after vince lombardi