diehard lover travels 1,000 miles, in spite of owning no ticket for the match

Eco-friendly BAY, Wis. (WBAY) – We all know the Eco-friendly Bay Packers have a pretty loyal following from their admirers.

And while the pandemic may possibly be preserving most of them out of Lambeau Industry, the virus cannot take the really like for the eco-friendly and gold away from followers, which include a diehard fan from Connecticut.

He was determined to expend the weekend in Packer place, even though he doesn’t have a ticket for the video game.

“I’ve constantly been a Packer fan. I’m 68, since I was 12, and I just appreciate the entertaining situations you have right here,” states Joe Dombrowski.

Dombrowski matches suitable in in Titletown, going for walks the wander and speaking the discuss.

“I never like the Jets. I despise the Patriots. I really do not like the Giants. It is the Packers… from day a single,” says Dombrowski. “I’ve been to likely at minimum 22 video games.”

You’d by no means know he’s lived a lot more than 1,000 miles away his whole existence.

The rich history of the storied franchise extensive ago turned Dombrowski to a environmentally friendly and gold faithful.

Ever considering that, he’s desired to rejoice the Pack up shut, not from afar.

“I arrived a single calendar year for 4 typical season video games, then when we beat the Giants and that hail Mary from Rodgers to Randall Cobb. Then I went to the championship game in Atlanta and we dropped that video game, but that’s how much of a fanatic I am,” says Dombrowski, laughing. “I’ll go to the moon (to see them).”

It’s no shock, as shortly as he knew the Packers would play with homefield edge, Dombrowski booked a plane ticket from Connecticut to Wisconsin.

And that’s the only ticket he has.

“I just came here, just to be in the city and to rejoice with the men and women because we’re heading to get. We know that,” he suggests, smiling.

Dombrowski is thorough and cautious to be undertaking all this for the duration of a pandemic and just sends shots to good friends and relatives however at household.

With considerably less than 24 several hours to kick off, his sport plan is established.

“I’ll go to the Pro Store, go to consume, have a couple of at Anduzzis. I enjoy that location,” says Dombrowski.

He is, of training course, pulling for a earn and preparing to be at every single video game the Packers are in, with his sights established on Tampa.

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