Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt, the longtime chaplain of the Loyola University Chicago men's basketball team, just turned 100. Chicago's favorite basketball-loving nun celebrated her milestone birthday with cake and songs, according to the university.
Chicago's favorite basketball-loving nun reached a milestone birthday and the community is giving her the party of a lifetime.
Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt reached peak TV fame when the Loyola University Chicago Ramblers became the Cinderella story at last year's NCAA basketball tournament.Fans grew accustomed to seeing the nun, who is the team's chaplain, cheering from the sidelines in her wheelchair.The Ramblers' biggest fan turned 100 on Wednesday, celebrating with cake and songs, according to the university.
— Porter Moser August 21, 2019 Loyola is honoring the nun by raising money for a $100,000 endowment fund for student athletic excellence.The campus is also celebrating Sister Jean's birthday at the Mass of the Holy Spirit on Sunday at the university's arena, where the men's and women's basketball teams play. Sister Jean looks over paperwork in a vintage photo of her.LEGOLAND Discovery Center Chicago paid Sister Jean tribute by building a miniature likeness of her out of Legos.
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