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Green Bay, WI (PRWEB) May possibly 16, 2006

Jerry Kramer, a member of Vince Lombardi?s World Champion Green Bay Packers teams, will return to Lambeau Field to be presented with his Super Bowl I ring that was stolen 25 years ago.

The ring, which was stolen 25 years ago on a United Flight from Chicago to New York, appeared in an online auction a number of weeks ago.

On Tuesday Could 16th, the ring will be returned to Kramer by Doug Allen, president and COO of Mastro Auctions, who, following studying the ring in the firm?s April auction was truly stolen, pulled it from the sale and secured its safe return to Kramer.

Jerry Kramer will make a special announcement regarding his replica Super Bowl I ring. The ring was made to replace the ring that was stolen. Kramer has worn the replica for a lot of years.

Kramer will put the replica ring up for auction at JerryKramer.com and announce the details surrounding the on-line auction. The proceeds will be utilized to start a trust that will present monetary assistance to those retired players who have grow to be indigent or disadvantaged due to inadequate pension and disability compensation from the league they helped to build.

Kramer initial learned that the ring may possibly have surfaced in the course of a mysterious call from Canada in which an unidentified man asked, ?Are you missing your Super Bowl ring?? That was followed by a call from John Nitschke, the son of Ray Nitschke, the Packers? Hall of Fame middle linebacker, who refused to think his deceased father?s former teammate and friend would sell his Super Bowl I ring.

Kramer right away contacted the auction home, Mastro Auctions, Inc. The auction was stopped. Kramer?s Chicago-based lawyer, Mel Fien contacted authorities and then contacted the person who consigned the ring. The consigner demanded Kramer trade his original ring for the replica ring Kramer promptly rebuffed the offer. Mastro Auctions then went about securing the ring from consigner so they could return it to Kramer.

The common public is invited to attend the ring presentation. It will take place in front of Lambeau field at 10:30 AM on Tuesday Could 16th.

Details about the ring presentation are now offered at JerryKramer.com , such as message boards and info about the odyssey of this historic heirloom. The public is invited to post their thoughts and comments at JerryKramer.com. Photographs and audio from the press event will be posted Tuesday afternoon.

The event will mark the end of a 25-year search by the 70-year-old offensive lineman for this most meaningful and historic possession.

Interviews with Jerry Kramer are offered on request. Get in touch with Jennifer Smith (920) 499-7133.

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52 Weeks, Week 7: I am an honorary Cheesehead


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I have household in Wisconsin – excellent loved ones. Back in the mid-90′s, I told my Uncle Bill that I thought the Cheeseheads were excellent, and a couple of weeks later, this came in the mail. He was a funny, generous and type man. Everybody loved him.

The first day I got it, I wore it to choose my son up from elementary school. It is so light that as soon as you have it on for awhile you forget that you’re wearing it. I thought it was wonderful the way men and women were waving and smiling at me when I drove past them! He had fun with it, and so did I.

My Uncle Bill passed away a couple of years ago. This post is dedicated to him, with enjoy.

Thanks for every thing, Uncle Bill. Specially all of the smiles.

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