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83-740: The game was established as part of the 1970 merger between the NFL and the American Football League (AFL), with the merged league realigning into two conferences . Since 1984, each winner of the NFC Championship Game has also received the George Halas Trophy , named after the co-founder of the NFL and founder and longtime owner of the Chicago Bears , George Halas . The first NFC Championship Game

166-527: A cellphone, limited to ten copies, and containing more than 400 diamonds, totaling more than 20 carats (4.0 g). Each cellphone cost more than 100 million yen ( £ 781,824). Also in 2009, the company launched their Tiffany Keys collection. In early July 2013, former Tiffany & Co. vice president Ingrid Lederhaas-Okun was arrested and charged with stealing and re-selling more than $ 1.3 million of diamond bracelets, drop earrings, and other jewelry. Lederhaas-Okun quickly pleaded guilty to theft and

249-553: A fish bowl (other sources say a flower vase), and the official NFC alignment—Plan 3—was pulled out by Rozelle's secretary, Thelma Elkjer. Of the five plans considered, the one that was put into effect was the only one which had Minnesota remaining in the Central Division and Dallas playing in the Eastern Division. Meanwhile, all three of the major television networks signed contracts to televise games, ensuring

332-527: A hallmark of his style, creating pieces that shimmered with light and color, adding depth and vibrancy. These materials were key elements in creating unique jewelry that enhanced Tiffany & Co.'s reputation during the Art Nouveau period. In 1905, the Manhattan flagship store was relocated to the corner of 37th Street and Fifth Avenue, where it would remain for 35 years. In 1919, the company made

415-590: A host of others. From major colleges, it signed talented players like LSU's Heisman Trophy winner Billy Cannon , Arkansas's Lance Alworth , Notre Dame's Daryle Lamonica , Kansas' John Hadl , Alabama's Joe Namath , and many more. The AFL also signed players the NFL had given up on: so-called "NFL rejects" who turned out to be superstars that the NFL had mis-evaluated. These included Jack Kemp , Babe Parilli , George Blanda , Ron McDole , Art Powell , John Tracey , Don Maynard , and Len Dawson . The AFL introduced many policies and rules to professional football which

498-465: A merger. The talks were conducted without the knowledge of Davis, the new AFL commissioner. On the evening of June 8, 1966, the collaborators announced a merger agreement in New York. Under the agreement: Following the agreement, American Football League owners created the office of AFL President with a mandate to administer the league's day-to-day business in a semi-autonomous manner, much like

581-684: A protracted bidding war with the AFL. Moreover, owners in both leagues feared that the reserve clause written into the standard players' contracts of both leagues would not survive a legal challenge. These fears ultimately proved well-founded in retrospect, as after the merger in football was finalized the World Hockey Association would successfully challenge the National Hockey League 's similar reserve clause in court. National Football League teams had long adhered to

664-848: A revision to the Medal of Honor on behalf of the United States Department of the Navy . This " Tiffany Cross " version was rare because it was awarded only for combat, using the previous design for non-combat awards. In 1942, the Navy established the Tiffany version for non -combat heroism as well but, in August 1942, the Navy subsequently eliminated the Tiffany Cross and the two-medal system. The company moved its flagship store to its present-day 727 Fifth Avenue building in 1940;

747-645: A serious challenge to the NFL. Pursuant to the agreement, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers joined the AFC in 1976, and the Seattle Seahawks joined the NFC. The 1976 expansion teams switched conference before their second season in the league, becoming the first NFL teams to change conferences after the merger. In spite of Rozelle's promise that there would be no re-locations involving teams in existence at

830-466: A toll-free number specifically set up to target the broader population. However, to maintain its image as a luxury goods company, high-style images remained on display in Tiffany stores. On September 4, 1994, a jewelry heist occurred at the store in New York City, in which six men stole $ 1.9 million of jewelry. During the incident, no shots were fired and no vandalism occurred. Two weeks after

913-451: A winning record against old-line NFL opposition, going 3–2 (defeating Washington, Pittsburgh and Cleveland; losing to Detroit and San Francisco) before losing to the Colts in the AFC championship. Nevertheless, out of the three NFL teams to join the AFC, only the Colts managed to secure a playoff berth. Each of the first 29 games on the new Monday Night Football featured at least one team from

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996-454: Is exploring opportunities in Africa. The company's product line features fine jewelry, sterling silver, watches, porcelain , crystal, stationery, haute couture fragrance and personal accessories, and leather goods. On January 7, 2021, French conglomerate LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton acquired a majority stake in Tiffany & Co. for US$ 15.8 billion and delisted Tiffany's stock from

1079-817: Is located on Collins Street in Melbourne , first established in 1996. Tiffany has since opened a further eight stores in Australia, located in Melbourne, Sydney , Brisbane , Perth , Adelaide and the Gold Coast . On March 8, 2001, Tiffany launched its first Latin American store in São Paulo , Brazil , located in the Iguatemi São Paulo shopping center . The company opened a second store in

1162-660: Is on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places . When it opened in 1990, the Tiffany & Co. store at Fairfax Square in Tysons Corner, Virginia , became the largest outside of New York City, with 14,500 sq ft (1,350 m ) of retail space. In France, Tiffany stores are located in Rue de la Paix and the Avenue des Champs Elysées (the largest European store ) in Paris . In Australia , Tiffany's flagship store

1245-467: Is well known for its window displays, and the store has been the location for a number of films, including Breakfast at Tiffany's , starring Audrey Hepburn , and Sweet Home Alabama , starring Reese Witherspoon . Beginning in 2019, the store underwent an extensive renovation, concluding in 2023 and reopening to the public on April 27. The project was designed by American architect Peter Marino . The former Tiffany and Company Building on 37th Street

1328-524: The 1970–71 to 1977–78 seasons; two wild cards from 1978–79 to 1989–90 , and from 2002–03 to 2019–20 ; three from 1990–91 to 2001–02 , and since 2020–21 ). The two teams remaining following the Wild Card round (first round) and the divisional round (second round) play in the NFC Championship Game, with the winner advancing to the Super Bowl. Initially, the site of the NFC Championship Game

1411-881: The French Crown Jewels , which attracted publicity and further solidified the Tiffany brand's association with high-quality diamonds. The company revised the Great Seal of the United States in 1885. In 1902, after the death of Charles Lewis Tiffany , his son, Louis Comfort Tiffany , became the company's first official design director. Renowned for his innovations in stained glass, Louis Comfort Tiffany also made significant contributions to Art Nouveau jewelry. His pioneering work with iridescent glass, opals, and enamel introduced new techniques in jewelry design, blending organic forms with vibrant colors. Tiffany’s innovative use of glass, enamel, and opals became

1494-653: The George Halas Trophy, named after the longtime owner and coach of the Chicago Bears , a charter member of the NFL. The original design consisted of a wooden base with a sculpted NFC logo in the front and a sculpture of various football players in the back. For the 2010–11 NFL playoffs , the George Halas Trophy Trophy and the Lamar Hunt Trophy , which is awarded to the AFC champion, were redesigned by Tiffany & Co. at

1577-670: The NFL champions were awarded the Ed Thorp Memorial Trophy , starting in 1934 . In the sortable table below, teams are ordered first by number of appearances, then by number of wins, and finally by year of first appearance. In the sortable table below, teams are ordered first by number of appearances, then by number of wins, and finally by year of first appearance. In the "Season(s)" column, bold years indicate winning Conference Championship appearances. The table below shows NFC Championship Game records by division, based on

1660-487: The NFL playoffs has changed several times since 1970. At the end of each regular season , the top teams in the NFC qualify for the postseason, including all division champions (three division winners from the 1970–71 to 2001–02 seasons; four since the 2002–03 season ) and a set number of " wild card " teams that possess the best win–loss records after the regular season yet fail to win their division (one wild card team from

1743-710: The New York Stock Exchange . It remains headquartered in New York City . Tiffany & Co. was founded in 1837 by Charles Lewis Tiffany and John B. Young, in New York City, as a "stationery and fancy goods emporium", with the help of Charles Tiffany's father, who financed the store for only $ 1,000 with profits from a cotton mill. The store initially sold a wide variety of stationery items and, as of 1837, operated as "Tiffany, Young and Ellis" at 259 Broadway in Lower Manhattan . The name

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1826-492: The " Best Second Place Team" (as it was originally called) would reach the postseason. Fans and media quickly dubbed this team the " wild card " and the NFL soon made that name official. Although the AFC teams quickly decided on a divisional alignment along mostly geographic lines, the 13 NFC owners had trouble deciding which teams would play in which divisions. The 49ers and Rams, both in California, were guaranteed to be in

1909-605: The "Blue Book", was published in 1845 in the United States (U.S.), and publishing of the catalog continues in the 21st century. In 1862, Tiffany supplied the Union Army with swords ( Model 1840 Cavalry Saber ), flags and surgical implements. In 1867, Tiffany was the first U.S. firm to win an award for excellence in silverware at the Exposition Universelle in Paris. In 1868, Tiffany was incorporated. In 1870,

1992-732: The AAFC's poor financial situation, the league disbanded after the 1949 season. Three AAFC teams—the Cleveland Browns, the San Francisco 49ers , and the original version of the Baltimore Colts —were absorbed into the NFL in 1950 . The league was briefly known as the National-American Football League during the offseason, but reverted to the traditional name of "National Football League" by

2075-472: The AFL promptly reciprocated the arrangement. This arrangement soon evolved into a gentlemen's agreement between the two U.S. leagues that extended even beyond the arrangement the NFL observed with respect to the CFL — specifically, once a player signed with a U.S. professional team, be it from the AFL or NFL, teams in both U.S. leagues were expected to honor each other's player contracts in their entirety (including

2158-429: The AFL. Although Pete Rozelle had not initiated the merger negotiations, he quickly endorsed the agreement. In addition to remaining in his post as NFL Commissioner, Rozelle was duly appointed chief executive of the AFL on July 26, 1966, a post he would hold through to the completion of the merger. In practice, the media often simply referred to Rozelle as the football commissioner or commissioner of football during

2241-646: The Canadian leagues that would merge to form the present day Canadian Football League in 1958. In 1959, Lamar Hunt , son of Texas oil magnate H. L. Hunt , attempted to either gain ownership of the Chicago Cardinals with Bud Adams and move them to Dallas , or own an NFL expansion franchise in Dallas. The league, however, was not interested in expansion at the time. Rebuffed in his attempts to gain at least part-ownership in an NFL team, Hunt conceived

2324-716: The Dallas–Fort Worth area, which were rapidly increasing in population and would emerge as media strongholds in the 1970s. Despite AFL triumphs in Super Bowls III and IV, the old-guard NFL was still widely expected to dominate the merged league over the course of an entire season. In 1970, these predictions were proven to be more or less correct: out of 60 regular season games pitting old-line NFL teams versus former AFL teams, former AFL teams went 19–39 (two games, Buffalo at Baltimore in week 9 and St. Louis at Kansas City in week 10, ended in ties). Only Oakland managed to post

2407-468: The L.A. Rams and Maule was the team's public relations director; Maule "was certainly an NFL loyalist", and several sports reporters took his deprecatory columns about the AFL as fact. Another example was Dallas Cowboys general manager Tex Schramm , a close friend of Rozelle (Schramm hired Rozelle as Rams' GM), who was influential in NFL coverage by its national TV partner, CBS , including the network's employment of former NFL players as game announcers and

2490-527: The Los Angeles, New York, Oakland, and Dallas teams shared media markets with NFL teams (the Rams , Giants , 49ers , and the expansion Dallas Cowboys , respectively), the other four teams (Boston, Buffalo, Denver, and Houston) widened the nation's exposure to professional football by serving markets that had no NFL team. In the following years, this additional exposure was widened via the relocation of two of

2573-475: The NFL in several ways. Despite relatively strong backing at the league's inception, it ultimately proved an unsustainable venture. The AAFC's most serious weakness resulted from its refusal to implement an initial draft ; this caused a massive lack of competitive balance, and resulted in the league's strongest team (the Cleveland Browns ) dominating the league and becoming perennial champions. Due to

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2656-409: The NFL later adopted, including: At first, the NFL ignored the AFL and its eight teams, assuming the AFL would consist of players who could not earn a contract in the NFL. The NFL also had the media advantage: for example, in the 1960s, Sports Illustrated ' s lead football writer was Tex Maule , who previously worked with NFL commissioner Pete Rozelle when Rozelle was the general manager of

2739-456: The Super Bowl has featured the champions of the AFC and NFC. Both are determined each season by the league's playoff tournament . With the creation of the new conferences of equal size, it was deemed necessary that they each be aligned into three divisions of four or five teams each. The 1970 playoff format combined elements of both leagues' playoff formats. Four teams would qualify for the postseason from each conference (same as in 1969), thus only

2822-801: The U.S. at the time, commissioned Tiffany to design a White House china -service that featured 90 flowers. In November 1978, Tiffany & Co. was sold to Avon Products, Inc for about US$ 104 million in stock. However, in a 1984 Newsweek article, the Fifth Avenue Tiffany store was likened to the Macy's department store during a white sale , due to the high number of inexpensive items on sale; furthermore, customers complained about declining quality and service. In August 1984, Avon sold Tiffany to an investor group led by William R. Chaney for $ 135.5 million in cash. Tiffany went public again in 1987 and raised about $ 103.5 million from

2905-504: The United States at the time: the National Football League (NFL) and the American Football League (AFL). It paved the way for the combined league, which retained the "National Football League" name and logo, to become the most popular sports league in the United States. The merger was announced on the evening of June 8, 1966. Under the merger agreement, the leagues maintained separate regular-season schedules for

2988-451: The absence of AFL scores and reports on the network. The AFL enjoyed one critical advantage over its established rival, which was that its owners on average were wealthier than their NFL counterparts. With a few exceptions, Hunt had successfully recruited owners who not only had deep pockets, but more importantly, the patience and willingness to absorb the inevitable financial losses of the fledgling league's early years. Therefore, in spite of

3071-627: The bad press, and unlike the NFL's previous rivals, the AFL was able to survive and grow, and began to prosper in the mid-1960s after the relocation of the Chargers and Texans to non-NFL markets, the sale and rebranding of the New York Titans (to the Jets ), and the Jets' signing of University of Alabama quarterback Joe Namath to an unprecedented $ 427,000 contract. The league's financial survival

3154-564: The bidding war after the Gogolak transfer, signing notable NFL players, including John Brodie , Mike Ditka , and Roman Gabriel to contracts with AFL teams. Both leagues spent a combined $ 7 million signing their 1966 draft picks. The NFL initiated discussions for a merger between the two leagues through a backchannel: Tex Schramm , the general manager of the NFL's Dallas Cowboys since 1960 , secretly contacted AFL owners, led by Lamar Hunt of Kansas City, and asked if they were interested in

3237-515: The building was designed by Cross & Cross . In 1956, legendary designer Jean Schlumberger joined Tiffany, and Andy Warhol collaborated with the company to create Tiffany holiday cards (circa 1956–1962). Schlumberger's designs, such as the Bird on a Rock brooch, became synonymous with the company's post-war jewelry innovations. His ability to blend nature and fantasy in high jewelry remains iconic today. In 1968, Lady Bird Johnson , First Lady of

3320-494: The city on October 20, 2003, near the famous Oscar Freire Street . In 2004, Tiffany created "Iridesse", a chain of stores dedicated to pearl-only jewelry. The company operated 16 stores in Florida , New Jersey , New York , Pennsylvania , California , Illinois , Massachusetts , and Virginia . However, the chain operated at a loss since its founding and the company announced in early 2009 that, despite its continued belief in

3403-487: The combined league's stability. CBS agreed to broadcast all games where an NFC team was on the road, NBC agreed to broadcast all games where an AFC team was on the road, and ABC agreed to broadcast Monday Night Football , making the NFL the first league to have a regular series of national telecasts in prime time . Many observers believe that the NFL got the better end of the bargain, as Oakland Raiders owner Al Davis and New York Jets owner Sonny Werblin resisted

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3486-549: The company built a new store building at 15 Union Square West , Manhattan, which was designed by John Kellum and cost US$ 500,000. It was described by The New York Times as a "palace of jewels." Tiffany stayed at this site until 1906. In 1877, an insignia that would become the New York Yankees "NY" logo was struck on a police medal of honor by Tiffany; the Yankees adopted the logo in 1909. In 1878, Tiffany won

3569-653: The company debuted a new proprietary engagement ring design called the Tiffany True. In August 2019, Tiffany launched their first men's jewelry collection in October of the same year. The line was developed by Reed Krakoff. In October 2019, Tiffany opened a new brand exhibition in Shanghai , China called "Vision & Virtuosity". Tiffany opened its first store in New Delhi , India on 3 February 2020. After

3652-502: The company's new chief artistic officer. Although Krakoff had had no previous experience with jewellery design, his previous success with Coach and "deep understanding of iconic American design" led to his appointment, with the hopes that Krakoff would be able to refresh the image of the brand. In April 2017, the company launched their Tiffany HardWear collection. In July 2017, it was announced that Bulgari veteran Alessandro Bogliolo would be taking over as CEO. Under his leadership, it

3735-751: The concept, it would discontinue Iridesse due to the Great Recession . As of 2018, Tiffany operated 93 stores in the US and 321 stores worldwide, including (as of 31 January 2017) 55 locations in Japan and 85 in the Asia-Pacific region. Net sales in 2018 totaled US$ 4.44 billion. In December 2023, Tiffany opened a store in Shanghai Taikoo Li Qiantan, with the facade designed by MVRDV . This opening followed earlier work between

3818-589: The deal because Tiffany was paying millions in dividends to shareholders despite financial losses during the COVID-19 pandemic . Some US$ 70 million had already been paid by Tiffany, with an additional US$ 70 million to be paid in November 2020. LVMH filed a counterclaim against Tiffany for its mismanagement during the pandemic. The case was set aside after LVMH agreed to purchase Tiffany at a reduced price of almost $ 16 billion in October 2020. The $ 15.8 billion deal

3901-702: The distinction of appearing in both conference title games. Only the Detroit Lions have yet to win or host an NFC Championship Game. The San Francisco 49ers have the most appearances in the NFC Championship Game at 19, and have hosted the most at 11. Both the Dallas Cowboys and 49ers have won the most NFC Championships at 8 each. The Los Angeles Rams and the Minnesota Vikings are the only two NFC teams to appear in at least one NFC Championship game in every decade since 1970. The structure of

3984-574: The division the franchise was in during the season the championship game was played. The NFL realigned divisions prior to the 2002 season, renaming the NFC Central as the NFC North, creating the NFC South, and shifting several teams among the divisions. Notes: AFL%E2%80%93NFL merger The AFL–NFL merger was the merger of the two major professional American football leagues in

4067-509: The first catalogs printed in full color, remained free until 1972. Tiffany's mail-order catalogs reached 15 million people in 1994. Tiffany also produces a corporate-gift catalog each year, and corporate customers purchase Tiffany products for business gift-giving, employee-service and achievement-recognition awards, and for customer incentives. As of 2013 Tiffany still produces a catalog for subscribers, but its advertisement strategy no longer focuses primarily on its catalog. In addition to

4150-422: The four years following the merger agreement. The pre-existing office of NFL President continued effectively unchanged following the agreement. Then occupied by Cleveland Browns owner Art Modell , the NFL presidency was (both before and after the merger agreement) essentially an honorary title. Many of the conditions of the merger were designed to ensure passage of a law by the 89th U.S. Congress , exempting

4233-536: The gold medal for jewelry and a grand prize for silverware at the Paris Exposition. In 1879, Tiffany purchased one of the world's largest yellow diamonds which became known as the Tiffany Diamond . The Tiffany Diamond has only been worn by four people, one of whom was Audrey Hepburn for the promotion of Breakfast at Tiffany's . In 1887, Tiffany bought a number of pieces at the auction of part of

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4316-522: The idea of a rival professional football league, the American Football League . In September 1959, Hunt was approached by the NFL about an expansion team in Dallas, but by then Hunt was interested only in the AFL. The new league had six franchises by August 1959 and eight by the time of its first opening day in 1960 : Boston ( Patriots ), Buffalo ( Bills ), New York City ( Titans ), Houston ( Oilers ), Denver ( Broncos ), Dallas ( Texans ), Oakland ( Raiders ), and Los Angeles ( Chargers ). While

4399-537: The indemnity payments. Long-time sports writer Jerry Magee of the San Diego Union-Tribune wrote: "Al Davis taking over as commissioner was the strongest thing the AFL ever did. He thought the AFL–NFL merger was a detriment to the AFL." However, other observers consider those scenarios far-fetched: the NFL had a richer television contract at the time of the merger, in large part because of market exclusivity in such leading population centers as Los Angeles, Chicago, Detroit, Philadelphia, Washington, Baltimore, Atlanta and

4482-405: The latter was making profits from the sale of counterfeit Tiffany products; however, Tiffany lost both at trial and on appeal . Tiffany & Co. established their subsidiary Laurelton Diamonds in 2002 to manage Tiffany's worldwide diamond supply chain. In 2009, a collaboration between the Japanese mobile-phone operator SoftBank and Tiffany & Co. was announced. The two companies designed

4565-492: The mail-order catalog, Tiffany displays its advertisements in many locations, including at bus stops, in magazines and newspapers, and online. With the advent of new technologies, Tiffany placed banner advertisements in the New York Times' mobile app for the iPhone , whereby the user can download the Tiffany app. In January 2015, Tiffany launched its first ever same-sex couple campaign. In 2017, Tiffany partnered with American pop star Lady Gaga for an ad campaign promoting

4648-467: The merged league from antitrust sanctions. When NFL Commissioner Rozelle and other professional football executives appeared before the Congress' Subcommittee on Antitrust, chaired by New York Representative Emanuel Celler , three points were repeatedly made: In October, Congress passed the new law to permit the merger to proceed. As 1970 approached, three NFL teams (the Baltimore Colts , Cleveland Browns , and Pittsburgh Steelers ), agreed to join

4731-405: The merger to create two conferences with an equal number of teams: The NFL's Baltimore Colts , the Cleveland Browns , and the Pittsburgh Steelers joined the ten former AFL teams to form the AFC; while the remaining 13 pre-merger NFL clubs formed the NFC. Every NFC team has played in an NFC Championship at least once. The Seattle Seahawks , who have been members in both the AFC and the NFC, hold

4814-429: The next four seasons—from 1966 through 1969 with a final championship game which would become known as the Super Bowl —and then officially merged before the 1970 season to form one league with two conferences. Following its inception in 1920, the NFL fended off several rival leagues. Before 1960, its most important rival was the All-America Football Conference (AAFC), which began play in 1946 . The AAFC differed from

4897-448: The old-guard NFL, with the first nationally televised prime time game between two former AFL teams being Oakland at Houston on October 9, 1972. The merger paved the way for a new era of prosperity for the NFL. While a number of rival professional football leagues have commenced play since 1970 including the XFL , WFL , USFL and UFL , and while the CFL once experimented with U.S.-based teams , none of these ventures came close to being

4980-552: The original eight franchises (the Chargers to San Diego in 1961 and the Texans to Kansas City in 1963 ), and the addition of two expansion franchises (the Miami Dolphins and Cincinnati Bengals ). From small colleges and predominantly black colleges (a source mainly ignored by the NFL), the AFL signed stars such as Elbert Dubenion ( Bluffton ), Lionel Taylor ( New Mexico Highlands ), Tom Sestak ( McNeese State ), Charlie Tolar and Charlie Hennigan ( Northwestern State of Louisiana), Abner Haynes ( North Texas State ), and

5063-479: The practice of drafting for and retaining the NFL rights to players who signed with other leagues. This policy ensured, for example, that if a Canadian Football League player developed into a star, only one particular NFL team would have the right to sign him. This ensured that NFL teams did not become embroiled in costly bidding wars for top free agents. Once the American Football League commenced operations, NFL teams extended this policy to cover AFL players as well, and

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5146-420: The request of the NFL in an attempt to make both awards more significant. The trophies are now a new, silver design with the outline of a hollow football positioned on a small base to more closely resemble the Vince Lombardi Trophy , awarded to the winner of the Super Bowl . In recent years Conference championship rings are also awarded to members of the team who wins the AFC or NFC championship since they are

5229-496: The respective reserve clauses) and not sign players who were "under contract" with teams in the rival league. This unwritten agreement was broken in May 1966, when the NFL's New York Giants signed placekicker Pete Gogolak , who had played out his option in 1965 with the AFL's Buffalo Bills . The NFL's contravention of the gentlemen's agreement resulted in retaliation by the AFL: Oakland Raiders co-owner Al Davis took over as AFL Commissioner in April 1966, and he stepped up

5312-446: The robbery, the six men were arrested and the jewelry was recovered. Tiffany & Co. trademarked their signature Tiffany Blue color in 1998. Three years later they partnered with Pantone to standardize the color as "1837 Blue". The Tiffany & Co. Foundation was established in 2000 to provide grants to nonprofit organizations working in the areas of the environment and the arts. In June 2004, Tiffany sued eBay , claiming that

5395-420: The sale of 4.5 million shares of common stock . Due to the 1990–1991 recession in the United States, Tiffany commenced an emphasis upon mass merchandising . A new campaign was launched that stressed how Tiffany could be affordable for all; for example, the company advertised that the price of diamond engagement rings started at $ 850. "How to Buy a Diamond" brochures were sent to 40,000 people, who called

5478-457: The sale of precious stones. There are suggestions that the company directs part of the profits to finance the Russian army. In November 2019, LVMH announced its purchase of Tiffany & Co for $ 16.2 billion, $ 135 per share. LVMH cancelled the pending purchase in September 2020, with Tiffany filing a lawsuit asking the court to compel the purchase or to assess damages against LVMH. The same month, Forbes reported that LVMH had cancelled

5561-440: The same day in the late fall. By contrast, many NFL owners had comparatively little wealth outside the value of their respective franchises. The NFL consistently outdrew the AFL at the gate, especially in the AFL's first few seasons, thus ensuring that the older league's franchises remained considerably more lucrative enterprises compared to their AFL rivals. Nevertheless, NFL owners knew they did not have unlimited resources to wage

5644-991: The same division as the only NFC teams west of the Rocky Mountains . One early proposal would have put the two California teams together with the three Northeast teams—the New York Giants, Philadelphia Eagles and Washington Redskins—reminiscent of the Western Conference's Coastal Division which had put L.A. and S.F. together with Baltimore and Atlanta from 1967 to 1969. The final five proposals were as follows: PLAN 1: East: NYG, PHI, WAS, ATL, MIN; Central: CHI, GB, DET, NO; West: LA, SF, DAL, STL. PLAN 2: East: NYG, PHI, WAS, MIN; Central: ATL, DAL, NO, STL; West: LA, SF, CHI, GB, DET. PLAN 3: East: NYG, PHI, WAS, DAL, STL: Central: CHI, GB, DET, MIN; West: LA, SF, ATL, NO. PLAN 4: East: NYG, PHI, WAS, STL, MIN; Central: CHI, GB, DET, ATL; West: LA, SF, DAL, NO. PLAN 5: East: NYG, PHI, WAS, DET, MIN; Central: CHI, GB, DAL, STL; West: LA, SF, ATL, NO. These five combinations were written up on slips of paper, sealed into envelopes and put into

5727-411: The start of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the brand announced that it was stopping purchasing diamonds from Russia. However, it was later revealed that they continued to purchase through intermediaries, including the UAE. [1] Due to the weak US sanctions and the absence of EU sanctions on this export sector, the Russian company Alrosa , which is partially state-owned, continues to profit from

5810-437: The ten AFL teams to form the American Football Conference (AFC). The other thirteen NFL teams ( Atlanta Falcons , Chicago Bears , Dallas Cowboys , Detroit Lions , Green Bay Packers , Los Angeles Rams , Minnesota Vikings , New Orleans Saints , New York Giants , Philadelphia Eagles , St. Louis Cardinals , San Francisco 49ers and Washington Redskins ) became part of the National Football Conference (NFC). Since 1970,

5893-654: The time of the merger, by the end of his tenure as commissioner in 1989 three franchises had moved to a different market from where they were based in 1970. Tiffany %26 Co. Tiffany & Co. (colloquially known as Tiffany's ) is an American luxury jewelry and specialty design house headquartered on Fifth Avenue in Manhattan . Tiffany is known for its luxury goods, particularly its sterling silver and diamond jewelry. These goods are sold at Tiffany stores, online, and through corporate merchandising. Its name and branding are licensed to Coty for fragrances and to Luxottica for eyewear . Tiffany & Co.

5976-426: The time the 1950 season began. The Browns went on to shock NFL loyalists by dominating the older league and winning the championship in their first NFL season, thus proving themselves to be among the best professional football teams of that time. After the NFL absorbed the AAFC in 1950, it had no other rival US leagues throughout the 1950s. The only other professional gridiron football leagues then in operation were

6059-454: The two companies at Singapore's Changi Airport for which MVRDV created a 3-D printed facade using recycled ocean plastic. In April 2024, Tiffany & Co. opened their newest store at QueensPlaza in Brisbane . After the initial publication of the "Blue Book" Tiffany catalog in 1845, Tiffany continued to use its catalog as part of its advertisement strategy. The Tiffany catalog, one of

6142-424: The way the constituent leagues of Major League Baseball operated at the time. The owners had hoped Davis would continue to serve in that role, but Davis flatly refused to consider serving as a subordinate to Pete Rozelle. After Davis resigned as AFL Commissioner on July 25, 1966, Milt Woodard (who was assistant commissioner under the original commissioner Joe Foss and Davis) was appointed to serve as President of

6225-586: The winners of the conference, even though they may not necessarily follow it up with a win in the Super Bowl. The George Halas Trophy should not be confused with the Newspaper Enterprise Association 's George Halas Trophy , which was awarded to the NFL's defensive player of the year from 1966 to 1996 or the Pro Football Writers Association 's George S. Halas Courage Award. Prior to the merger in 1970,

6308-664: Was approved by shareholders in December 2020. Tiffany was delisted from the New York Stock Exchange when the deal closed in January 2021. After LVMH's acquisition, several of Tiffany's senior leaders were replaced with executives from other sectors of LVMH. Alexandre Arnault was given the role of executive vice president. Since 1940, Tiffany's flagship store has operated at the corner of Fifth Avenue and 57th Street in Manhattan , New York City. The polished granite exterior

6391-434: Was determined on a rotating basis. Since the 1975–76 season , the site of the game has been based on playoff seeding based on the regular season won-loss record, with the highest surviving seed hosting the game. A wild card team can only host the game if both participants are wild cards; such an instance has yet to occur in the NFL. Beginning with the 1984–85 NFL playoffs , the winner of the NFC Championship Game has received

6474-476: Was founded in 1837 by the jeweler Charles Lewis Tiffany and became famous in the early 20th century under the artistic direction of his son Louis Comfort Tiffany . In 2018, net sales totaled US$ 4.44 billion. As of 2023 , Tiffany operated over 300 stores globally, in many countries including the United States, Japan, and Canada, as well as Europe, Latin America, and the collective Asia-Pacific region, and

6557-402: Was further buoyed by NBC's $ 36 million, five-year contract to televise AFL games beginning in 1965 . As the commercial rivalry between the leagues intensified, both leagues entered into a bidding war over the top college prospects , paying unprecedented amounts of money for the best players coming out of college. The bidding wars escalated in the mid-1960s, with the respective drafts held on

6640-741: Was hoped that Tiffany & Co. could turn around slumping sales and capture a younger audience. Tiffany & Co. opened the Blue Box Cafe in New York City in November 2017. Also in November 2017, the company launched their Home & Accessories line. In March 2018, the company opened the Jewelry Design and Innovation Workshop, a new 17,000-square-foot atelier . In May 2018, Tiffany launched their Paper Flowers Collection, designed by Reed Krakoff. In September 2018, Tiffany launched their Paper Flowers collection in Asia. That same month,

6723-501: Was later sentenced to one year in federal prison. The company's Francesca Amfitheatrof -designed Tiffany T collection debuted in 2014. In February 2017, the company announced that CEO Frédéric Cuménal was out of a job, effective immediately, after only 22 months, blaming weak sales results. He was replaced on an interim basis by the company's longtime former CEO, Michael Kowalski . Shortly before his abrupt departure, Cuménal had appointed former Coach designer Reed Krakoff as

6806-460: Was played following the 1970 regular season after the merger between the NFL and the AFL. The game is considered the successor to the original NFL Championship , and its game results are listed with that of its predecessor in the annual NFL Record and Fact Book . Since the pre-merger NFL consisted of six more teams than the AFL (16 teams for the NFL and 10 for the AFL), a realignment was done as part of

6889-616: Was shortened to Tiffany & Company in 1853, when Charles Tiffany took control and established the firm's emphasis on jewelry. The company has since opened stores in major cities worldwide. Unlike other stores at the time in the 1830s, Tiffany clearly marked the prices on its goods to forestall any haggling over prices. In addition, against the social norm at the time, Tiffany only accepted cash payments, and did not allow purchases on credit. Such practices (fixed prices for ready money) had first been introduced in 1750 by Palmer's of London Bridge. The first Tiffany mail order catalog, known as

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