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Stolen Super Bowl I Ring Resurfaced

A stolen Super Bowl I championship ring has reappeared mysteriously after 25 years. An ongoing investigation in being carried. The ring belonged to Jerry Kramer, a former player for the World Champion Green Bay Packers team, and was stolen from Kramer 25 years ago. Surprisingly enough, the ring resurfaced last week during a sale by a Chicago based auction company.

Kramer first learned that the ring might have surfaced last week during a mysterious call from Canada in which an unidentified man asked, ?Are you missing your Super Bowl ring?? He then stated that Kramer might be hearing something about his ring in the near future. That was then followed by a call from John Nitschke, the son of Ray Nitschke, the Packers? Hall of Fame middle linebacker, who refused to believe his deceased father?s former teammate and friend would sell his Super Bowl I ring. ?I see your Super Bowl I ring is up for sale. My dad would never have sold his ring, and I?m pretty damn sure you?d never sell yours, either,? Nitschke told Kramer.

Kramer immediately contacted the auction house, Mastro Auctions. He asked that the auction be stopped and that they contact the person who consigned the ring to inform them the ring is property stolen from him. The ring was up for auction for several days, the bid was at $20,000 when Mastro halted the auction. The ring is now in their safe. Kramer?s Chicago-based lawyer contacted authorities including the Illinois Attorney General and local Police Chief. Attempts to contact the person who consigned the ring are underway by Mastro, the authorities are working to get the ring back to Kramer.