TOLONO — Frank Krasnowski hopes that whoever took his transport chair from Memorial Stadium on Saturday needs it worse than he does.
And if they took his by mistake, he would like it back so he can get to this Saturday’s home game.
The 84-year-old Tolono man has had season tickets to University of Illinois football games at least 25 years. But now that he’s suffering from severe circulation problems in his legs, it’s getting tougher for the 1954 UI alumnus to get to his seat in the west stands.
A year ago, the retired Chicago school teacher and coach swallowed his pride and bought the chair with wheels, specifically to help him attend sporting events, especially UI football.