Photo: Carrie Steinweg/ The Lansing Journal
Once aChicago White Soxfan, always a Chicago White Sox fan!
A Lansing, Illinois-based man named CP Crawford celebrated turning 112 years old on Aug. 25 with the treat of a lifetime: a trip to Guaranteed Rate Field in Chicago to take in his first in-person game since beginning to follow the team more than 100 years ago.
“He didn’t know until we got there. And when I told him we were at the White Sox game, he got a big smile on his face,” Holmes told theJournalof the Thursday celebration. “It’s all about making him happy.”
CP Crawford at White Sox game.Carrie Steinweg/ The Lansing Journal
He was also the lucky recipient of a foul ball as he watched the game from the Guaranteed Rate Club seating, where he enjoyed a buffet, rainbow-layered birthday cake and his soda of choice.
“They’re good, but I always thought the White Sox were the best,” Crawford told theJournal. “Chicago is my home.”
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According to theJournal, Crawford is the oldest living resident in Lansing, a suburb of Chicago. He was born in 1907 — one year after the White Sox beat the Chicago Cubs in the World Series. They would go on to win again in 1917, this time besting the New York Giants.
One of six children, Crawford moved to the Chicago area in 1925. He previously worked in cotton fields in lieu of attending school, theJournalreports. Senior Consultant for Gerontology for Guinness World Records Robert Young told the outlet there’s a “good chance” Crawford is the U.S.’s oldest living man.
“I’ve been around and I have met some wonderful people,” Crawford told theJournal. “I’m happy to be here.”
source: people.com
