Daughter of Tiffany silversmith who designed the Lombardi Trophy demands that Tom Brady apologize for throwing it at wild Super Bowl celebrations for ‘insulting’ her family’s legacy
- Greg Grohs, who designed the first Lombardi Trophy, was master silversmith at Tiffany and Company from 1967 to 1994
- Lorraine Grohs said it insulted her family’s legacy when Brady, 43, was seen throwing the trophy in a viral video
- Brady pitched it against Cameron Brate during the team’s boat parade
- Grohs said she ‘hasn’t slept for the past two nights’ after seeing the viral video
The silversmith’s daughter who took home the first Vince Lombardi trophy demanded an apology from Tom Brady, after the star threw this year’s version off a hunt as he celebrated winning his seventh Super Bowl.
Brady and his Buccaneer teammates enjoyed a fleet parade in Florida on Wednesday to celebrate his record victory for the seventh Super Bowl in Miami.
And the star quarterback was caught on video throwing the Lombardi Trophy off his $ 2 million boat at a crowd of other players who were on another ship as the boats descended the Hillsborough River.
But he was blasted Saturday by Lorraine Grohs, whose father Greg Grohs created the first Lombardi trophy when he was the master silversmith at Tiffany and Company from 1967 to 1994.
The 22-inch tall sterling silver statue was first presented to the Green Bay Packers after they defeated the Kansas City Chiefs to win Super Bowl I in 1967.
Lorraine said it insulted her family’s legacy when Brady tossed the trophy, WFTX reported.
Lorraine Grohs said it insulted her family’s legacy when Brady, 43, tossed the trophy first created by her father
Brady threw the $ 10,000 trophy to Cameron Brate during the team’s boat parade
Brate called it the ‘best catch of his life’ after taking the drunken pass while the team celebrated its Super Bowl win
‘It takes a lot of work, a lot of hard work. Many hours go into it. It really upset me that this trophy was disgraced and disrespected by being tossed like it was a real football, ‘she said.
Chris Simms of NBC Sports, a former Buccaneer, reported that the area of the Hillsborough River where the team celebrated its victory is 25 meters deep.
The Buccaneers’ quarterback threw the trophy off his boat to tight ends Cameron Brate and Rob Gronkowski over a large hole during the team’s Super Bowl boat parade this week.
‘That was the best catch of my life. Unbelievable. That was the best catch of my life. If I had dropped that? I think I should retire, ”Brate said afterwards, The Spun reported.
Greg Grohs, pictured, designed the first Lombardi Trophy while being the master silversmith at Tiffany and Company
Brady will hold the Lombardi Trophy after arriving in Port Tampa Bay to celebrate after a boat parade on Wednesday
Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady holds the Lombardi Trophy as he celebrates their victory over the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl LV
Grohs has demanded an apology from Brady after a viral video showed him this year he threw the trophy her father designed
Grohs said, ‘It’s such an honor’ to be part of the trophy history, ripping Brady for disrespecting the hard work of the craftsmen who made the trophy.
“I have a long history of my dad making this trophy and it’s such an honor and I know all the craftsmen who made it when my dad was there at Tiffany’s too and it takes a lot of hard work,” said Grohs.
Grohs said she ‘hasn’t slept for the past two nights’ after seeing the viral video, as she described ‘the passion that goes into this trophy’.
“I’ve seen this trophy made at the factory at Tiffany’s and it’s a beautiful trophy. My dad had to chisel the seams, he had to chisel the seams by hand, ”Grohs said.
She added: “I would personally like an apology 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.”
The trophy is worth more than $ 10,000, according to the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
Inaugurated in 1966 by the late NFL Commissioner Pete Rozelle, it was designed by former Tiffany and Company Vice President Oscar Riedner.