Steelers Super Bowl Rings: A Possible PreviewPittsburgh Jeweler Comes Up With Championship DesignPOSTED: 4:05 pm EDT March 23,
2009 PITTSBURGH -- What will the Pittsburgh Steelers' Super Bowl XLIII rings look like?
 Watch Andrew Stockey's ReportIt'll be months before fans know for sure, but WTAE Channel 4 Action News anchor Andrew Stockey hooked up with a Shadyside jeweler to come up with a possible design that's symbolic of the Steelers' sixth championship. Slideshow: Photos Of What The Steelers' Rings Could Look Like Video: Simulation Of Possible Ring Design Team owners Dan Rooney and Art Rooney II aren't revealing any details. Neither is wide receiver Hines Ward, who volunteered to help design the rings.But history says this Super Bowl ring should dwarf any of the 42 that came before it."I think it's to outdo the previous one that was done," said John Henne, of Henne Jewelers. "We want ours to look the most important and the best, so every year it gets bigger and bigger."Stockey gave the people at Henne Jewelers three weeks to come up with a design that follows the National Football League guidelines of each ring costing no more than $5,000 and one shank depicting the story of the game."They (the rings) are almost like wearing a trophy any more, and it's not really a comfortable ring to wear -- something that is not really going to stand up to the test of time. This will," said Jon Anderson, of Henne Jewelers.The Henne design has a concave face for comfort, with just six diamonds on a ring. Each diamond is shaped like a Super Bowl trophy."I thought we should step back from the bling era and do something classic," said Anderson.With simplicity on the face and incredible detail on the sides, one shank tells the story of Super Bowl XLIII -- including a nod to the Terrible Towel and the Pittsburgh skyline."I thought this ring should have a little bit of something for everyone -- something for the fan, something for the team itself and something for the player, of course, and something for the organization," Anderson said.The other shank proudly shows the team's six Super Bowl flags and an image unique to each player -- for instance, Troy Polamalu intercepting a pass."Here, I have chosen Santonio Holmes and personalized it with his (Super Bowl touchdown) catch -- feet inside the ring," Anderson said.Anderson added one more unique element that can be found inside the ring: the image of Steelers founder Art Rooney Sr. smoking a cigar.Anderson thinks it's a fitting tribute to the Rooney family, now that Dan has bought his brothers out and recruited partners from outside the family to join his ownership group."I don't know what it's going to look like, but it's got to look different," linebacker LaMarr Woodley said. "It has got to stand out, being the first team to win six Super Bowls. It's got to be something that is remembered."Stockey worked on this same story idea with Henne after the Steelers won Super Bowl XL in 2006. Their proposed ring design ended up looking very similar to the ring that the Steelers eventually came up with.Related: See Photos Of All 42 Super Bowl Rings Throughout History
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