The daughter of the Tiffany silversmith who designed the Lombardi trophy is demanding that Tom Brady apologize for throwing it away during the wild Super Bowl celebrations for ‘insulting’ her family’s legacy.
- Greg Grohs, who produced the first Lombardi trophy, was the master silversmith at Tiffany and Company from 1967 to 1994.
- Lorraine Grohs said it offended her family’s legacy when Brady, 43, was spotted throwing the trophy into a viral video.
- Brady caught up with Cameron Brate at the end of the team during the team parade
- Grohs said she “has not slept for the past two nights” after watching the viral video
The daughter of the silversmith who made the first Vince Lombardi trophy demanded an apology from Tom Brady after the star threw this year’s version out of a hunt while winning his seventh Super Bowl.
Brady and his Buccaneer teammates enjoyed a parade in Florida on Wednesday to celebrate his record seventh Super Bowl victory in Miami.
And the star quarterback was caught on video throwing the Lombardi Trophy from his $ 2 million boat into a crowd of other players, who were standing on another vessel as the boats made their way down the Hillsborough River .
But he was blown away on Saturday by Lorraine Grohs, whose father Greg Grohs produced the first Lombardi trophy when he was the silversmith at Tiffany and Company from 1967 to 1994.
The 22-inch-long sterling silver statue was first handed to the Green Bay Packers after they defeated the Kansas City Chiefs to win the 1967 Super Bowl I.
Lorraine said it offended her family’s legacy when Brady threw the trophy, reports WFTX.
Lorraine Grohs said it offended her family’s legacy when Brady, 43, threw the trophy first made by her father
Brady throws $ 10,000 trophy at tighthead Cameron Brate during team parade
Brate calls it the ‘best catch of his life’ after grabbing the drunk just as the team celebrated its Super Bowl victory
“It takes a lot of work, a lot of hard work. It takes many hours. It just upset me that this trophy was put to shame and that they were not respected as if it were a real football, ‘she said.
NBC Sports’ Chris Simms, a former Buccaneer, reported that the area of the Hillsborough River where the team won was 80 feet deep.
The Buccaneers full-back throws the trophy from his boat to tighthead Cameron Brate and Rob Gronkowski over a wide gap during the team’s Super Bowl parade this week.
“It was the best catch of my life. Unbelievable. It was the best catch of my life. If I gave it up? I think I should retire, ‘Brate said afterwards, reports The Spun.
Greg Grohs, pictured, produced the first Lombardi trophy while being the master silversmith at Tiffany and Company
Brady holds the Lombardi trophy after arriving at Port Tampa Bay to celebrate it after a boat parade on Wednesday
Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady holds the Lombardi Trophy as he celebrates his victory over the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl LV
Grohs demanded an apology from Brady after a viral video showed him throwing this year’s version of the trophy her father designed.
Grohs said ‘it’s such an honor’ to be part of the trophy’s history because she scolded Brady for disrespecting the hard work of the craftsmen who made it.
“I have a great history of making this trophy by my father and it is such an honor and I know all the craftsmen who made it when my father was also there with Tiffany, and it takes a lot of hard work,” said Grohs.
Grohs said she “has not slept the past two nights” after watching the viral video as she describes “the passion that this trophy contains”.
‘I saw this trophy made in the factory in Tiffany, and it’s a beautiful trophy. “My father had to chisel the seams, he had to chisel the seams by hand,” Grohs said.
She added: “I personally want to apologize, not only to me and my family and the other silversmiths, but also to the fans, all the football fans and the other team players.”
According to the Pro Football Hall of Fame, the trophy is worth more than $ 10,000.
It was introduced in 1966 by the late NFL Commissioner Pete Rozelle and designed by former Tiffany and Vice President Oscar Riedner.