Some fans will go to great lengths to show their support for their favorite sports team. For example, today’s Chicago Sun-Times tells the story of 41-year-old Bears fan Glenn Timmermann of north suburban Chicago who has tattooed his entire body with the names of current and former Bears players. Timmermann began his quest in October 2005 when he met Otis Wilson of the 1985 championship team at a local autographing session and asked him to sign his back with a permanent marker. He then asked his tattoo artist, Oscar Bustos, to fill in the rest. As Timmermann heard about other Bear autograph signings, he made trips all over the city to get their autographs as well. He now has 45 of them, including one of Mike Ditka on the back of his shaved head. “Everybody owns a T-shirt; it’s been done before. This is different,” he told the Sun-Times.
Timmermann and Bustos have appeared together on several Bears’ pre-game shows, and are scheduled to appear on ESPN’s Cold Pizza this Friday morning when Bustos will give Timmermann a tattoo live on the air.
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