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Bleier ripped by ring thieves

Karen Roebuck
By Karen Roebuck
1 Min Read June 28, 2004 | 22 years Ago
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Now he only has one.

Former Steelers running back Rocky Bleier reported three of his four Super Bowl rings were stolen Saturday in Charlotte, N.C.

His rings and wallet were stolen from a suitcase he had left in an unlocked room at the Charlotte Convention Center while he was speaking to the 116th Moose International Convention, the fourth ring on his finger, said Bleier's wife, Jan.

Bleier, 58, is offering a $2,500 reward for the rings' return.

Bleier told police the stolen rings were from the Steelers' championships from the 1974, 1975 and 1979 seasons. The Steelers also won in 1978.

Bleier previously had said he sold his four Super Bowl rings for $40,000 to an attorney and friend, Herbert B. Conner, two days before filing for bankruptcy in 1996. Bleier, however, exercised an option to buy back the rings and an agreement that he could hold onto them in the interim.

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