A Clermont County man has creativity and the Cincinnati Bengals' success to thank for accidentally starting a new business.Ahead of the Bengals' game against the Raiders in January, Ron Boyle designed and created big Bengals chains for him and his daughter. He made one that said "Joey Franchise" for him and a "Chosen 1" for his daughter, paying homage to Ja"Marr Chase."They're called the 'Flava of Who Dey,'" Boyle said before chuckling.He admits he is not exactly sure how he came up with the idea but thinks he may have come up with it after seeing Ickey Woods wearing that big Bengals "B" on his chest.His chains were a hit at the game and caught the eye of 9-year-old Kingston Thomas, who WLWT has featured as a favorite among Bengals fans, and his mom Erica."She asked me if I could make a couple for her and a couple turned into 30 or 40 or whatever it is now," Boyle said. "Bengal Jim put it out on his social media and boom, there it went."The two super fans attracted attention from Bengals fans, Cincinnati fans of other sports teams and sports fans in other parts of the country.Before he knew it, he was running a side business. It's kept him up late into the early morning hours as the Super Bowl approaches.Boyle's home office has transformed into a tiger lair, with orange and black artwork in every corner. "My full-time regular job is designing toys," Boyle said. He added that designing chains has felt like a full-time job lately and wishes he would have thought of the idea sooner."I would have gotten some sleep in the last two weeks if I had done it a couple months ago," he joked.A lot of people want chains about Joe Burrow, Ja'Marr Chase or Evan McPherson. Many others ask for custom designs with nicknames."I've done Joe Brrr, Joey B, Joey Franchise, the Joe Shiesty one hanging on the wall over there," he said. He estimates he has made more than 125 in just three weeks' time. He lays each design out on his computer system and then transfers the design to one of his 3D printers."It takes seven to eight hours to print one," Boyle said. "That's why I have seven printers running almost all the time."Boyle was a season ticket holder for three decades and has been a Bengals fan even longer."Through the 90s and the early 2000s, I couldn't get anybody to go to games. It was so bad. It was the worst football around," he said.Boyle said games were fun again under Marvin Lewis and under Zac Taylor, although he initially didn't agree with his hiring, the team is on track to have many more winning seasons. He expects more fans to want necklaces after the Super Bowl, especially if the Bengals take home the Vince Lombardi trophy.Each custom design is $40.Boyle is planning to launch a website once he catches up on orders after the Super Bowl. For now, if you are interested in placing an order, you can contact Ron Boyle on Facebook or email him at [email protected].
A Clermont County man has creativity and the Cincinnati Bengals' success to thank for accidentally starting a new business.
Ahead of the Bengals' game against the Raiders in January, Ron Boyle designed and created big Bengals chains for him and his daughter. He made one that said "Joey Franchise" for him and a "Chosen 1" for his daughter, paying homage to Ja"Marr Chase.
"They're called the 'Flava of Who Dey,'" Boyle said before chuckling.
He admits he is not exactly sure how he came up with the idea but thinks he may have come up with it after seeing Ickey Woods wearing that big Bengals "B" on his chest.
His chains were a hit at the game and caught the eye of 9-year-old Kingston Thomas, who WLWT has featured as a favorite among Bengals fans, and his mom Erica.
"She asked me if I could make a couple for her and a couple turned into 30 or 40 or whatever it is now," Boyle said. "Bengal Jim put it out on his social media and boom, there it went."
The two super fans attracted attention from Bengals fans, Cincinnati fans of other sports teams and sports fans in other parts of the country.
Before he knew it, he was running a side business. It's kept him up late into the early morning hours as the Super Bowl approaches.
Boyle's home office has transformed into a tiger lair, with orange and black artwork in every corner.
"My full-time regular job is designing toys," Boyle said. He added that designing chains has felt like a full-time job lately and wishes he would have thought of the idea sooner.
"I would have gotten some sleep in the last two weeks if I had done it a couple months ago," he joked.
A lot of people want chains about Joe Burrow, Ja'Marr Chase or Evan McPherson. Many others ask for custom designs with nicknames.
"I've done Joe Brrr, Joey B, Joey Franchise, the Joe Shiesty one hanging on the wall over there," he said.
He estimates he has made more than 125 in just three weeks' time. He lays each design out on his computer system and then transfers the design to one of his 3D printers.
"It takes seven to eight hours to print one," Boyle said. "That's why I have seven printers running almost all the time."
Boyle was a season ticket holder for three decades and has been a Bengals fan even longer.
"Through the 90s and the early 2000s, I couldn't get anybody to go to games. It was so bad. It was the worst football around," he said.
Boyle said games were fun again under Marvin Lewis and under Zac Taylor, although he initially didn't agree with his hiring, the team is on track to have many more winning seasons.
He expects more fans to want necklaces after the Super Bowl, especially if the Bengals take home the Vince Lombardi trophy.
Each custom design is $40.
Boyle is planning to launch a website once he catches up on orders after the Super Bowl. For now, if you are interested in placing an order, you can contact Ron Boyle on Facebook or email him at [email protected].
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