Fantasy Football Trophies Engraving Part 2

Once you have selected a fantasy football perpetual trophy, you will need to decide on the text for the header or title plate. Many perpetual trophies feature a large plate which will accept more text than a keeper award. In my Engraving Part 1, I suggest around 60 characters for a keeper award, but a large header plate can easily fit 100 characters.

That doesn't mean you should do 100 characters, it just means you can. The nice thing about a large header plate is that you can make your league name really shine by engraving it in large type.

Take a good look at the header plate. Do you like the engraving style? Does it look cool to you? Do you want another font? Before you buy, contact the dealer and ask about your options. Don't be afraid to ask questions! A good trophy dealer will offer you options, and should have samples for you to look at.

Let's get back to what text to put on a fantasy football perpetual trophy header plate.

1. The league name is obviously most important. Many customers ask for their league initials, such as CKFFL. On a large header plate, you can actually spell out the league name. In the trophy shown above, I used the league initials in a decorative medallion.

2. Most folks will want the words "Fantasy Football League" on the header plate.

3. Champion, Champions, or Championship Trophy. This lets everyone know what this trophy is about! You can also have a league start date, for example "Est. 1992"

Many people submit their header plate information in all caps like this:

GRIDIRON GODS
FANTASY FOOTBALL LEAGUE
CHAMPIONS

This is fine, but consider that having all the type in caps doesn't draw attention to any particular part of the engraving. Experiment with different formats; some caps, upper and lower case, perhaps a portion in italics. For example:

GRIDIRON GODS

Fantasy Football League

CHAMPIONS

Here is another cool option for league initials. In this plate, I curved the league name around a football graphic, and put the league initials inside the football.


Give some thought and planning to your header plate, and you'll have a fantasy football trophy that you and your league can be proud of for many years.

Please feel free to ask any questions, and check out my line of fantasy football perpetual trophies, loser trophies and more at Sculpture Alley!