Friends Who Visited Every Super Bowl Meet for One Last Game
2022-02-11
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1Three friends are hoping for a great Super Bowl game this year, because it is likely to be their last as a group.
2Don Crisman, Gregory Eaton, and Tom Henschel have gone to the National Football League championship game for 55 years.
3The first game they visited was in 1967.
4Crisman, who is 85, lives in Maine.
5He said this year's game in Los Angeles will be his last.
6Eaton, 82, lives in Michigan.
7He wants to keep going, but he worries about his health.
8Henschel is 80. He lives in Florida.
9He said his last game will be in 2026.
10Henschel said the group uses the Super Bowl as a way to meet up and spend time together.
11They talk about old memories.
12But in recent years, they understood the tradition might come to an end one day.
13"Old age is catching up to all of us," Henschel said.
14Crisman and Henschel met at the Super Bowl in 1983.
15Eaton met them in the 2010s.
16They are among the very few members of a group of fans who have been to every Super Bowl.
17Each year, some people die or cannot travel because of poor health.
18This year, they will be able to sit next to each other.
19Last year, they went to the game, but could not sit close to each other because of COVID-19 restrictions.
20Eaton said he is excited for a large crowd this year.
21Last year, in Florida, only 22,000 fans were permitted to watch the game.
22Eaton is also looking forward to seeing Matthew Stafford play quarterback for the Los Angeles Rams.
23Stafford used to play for Eaton's favorite team, the Detroit Lions.
24The quarterback is the most important position on the team.
25"We just love football," Eaton said.
26He said he paid about $2,500 for his ticket, which is about 400 times the price he paid 55 years ago.
27Crisman said he is moving slower than he was during the first game.
28He said this year's game will be his last unless his favorite team, the New England Patriots, makes it to the Super Bowl next year.
29"One year at time," he said. "But I'm feeling we're very near the end."
30I'm Dan Friedell.
1Three friends are hoping for a great Super Bowl game this year, because it is likely to be their last as a group. 2Don Crisman, Gregory Eaton, and Tom Henschel have gone to the National Football League championship game for 55 years. The first game they visited was in 1967. 3Crisman, who is 85, lives in Maine. He said this year's game in Los Angeles will be his last. Eaton, 82, lives in Michigan. He wants to keep going, but he worries about his health. Henschel is 80. He lives in Florida. He said his last game will be in 2026. 4Henschel said the group uses the Super Bowl as a way to meet up and spend time together. They talk about old memories. 5But in recent years, they understood the tradition might come to an end one day. 6"Old age is catching up to all of us," Henschel said. 7Crisman and Henschel met at the Super Bowl in 1983. Eaton met them in the 2010s. 8They are among the very few members of a group of fans who have been to every Super Bowl. Each year, some people die or cannot travel because of poor health. 9This year, they will be able to sit next to each other. Last year, they went to the game, but could not sit close to each other because of COVID-19 restrictions. 10Eaton said he is excited for a large crowd this year. Last year, in Florida, only 22,000 fans were permitted to watch the game. 11Eaton is also looking forward to seeing Matthew Stafford play quarterback for the Los Angeles Rams. Stafford used to play for Eaton's favorite team, the Detroit Lions. The quarterback is the most important position on the team. 12"We just love football," Eaton said. He said he paid about $2,500 for his ticket, which is about 400 times the price he paid 55 years ago. 13Crisman said he is moving slower than he was during the first game. He said this year's game will be his last unless his favorite team, the New England Patriots, makes it to the Super Bowl next year. 14"One year at time," he said. "But I'm feeling we're very near the end." 15I'm Dan Friedell. 16Dan Friedell adapted this story for Learning English based on a report by the Associated Press. 17Do you have a sports tradition? Tell us about it in the Comments Section and visit our Facebook page. 18Words in This Story 19excited - adj. enthusiastic and eager about something 20ticket - n. a piece of paper that allows entry to an event or travel on a vehicle