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The Associated Press
GREEN BAY, Wis. -- A Super Bowl ring awarded to legendary Green Bay Packers lineman Fuzzy Thurston will be sold at an auction to help pay $1.7 million in back taxes.
U.S. marshals seized Thurston's ring from Super Bowl II, which will be auctioned at the National Sports Collectors Convention in Rosemont, Ill., on Aug. 4.
An order filed in U.S. District Court's Western District also calls for the sale of Thurston's Super Bowl I ring, four championship rings and other sports memorabilia. But, it appears authorities have not gotten a hold of those items.
The auction in August will also sell Thurston's 1960 helmet and two footballs signed by Vince Lombardi and members of his Packers team.
The Green Bay Press-Gazette says Thurston's Super Bowl ring alone is expected to raise more than $20,000.
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