The string of elderly Green Bay Packers fans going to every playoff game at Lambeau Field will continue on Sunday despite the coronavirus pandemic.
Fritzie Neitzel, 85, thought her streak would end. Lambeau Field has limited capacity because of COVID-19 and even as a ticket holder for the season, she did not get the seat at the stadium. Steve Ewing heard Neitzel’s conflict and decided to award Neitzel two tickets to Sunday’s game.
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Steve Ewing and his brother Neal Ewing lead the Wisconsin Booster Club and, for the past 6 years, have offered tickets to Packers fans, according to FOX6 Milwaukee. The brothers’ goal was to “reward excellence and spirit” and Neitzel fit the mold.
She went to the Packers’ first game with her father in October 1945, when she was just 10 years old. His family tried to buy tickets for the game as soon as they went on sale, but to no avail. Packers also have strict rules on transferring tickets due to COVID restrictions that make seats purchased on cell phones non-transferable.
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Steve Ewing drove from Milwaukee to Green Bay to give Neitzel a phone with the tickets.
“Still a total mess, to tell you the truth. It’s just that I’m pinching myself. Am I thinking, am I dreaming or is this real?” Neitzle told FOX6 Milwaukee.
Neal Ewing added, “There is no comparison to the joy reward because it is greater than money. It is greater than any of the other things that people pursue.”
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The Packers play against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the NFC championship. The game starts at 3:05 pm ET on FOX.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.