Sister Jean!

Sister Jean! March 26, 2018

Love it.

It took 98 years and seven months of living for Sister Jean Delores Schmidt to be asked this question: “Is it OK if we license your name and image?”

That’s exactly what Loyola-Chicago officials were doing earlier this week, as demand from licensees came in to the school’s athletic department.

“We weren’t going to do anything until she gave her blessing,” said Tom Sorboro, a senior associate athletic director at the school.

When the conversation happened, the nun who serves as the chaplain of the basketball team said she trusted the school on approvals.


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