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Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt became an international celebrity in 2018 when the Loyola Ramblers made it to the NCAA's Final Four

She had been a teacher for decades and worked at many Catholic schools in California and Chicago before becoming the chaplain for Loyola University Chicago's men's basketball team. In that position, she prayed with student athletes, encouraged them, gave advice about the team's performance and even gave scouting reports about other teams. She was also front and center when the Ramblers played the University of Michigan in the Final Four tournament. Dressed in the school's maroon and gold regalia, the then 98-year-old cheered from her wheelchair.

Sister Jean was born Delores Bertha Schmidt in 1919 and grew up in a devout Catholic family

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