She was 15 when it began, now 90, though looks 70, it continues. Thankfully, it was publicly recognized. Yesterday, over lunch with another cousin she recounted the experience. It's been on Facebook, radio and by her report an article by a curmudgeon in the Minnesota Star/Tribune. That article entitled Gophers Sink To The Level Of A Bad Foe, author Patrick Ruesse, gave half of the space in the column to her. "She was a sophomore at Murray High School in St Paul when she was moved to buy one season ticket a few rows up at midcourt to watch the gophers." Ruesse
Louise (Hammer) Quam has had season tickets to the University of Minnesota men's basketball team since 1949, 75 years! She still has the original tickets and she still attends. Louise was honored at center court at a recent game. Among the gifts she received were two stadium seats with the number of the seat she sits in for games. In her living room she sits in it watch road games. She also received a team jersey numbered 75. The team, referees and press corps shook her hand. When she returned to her seat after the award ceremony the crowd gave her a standing ovation. She's the longest season ticket holder of any University of Minnesota Sport. Now, a widow who has given up driving, her grandchildren have a spread-sheet tracking who will escort her to home games.
It's not that she's always lived in the Twin Cities. No she attended St. Olaf College, Northfield, MN., lived in New Haven, CT., Henning and Marshall, MN., Manchester, IA, back to Northfield and now in St. Louis Park, MN. Accolades to the U of MN to go all out honoring her.
Takk for alt,
Al
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