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Memorials are traditionally a special object that is used to remember and honor the life of a person who has passed away. While most memorials look closer to the type we provide across our site, the truth is memorials can be anything from engraved plaques to location landmarks, even larger than life statues. 

In the sports world, when an athlete does something historic they're often memorialized in a variety of ways. Special items like statues outside of stadiums, busts in Hall of Fame buildings,  buildings and streets that bear their name, and even Retired numbers.

If you were good, maybe you will get your name added to your NFL or college team's "ring of honor." If you were great, maybe you will get your number retired. But if you're exceptional, that's where the real legacy starts - and it's often remembered with statues, Hall of Fame exhibits, and, in the case of the first member of this list, the sport of football's most coveted trophy.

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From ancient pictographs on cave walls to stone carvings on the Serengeti Plains, Roman cameos to Egyptian tombs, humans have used engraving to leave their mark for millennia. Cultures around the world have engraved words and images into hard surfaces in order to create memorials to honor the gods, to offer respect to leaders and, especially, to remember loved ones who have passed.

Over the years, engraving technology has evolved by leaps and bounds. Modern memorials for loved ones are more beautiful than ever. Engraving may have started as the practice of scratching into stone with a rock wedge, then transformed into using cutting tools to etch metal... but modern engraving employs cutting-edge modern methods — like 3D crystal glass subsurface engraving — to deliver stunning, artistic memorials. 

Today's engraving technology offers a beautiful way to honor and remember those who've passed on in the form of a stunning heirloom.