"Greatest" ring returned

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The 1958 NFL Championship is dubbed the “Greatest Game Ever Played” by many football historians. The NFL classic marked the first time in league history that a championship game was decided in sudden death. The Baltimore Colts rallied from behind and defeated the New York Giants 23-17. The game featured 17 future Pro Football Hall of Famers. 

Today one of those Hall of Famers, the Colts’ defensive tackle Art Donovan, was reunited with his world championship ring 53 years after the game was played. This reunion is remarkable considering the ring was returned to Donovan 34 years after it was stolen during a trip abroad in 1977.

Police received a tip that the ring was being sold on Craigslist for $20,000. The championship ring which has Donovan’s name and his number 70 engraved on it was removed from the site, seized and returned to him.

"It's unbelievable. It's just beautiful. There's not a ding, not a scratch on it," Donovan’s daughter Debbie described in an interview with the Baltimore Sun. 

You can revisit the “Greatest Game Ever Played” with our extensive coverage under our history section. You can flip through every page of the game’s program, view Coach Weeb Ewbank’s game plan, scouting report, see the shoe worn by Colts kicker Steve Myhra, and more. Greatest Game Ever Played>>>