He’s bought a date with future.
An 86-year-old Bengals fan who hasn’t missed a sport because the crew’s inception can be going to the Tremendous Bowl subsequent week — because of viral video of him weeping as his crew gained the AFC championship sport final Sunday.
James Lipscomb cried tears of pleasure as he sat in his Fairfield, OH, lounge watching on TV his crew’s gorgeous 27-24 time beyond regulation upset over the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs.
Lipscomb’s daughter Linda Eschenbrenner recorded the heartwarming second as her dad shook in his recliner and hid his face in a blanket.
“That is so superior. How pleased are you dad?” Linda requested.
“Oh God, I can’t stand it!” he stated by tears in a video that garnered 5.5 million web page views.
His granddaughter Elizabeth Eschenbrenner then launched a wildly successfulGoFundMe marketing campaign — “Get Grandpa to the Tremendous Bowl” — to ship her pappy to Southern California for the massive sport towards the Los Angeles Rams on Feb. 13.
“All prices would go in direction of him and a caregiver to get to the sport!! I do know it's a massive ask, however he's the most important Bengals fan on the market on the ripe age of 86!” the granddaughter posted.
By Tuesday, donations had soared to $42,000, so the household ceased fundraising.
“Each tremendous fan, dad & grandpa ought to get to see his crew play AND have a dang good time! Blessings to him, his household, pals, & contributors!” posted Jeri McGinnis, who kicked in $50.
Lipscomb has actually earned his Bengals stripes.
He was among the many 21,682 who attended Cincinnati’s first sport at Nippert Stadium on Aug. 3, 1968 — his birthday.
A season ticket holder for many years, Lipscomb has not missed watching a single sport since.
For higher or worse — principally worse — he’s watched the 381 Bengals common season and playoff wins, all 473 losses and 5 ties.
He attended Tremendous Bowl XVI in Pontiac, Michigan, in 1982 solely to observe the San Francisco 49ers edge the Bengals 26–21. He stomached a gut-wrenching 20-16 rematch loss to the 49ers in Tremendous Bowl XXIII in Miami in 1989.
Lipscomb was so obsessed that again within the day he even wrote unsolicited scouting reviews on the gamers and despatched them to the crew, his household stated.
Fifty 4 years — and plenty of tears later — he’ll be at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles to search out out if the third time is the attraction.
“Individuals of the world, I bless you,” he stated in a video to social media to thank everybody for his or her generosity that landed him the golden ticket. “You may have accomplished one thing that many individuals wouldn't consider doing. You may have been such an exquisite, great bunch of folks that have taken me underneath your wing. I recognize it. I really like you. God bless you.
He ended his message with the acquainted Bengal fan chant: “Who dey!”
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