Ask anyone who has the slightest knowledge about OpusX cigars which cigar they would most like to smoke, and chances are the Fuente Fuente OpusX Football will be extremely high on the list. Yes, it’s an OpusX-banded cigar that is shaped like a football.
While normal Fuente Fuente OpusX releases are highly sought after by much of the cigar community, Arturo Fuente has a plethora of releases ranging from true one-offs to tiny releases in the low thousands that have been made for a variety of purposes, although largely to benefit its charity, Cigar Family Charitable Foundation. Amongst these releases are a few notables, with the OpusX Football perhaps being most famous.
As recognizable as they are unobtainable, the original 13 Footballs were given to NFL Hall of Famer Dan Marino in 2003 by Carlos “Carlito” Fuente Jr. as a present at a charity event. They were then quickly auctioned off for a reported $13,000. The number originally released corresponds with Marino’s jersey number during his storied career.
