The Midas Touch

[Devils_Advocate]

Managed to get my hands on a genuine Olympic gold medal today and although that kind of thing doesn't really bother me it did feel a little special to have it in my hands. Got me wondering what famous sporting trophy's and medals have other posters might have gotten hold of?

[burnmark]

FA Cup and Premier League trophy.

[Rick_Muller]

I’ve touched the ashes urn whilst in the long room at Lords

[TheFamilyCat]

Nelson CC 3rd XI Captain's Trophy.

[Big Vinny K]

Oldest cup in the world - I think !
The Hospital cup - played in the final. We lost but did touch the cup beforehand for photos etc

[California Colner]

Hospital Cup also played in the final
We won

[ClaretTony]

Hospital Cup is a superb trophy too.

I went to a dinner in 1985 to commemorate the 25th anniversary of being champions in 1960. The trophy was there and I had the opportunity to lift it.

[Big Vinny K]

Aye it’s a heavy old thing too is the Hospital Cup.
The year after I played in final there was some kind of local league dispute and for one single year it was the Hospice Cup before returning to the Hospital Cup.
We got beat in the semi finals on penalties that year but the final was not on the Turf because of the dispute.

Can’t remember the exact years - I’ve got the final programme somewhere.

[alboclaret]

Managed to get my hands on a genuine Olympic gold medal today and although that kind of thing doesn't really bother me it did feel a little special to have it in my hands. Got me wondering what famous sporting trophy's and medals have other posters might have gotten hold of?

I've had hold of a gold and silver Olympic medals and I've also had hold of all 3 types of World championship medals.
The friend of mine who won these and more is very blasé about there existence and had to dig them out of a box in the loft
Some folk eh

[Oshkoshclaret]

This is a much younger version of myself 30 years ago holding the ball from the 1938 Scottish FA Cup final. I was working at a museum in Methil and we did an exhibition on the history of East Fife who are still the only 2nd Division team that ever won the Scottish Cup.

That’s the Cup in the display case. I had to insure it for £5 million, hire professional security guards, and take it to the local police station every night to be kept in their safe. One morning I showed up at the station to collect the trophy and the police arrested my security guards for possession of a stolen vehicle! True story!! (I had not hired the most expensive company…). Long story short I ended up personally carrying the Scottish FA cup from the police station to the museum, it was about a two mile walk.

Since coming to the states I’ve held the Lombardi trophy and worn a SuperBowl ring.

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[Claret Till I Die]

I had hold of a World Cup winners medal that belonged to a former chip shop owner

[Pickles]

I held the First Division trophy at Turf Moor not long after we won it in 2015-2016.

[JLR81]

not a trophy but i was privileged to see and handle John Connelly's England cap and world cup 66 jersey when i got the chance to meet him through work.

[ChrisG]

Dave Edmundson on was head of PE at my school back in the mid 90s, whilst he was also involved at Lancs I veli

[ChrisG]

... He brought in the B&H Cup and NatWest Trophy for us to get a pic with

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[Chobulous]

CIU League snooker winners trophy B division 1979.
Won it with Keighley Green D team