Randall Posted March 14, 2010 Share Posted March 14, 2010 Green Bay Packers Published : Sunday, 14 Mar 2010, 11:33 AM EDT GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) -- A Wisconsin man who says his Green Bay Packers loyalties helped save his life has been voted into the team's Fan Hall of Fame. The team announced the honor Saturday for 79-year-old Jim Becker. He attended Packers games for 56 years. Becker says his passion for his team helped save his life. He and his wife raised 11 kids, so money was tight. To afford his season tickets without taking money from his family, he began selling his blood for $15 per pint. His doctor later found that Becker's father died at age 43 of a condition in which the blood retains too much iron. The only treatment is to remove the iron by giving blood. By that time Becker had sold 145 pints to pay for his season tickets. He says if he hadn't, he too may have died young. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muck Posted March 14, 2010 Share Posted March 14, 2010 GREAT story! Wow. ...11 kids? I thought I was feeling overwhelmed with four. Kudos to him (and his wife)! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chief Posted March 15, 2010 Share Posted March 15, 2010 the irony of the situation... Guy was extremely lucky having things work as they did for him, always good to read something like this. Hell muck, I'm overwhelmed with 3 kids Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nuke'em ttg Posted March 15, 2010 Share Posted March 15, 2010 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BearBroncos Posted March 15, 2010 Share Posted March 15, 2010 the irony of the situation... Guy was extremely lucky having things work as they did for him, always good to read something like this. Hell muck, I'm overwhelmed with 3 kids I think there's a pun imbedded there, somewhere Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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