Shadow
06-25-2011, 03:24 PM
I think it sucks that he has to give the government his superbowl rings. The bastards...
Super Bowl ring auctioned to pay back taxes
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP)—A former Green Bay Packers lineman whose teams won the first two Super Bowls will have at least one of his championship rings auctioned off to recover some of the $1.7 million the federal government says he owes in back taxes.
Fuzzy Thurston, 77, played for the Packers from 1959 to 1967. Federal marshals have seized his Super Bowl II ring, and authorities are trying to track down his other Super Bowl ring along with other memorabilia to auction off in accordance with a court order.
Heritage Auctions of Dallas said the only items it has so far are Thurston’s Super Bowl II ring, his 1960 Packers helmet and two 1960 footballs signed by members of the Packers and coach Vince Lombardi.
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The Super Bowl ring is expected to fetch at least $20,000.
http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news?slug=ap-superbowlringauctioned
Super Bowl ring auctioned to pay back taxes
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP)—A former Green Bay Packers lineman whose teams won the first two Super Bowls will have at least one of his championship rings auctioned off to recover some of the $1.7 million the federal government says he owes in back taxes.
Fuzzy Thurston, 77, played for the Packers from 1959 to 1967. Federal marshals have seized his Super Bowl II ring, and authorities are trying to track down his other Super Bowl ring along with other memorabilia to auction off in accordance with a court order.
Heritage Auctions of Dallas said the only items it has so far are Thurston’s Super Bowl II ring, his 1960 Packers helmet and two 1960 footballs signed by members of the Packers and coach Vince Lombardi.
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The Super Bowl ring is expected to fetch at least $20,000.
http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news?slug=ap-superbowlringauctioned