In the auction listing, Lelands.com claims that Brown vouched for its authenticity when the ring was auctioned 16 years ago, a notion Brown now disputes.
Brown ran for 114 yards on 27 carries to help the Browns upset the Baltimore Colts 27-0 that day, which is the last time a Cleveland sports team had won a major sports title.
At the time, the ring made by L.G. Balfour, wasn’t so much the prize as much as the winning player shares of $8,000 ($61,400 in today’s dollars).
But money wasn’t everything to Brown who retired at the age of 30 in 1966 after nine seasons in the league with one year and $60,000 left on his contract.
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