# How many professional sports allow each player to have "The Trophy" ? **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [December 27, 2017, 12:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-professional-sports-allow-each-player-to-have-the-trophy/805378 "2017-12-27T12:26:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Cartooniverse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cartooniverse/32/3084_2.png) [@Cartooniverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartooniverse)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2017, 12:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-professional-sports-allow-each-player-to-have-the-trophy/805378/1 "2017-12-27T12:26:07Z")
Just read an article about an N.B.A. player that got me thinking. How many sports allow players to obtain a copy of The Trophy? I know for a fact that the N.F.L. allows players to have their own [Lombardi Trophy](https://mm.aiircdn.com/61/582f36c874ef0.jpg). I’ve held one of two owned by Phil Simms. ( A few months ago while passing through a T.S.A. check point in NYC I saw an officer wearing a Super Bowl Ring featuring the logo of the [New England Patriots](http://static.nfl.com/static/content/public/pg-photo/2016/06/13/0ap3000000668823/super-bowl-xlix-new-england-patriots_thumbnail_200_200.jpg), and learned what a Friends and Family Super Bowl Ring was. ) So, if you play on an N.B.A. team and your team wins the national title, are you allowed to have your own trophy to keep? I know there’s one [Stanley Cup](http://www.tbo.com/storyimage/TB/20150601/ARTICLE/150609929/EP/1/1/EP-150609929.jpg) but haven’t found if players can purchase their own copy ( presumably smaller, but hey, it’s ice hockey. Ya never know… ) Anyone know how the various sports handle this? ---
**Author:** ![engineer\_comp\_geek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/engineer_comp_geek/32/504_2.png) [@engineer\_comp\_geek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/engineer_comp_geek)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2017, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-professional-sports-allow-each-player-to-have-the-trophy/805378/2 "2017-12-27T13:40:29Z")
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**Author:** ![Casey1505](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/dc4da7/32.png) [@Casey1505](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Casey1505)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2017, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-professional-sports-allow-each-player-to-have-the-trophy/805378/3 "2017-12-27T17:03:00Z")
All I know is that Stanley Cup rings tend to [get stuck in places they shouldn’t get stuck in](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NaiN8HjEy74). ---
**Author:** ![AK84](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/85e7bf/32.png) [@AK84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AK84)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2017, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-professional-sports-allow-each-player-to-have-the-trophy/805378/4 "2017-12-28T03:09:21Z")
Rings tend to be an American or a N American tradition. In other sports, elsewhere a medal is given, in tournament play right after the final match. Some teams may of their own accord give players and coaches additional things, but thats a private, not official gesture. ---
**Author:** ![Ike\_Witt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ike_witt/32/283_2.png) [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2017, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-professional-sports-allow-each-player-to-have-the-trophy/805378/5 "2017-12-28T03:13:53Z")
Hockey players can indeed get a small replica of the Cup. There are a few different sizes that I have seen but the most common seems to be about 12"-14" tall. They will have the team information engraved on the side in the same format as it appears on the actual Cup. ETA: If I remember, I should have the chance to take a picture or two of one over the next little while.