A Century of Memories Auction
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 12/8/2009
The Montreal Alouettes claimed the Grey Cup in front of their own fans on November 27, 1977 with a 41-6 victory over the Edmonton Eskimos at Olympic Stadium. This is the gold ring that Peter Dalla Riva received from the Alouettes to commemorate the team's crushing win over their Western Canadian rivals in the 65th Grey Cup game, commonly referred to as the "Ice Bowl" because of the frigid conditions that made the stadium's artificial turf a virtual skating rink. Montreal kicker Don Sweet had booted five field goals and a single to put the Als up 16-6 when Dalla Riva caught a seven-yard pass from Sonny Wade in the third quarter for the game's first touchdown and the rout was on. The year "1977" is split and etched on either side of the face which features "MONTREAL" and "ALOUETTES" in raised letters on the top and bottom, with the team's blue and red "A" logo of the 1970s on a clear stone set in the middle. "DALLA RIVA" is engraved in the top of the left shank, which features an image of the Grey Cup and "Coupe Grey Cup Champions" in raised letters. The right shank has the result of the game above an image of the spine of the Olympic Stadium tower, which wasn't completed at the time, and "CANADIAN FOOTBALL LEAGUE" at the bottom. The Balfour shield and "10K" are stamped inside the band of the size 11 ring, that rests inside its original blue velvet-lined wood ring box with the team logo. This fantastic championship ring comes along with Peter Dalla Riva's signed letter of authenticity.
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