Jim Becker of Racine, Wisconsin, was named the 12th member of the Green Bay Packers Fan Hall of Fame at Packers Fan Fest on Friday. Becker, a longtime season ticketholder who attended every game from 1952 through 2008, saw his first game in 1941 when he was 11. Becker, 79, says his Packer’s passion even 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. 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.
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