It’s safe to say that Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt, BVM, is the Loyola men’s basketball team’s biggest fan. When she’s not handing out prayer cards to distraught students during exams or being swarmed by admirers like a rock star, Sister Jean can be found doing what she loves most: cheering on the Ramblers from her seat at the scorer’s table.
While it may seem odd that a 97-year-old nun from San Francisco would be so passionate about basketball, Sister Jean said she developed a love for all sports when she was working as an elementary school teacher in Los Angeles.