Sister Jean, the team chaplain who became a celebrity in March during Loyola-Chicago’s NCAA tournament run, received her Final Four ring on Wednesday.<\/b>
\nCHICAGO — Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt now has a little bling to go along with the international attention she gained as the near-centenarian team chaplain during Loyola-Chicago ’s run to the NCAA Final Four.
Loyola great Jerry Harkness, who was a member of the school’s 1963 championship team, helped present a Final Four ring Tuesday night to Schmidt before the Ramblers‘ rematch of their NCAA tournament game against Nevada.
Schmidt, who turned 99 in August, sat courtside in a wheelchair for the presentation. She joked afterward that she felt as if the ring added five pounds to her weight.
The Catholic nun became a celebrity last March for her fandom and for praying before each game for her Ramblers — and for their opponents.<\/p>\n