Former Packers lineman sells Super Bowl I ring to create college fund for grandkids
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}GREEN BAY, WI - DECEMBER 08: A general view of Lambeau Field prior to the game between the Green Bay Packers and the Atlanta Falcons on December 8, 2014 in Green Bay, Wisconsin. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)
A piece of Green Bay Packers history has gone to the highest bidder.
Former Packers offensive lineman Jerry Kramer sold his ring from the first Super Bowl for more than $125,000. Kramer auctioned off 50 items, including his game-used jersey from Super Bowl I, which went for more than $45,000, according to the Green Bay Press-Gazette.
One item, though, was not up for auction: his Super Bowl II ring. Kramer said that ring means too much to him.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}After turning 80 in January, Kramer decided he wanted to put together a college fund for his five grandchildren. The proceeds expected to come out of the auction were $350,000.
Not bad for some memorabilia that has been lying around for 50 years.