Fans invest themselves, emotionally and physically, into their teams on game days. They adorn themselves in colored attire, and with the highs and lows of the conflict, their moods are tethered.
For the Washington Redskins fan, the past two decades haven’t been kind, but such a fandom is strongly rooted, in past greatness, and future promise. Just like all fans, the fans of the Redskins long to cheer for something again. And in the meantime, they wait.
For one Redskins fan, however, this long wait isn’t the first one. Carletha West, lovingly referred to as “Nana” by her friends and family, recently turned 107 years young.