No trophy in sports is as thicc (with two Cs) as the trophy granted to the winner of the Birmingham Bowl. It features a literal bare butt with some serious cheeks!
Previously known as PapaJohns.com Bowl and the BBVA Compass Bowl, the Birmingham Bowl has been played every year since 2015. 76 took over as the sponsor this year.
The winning team is awarded the best trophy in college football, if not all of sports. It is modeled after a famous landmark in the state’s second-most populous city— Vulcan.
The Vulcan statue is the largest cast iron statue in the entire world and one of the United States’ tallest statues of any kind. Reflecting Birmingham’s roots in the iron and steel industry, the 56-foot tall statue depicts the Roman god Vulcan.
Vulcan is the god of the fire and forge and stands atop the statue with ironworker equipments. He also stands atop the Birmingham Bowl trophy!
From the front, the trophy is a strong-armed man wearing a blacksmith’s apron.
It is much bigger than you might think…
Especially when standing upright!
The Birmingham Bowl trophy is caked up!
From the back, the trophy presents an entirely different image. Vulcan is not wearing anything under his blacksmith’s apron, which does not go below his lower back.
His butt is completely bare from just below the waist to mid-calf. It is right in your face.
And it’s not just a slight peek, it’s full-on cheeks out for the Birmingham Bowl!
To make it even better, the MVP of the game gets his own tiny Vulcan. He, too, is high-key thicc.
Duke defensive back Chandler Rivers will forever display Vulcan’s butt on his mantle!
Mini Vulcan trophy for Chandler Rivers, Birmingham Bowl MVP. pic.twitter.com/4WrBoCYRjs
— BirminghamSports (@BirminghamSport) December 23, 2023
The Blue Devils will get to put the Birmingham Bowl trophy in Durham for everyone to see.