KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Vince Lombardi Trophy, commonly known as the NFL Super Bowl Trophy, will make a historic first appearance in Jamaica tomorrow, as part of VISA’s partnership with the Jamaica Food & Drink Festival (JFDF). 

The sterling silver trophy arrived in the island today for the first time in its 53-year history and will available for viewing in the VISA Infinite VIP Lounge at the JFDF’s ‘Meet Street’ on the Waterfront in downtown Kingston from 2:00 pm to 11:00 pm.

Before coming to Jamaica it toured the USA, Europe and Latin America, including Mexico, Panama, Brazil, Costa Rica and Guatemala.

“This is the first time that the trophy will visit Jamaica. We decided to bring it to the island because we want to continue providing access to exclusive opportunities to our Jamaican consumers, such as taking photographs with the NFL trophy,” said Waldemar Cordero, VISA’s Region Head of Central America and Caribbean Marketing.

The one-of-a-kind trophy, which is made specially for each Super Bowl, was created in 1966 by Tiffany & Company, from a sketch on a napkin drawn by Tiffany’s Vice President Oscar Riedner over lunch with NFL Commissioner Peter Rozelle. 

The trophy is named in honour of NFL coach Vince Lombardi, who led the Green Bay Packers to victories in the first two Super Bowl games.