Daughter of Lombardi Trophy silversmith wants apology from Brady

Tom Brady's Lombardi Trophy boat toss during the Tampa Bay Buccaneers' Super Bowl LV celebration Wednesday rubbed one person the wrong way.

Lorraine Grohs, whose father Greg Grohs was the master silversmith at Tiffany and Company from 1967 to 1994 and crafted the first Vince Lombardi Trophy, told Leslie DelasBour of Fox4 the toss was an insult to her family's legacy.

"It just upset me that this trophy was disgraced and disrespected by being thrown as if it was a real football," Grohs said. "I have a big history of this trophy being made by my father and it's such an honor and I know all the craftsmen that made it when my dad was there also at Tiffany's and it takes a lot of hard work."

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Grohs said she's experienced sleepless nights and feels the work her father put into the trophy was taken lightly.

"I've seen this trophy being made at the factory at Tiffany's and it's a beautiful trophy," she said. "My father had to chisel the seams, he had to chisel the seams by hand. There is a newspaper article that shows him working on that trophy. The ball is hand-formed and the base is as well."

She also called for Brady to apologize.

"I personally would like an apology, not just to me and my family and the other silversmiths but to the fans, all the football fans, the other team players," she added.

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