World Cup Designer Dies @ 95

The artist who designed the World Cup trophy, Silvio Gazzaniga has kicked the bucket @ 95. 

Silvio's son, Giorgio, said that it was a peaceful death, that his father passed away in his sleep at home in Milan. Adding that his father had been in the hospital recently for certain minor ailments.

FIFA received 53 proposals from seven different countries for a new trophy, before opting for Gazzaniga's design.

"I designed it to reward heroism," Silvio Gazzaniga said in a 2002 interview with The Associated Press. "But not superhuman heroism. It's not a conventional cup."

Giorgio Gazzaniga said that his father knew his design couldn't be understood on paper, so he brought a plaster model to show FIFA.

"The jury understood right away that it was a very photogenic cup," Giorgio Gazzaniga said that the 18-carat solid gold trophy(6kg)(13 Pounds) is easy to lift and beautiful when raised. He created a universal trophy."

"But as compensation he gained more work on other cups," his son said. "He became Mr. Cups."

Silvio Gazzaniga also designed the UEFA Cup, European Super Cup and many other international trophies

Above all he would be remembered for the World Cup.

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