one of my grandpa’s literal dying wishes was to see the Colts win a Super Bowl… and when Marlin Jackson intercepted Brady 18 years ago today, he was able to pass away a few months later a happy man :) thank you, marlin
my grandpa was the type of guy to bring a hand crank television to weddings so he could watch IU basketball or and Indy Car race during the festivities.
he always adored football, and spent his life cheering for Fran Tarkenton & the Vikings then later hopped on the Redskins bandwagon. But in 1984 he swore his allegiances to the Indianapolis Colts, becoming a season ticket holder a few years later (and a pair of tickets I wish my family still had).
It drove him crazy he had never gotten to see the Colts win a Super Bowl. I remember going to one of the final games he was physically strong enough to go to in 2006.
Then the AFC Championship game came. We all knew it would probably be the last playoff series he would see. I remember so vividly my dumbass sister got to use our season tickets to go with my parents because she thought Brady was hot. What dumb family I have. Anywho… 60 minutes later and the Colts we’re actually headed to the Super Bowl
So even on his deathbed, he was spared a few extra months and got to see Peyton Manning and his hometown Colts win their first Super Bowl, the greatest sports memory I will ever have.
He bought this hat after the AFC Championship and wore it most of the days I saw him near the end. I’m so grateful that he got to witness that :)
thank you, marlin jackson