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Loyola Chicago’s final nationwide championship in males’s basketball was 60 years in the past.
The workforce’s most well-known fan absolutely remembers it effectively.
That’s as a result of Sister Jean was 44 years outdated in 1963, which is the 12 months the Ramblers gained all of it. On Monday, she turned 104 years outdated and had fairly the celebration:
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Completely happy 104th Birthday, Sister Jean! pic.twitter.com/HP42ysHtf8
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Be part of us in wishing Sister Jean a Completely happy 104th Birthday at the moment! pic.twitter.com/meYPFy4hEL
Sister Jean grew to become a nationwide phenomenon throughout Loyola’s run to the Ultimate 4 as a Cinderella story within the 2018 NCAA males’s basketball match. Whereas cameras persistently confirmed her within the crowd on the video games, she additionally gave pregame speeches and was seen as an inspirational determine.
She even threw out the primary pitch at a Chicago Cubs recreation at Wrigley Area:
Loyola wasn’t only a one-year marvel, because it additionally reached the Candy 16 in 2021 and made the Large Dance in 2022 with Sister Jean cheering the workforce on.
She is going to absolutely be able to go when the 2023-24 season begins as effectively.
