Game official Bob Hood at the inaugural America Bowl at Otay Ranch High School in Chula Vista. — David Brooks / San Diego Union-Tribune
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With a little bit of spit and a slight tug, Bobby Hood pulls the ring from his finger and sets it on the table.
Fifty years old, the large, light blue sapphire stone in the middle still shines, though the gold around it is worn smooth, some of the detail lost in years of wear for this memento from the Chargers’ 1963 AFL Championship.