SUSAN BETLER DELMONT, PA "Brett Frog" forever tattooed on her right wrist. The mighty 'G' for the Green Bay Packers tattooed on her left wrist... along with her brother's name, David. Even though Susan lived with her family in Pennsylvania while growing up, watching and listening to the Packers games with her brother every Sunday wasn't merely a choice, but the only choice. The goal was always to visit Green Bay and Lambeau Field. But life can derail even the best laid plans. After her brother passed away from MD in 1993, the goal of reaching Green Bay took on an almost spiritual longing. She needed to be in Green Bay to see Lambeau Field and see her Packers play. On December 22, 2002, against the Buffalo Bills, fate brought her and her dad to Green Bay. Out of respect for her and what the Green Bay Packers mean to her, it was decided that she should walk through the gate alone and see the field first. With tears streaming down her face, dressed from head-to-toe in Packer gear, she made her way towards the field. Standing, crying more than before, a security guard asked her "This is your first trip to Lambeau Field, right?" and Susan replied in a soft-teary voice, "Yes." The security guard then said, "That happens a lot here." And gave her all the time she needed to take in the view... that 'G' in the middle of the field... the Packers' players warming up... the former Packer greats listed on the facade around the stadium... tens of thousands of people, all wearing their favorite Packer outfits, supporting the greatest football team the NFL has ever known. Just after the national anthem, a fly-over was performed by a military cargo plane, green and gold painted on its belly. Her brother had had a military funeral. More tears flowed. She found peace; she knew her brother was there. Packers 10, Buffalo 0. A tradition of coming to a Packers game every year was started. Even though her love and loyalty to the Packers is without question, she only comes to games in December. One simple reason: the cold. There's something about the cold that transcends Green Bay and Lambeau Field into a higher existence. On December 9, 2007, her sixth home game now and just diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis, she reads the last plaque in the Hall of Fame, seeing her chance to be part of a legacy. Dreams and goals still happen. Sometimes they just take longer to achieve than we'd like. For her to be inducted into the Packers Fan Hall of Fame would be a dream come true.
