Which means more: Oscar or Lombardi Trophy

[NightFire]

Tisch apparently has an Oscar.

 

Giants co-owner Tisch says which meant more: Oscar or Lombardi Trophy

 

DANA POINT, Calif. - Steve Tisch has scored a remarkable honours double, winning an Academy Award as producer of "Forrest Gump," and a Vince Lombardi Trophy as co-owner of the Super Bowl champion New York Giants.

 

Which meant more to him? Think drama. "I think the Lombardi was probably more satisfying," Tisch said.

 

He explained.

 

"A successful movie, a hit movie, a critically very well-acclaimed movie is very satisfying," he said Thursday at the IMG World Congress of Sports. "The acknowledgment of my industry and my peers given in an Academy Award is fantastic.

 

"If you look at how a movie is made, it's scripted, it's edited, it's shot over a 70-, 80-, 90-day shooting schedule. It's very different from a live football game. It's unscripted. There's no editing."

 

And the Super Bowl was a doozy of a story.

 

Tisch called the game probably the best reality show and one of the most dramatic sporting events of all time.

 

He wasn't necessarily saying that because he's the Giants' CEO; many others agree with him.

 

Eli Manning took the underdog Giants on a frantic, 83-yard drive in the waning moments and hit Plaxico Burress with a 13-yard touchdown pass with 35 seconds remaining. New York's 17-14 victory over previously unbeaten New England ranks as one of the biggest upsets in Super Bowl history.

 

"That demonstrated how a group of talented athletes under the great leadership of Tom Coughlin and his coaching staff played their hearts out, played with passion and commitment, and a real sensitivity to their fellow players and to their fans," Tisch said.

 

"It was a very dramatic story that was told, implausible at times, at times almost unbelievable."

 

So implausible, he said, that he probably couldn't have sold it as a movie idea.

 

"It's a great Hollywood story, but I think if I pitched this to one of the studios, said, ' ... Then, and you're not going to believe this, but the last act is they win the Super Bowl. I think every studio would say, 'I was with you up until they won the Super Bowl. That's not going to work,"' Tisch said, smiling.

[Virginia Giant]

I read that the other night, I had no idea he produced Forest Gump.

 

 

But how awesome would it be as a man to say you can make that comparison?

[Treehugger]

"Produced" as in "dumped some cash on the table" or is he actually involved in the production?

[TaylorBanksCarsonVanPelt]

"Produced" as in "dumped some cash on the table" or is he actually involved in the production?

Well he sure brought integrity and a vision for excellence at my alma mater New York University with the Tisch School of the Arts with say a $50,000,000 check for the naming rights. LOL!!!

[Clarence the Blue Puppet]

Well he sure brought integrity and a vision for excellence at my alma mater New York University with the Tisch School of the Arts with say a $50,000,000 check for the naming rights. LOL!!!

 

I'd think ANY sports trophy would be more gratifying. The Oscars are nothing more than a popularity contest, or political statement. Take your pick. A sports trophy must be fought for and earned.

[TaylorBanksCarsonVanPelt]

I'd think ANY sports trophy would be more gratifying. The Oscars are nothing more than a popularity contest, or political statement. Take your pick. A sports trophy must be fought for and earned.

Agreed....guys like him put down 5 million dollars like you or me put down a fifty. You can't buy a championship in the NFL....too many variables to account for that money alone can't resolve. Maybe the hole down in D.C. needs to go to Hollywood and win a couple of Oscar's first.