NEW CASTLE A 100-year-old Indiana University football fan who has held season tickets for 70 years will finally see her beloved Hoosiers play for a Big Ten Championship.

Dr. Phyllis Grant, one of the first women to graduate from the IU School of Medicine, has weathered decades of losing seasons from her home near Lincoln Avenue and South Main Street in New Castle.

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Now, under coach Curt Cignetti, she's witnessing the team's historic turnaround.

"It's fantastic. I am so pleased after all these decades that we have not just one winning season, but two. It looks like we might go far, doesn't it?" Grant said.

Grant first purchased season tickets in the 1950s to attend games with her three children. The team's poor performance never stopped her from missing a season.

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