Relative Of First Packers' President Lost Seat At Super Bowl
Of the over 100,00 fans who watched the Super Bowl from Cowboys Stadium, 400 were forced to watch it from standing-room positions. And it wasn't just average Joe's who were among the 400.
A granddaughter of the first president of the Green Bay Packers says she was among those 400 ticketholders.
In a letter sent to the NFL, which she provided to The Associated Press, Peggy Beisel-McIlwaine says Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones should never be allowed to host another Super Bowl. She called her experience a "total disaster."
Beisel-McIlwaine tells the AP she received a call Wednesday from the NFL, and will be going to the league office Friday to meet with a person who is handling her situation.
Beisel-McIlwaine's grandfather was Andrew Blair Turnbull, the Packers' first president and a member of the team's Hall of Fame.
The fans were forced from their seats to standing-room spots in Cowboys Stadium because their seats weren't safe.
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