Lifelong New England Patriots fan Don Crisman is in Houston to keep his Super Bowl streak alive.
The 80-year-old planned to exit the exclusive club of fans with perfect Super Bowl attendance last year after making it to 50.
But he left open the door to keeping his streak alive if the Patriots made it to Super Bowl 51.
Crisman is in Houston with his daughter, Susan Metevier, and two other members of the every-Super-Bowl club, Tom Henschel of Pittsburgh and Larry Jacobson of San Francisco, according to the Portland Press Herald reported.
His family urged him to go.
"'Please don't stop.' That's what we told him," Metevier told the newspaper. "It's become more than just a football game. It's about our family. It's about what he's done."
Crisman's wife, Beverley, has attended 28 Super Bowls with him, including last year's.
The Patriots play the Atlanta Falcons today. Tickets are going for thousands of dollars -- much more than the $10 it cost to go to the first Super Bowl in 1967.
As usual, Crisman will be cheering for the Pats. "It just brings it to a different level," he said. "They've been my team since they were created."
Donations wanted
Randy Cross was a key member of three Super Bowl-winning teams during his stellar 13-year career with the San Francisco 49ers. In addition to his accomplishments on the field, Cross also is creating another legacy by donating his brain to science in order to help future generations of football players make informed decisions.
In a short video explaining why he is donating his brain to the Concussion Legacy Foundation, Cross also pleads with other players, both at the pro and college level, to donate their brains.
"We can't do enough of this," Cross explained in the video. "I would call every single player who's ever played in college or professionally. Consider donating your brain. There's no limit on how much you played or anything else. We need a baseline. Think about this: This is for all the current players and the future players, so they make informed decisions."
All new parts
Brad Benson, 61, an offensive lineman on the Giants' first Super Bowl champion 30 years ago, has undergone a 14-hour back surgery and three hip replacements.
"I call him Mr. Potato Head," ex-teammate Carl Banks told the New York Daily News. "Everything has been replaced."
Hack time
The St. Louis Cardinals will have to give up two draft picks and $2 million to the Houston Astros after scouting director Chris Correa went rogue and repeatedly broke into Houston's online player-information database.
"On the bright side," wrote Dwight Perry of The Seattle Times, "the Cards are odds-on favorites to win the inaugural Hack Wilson Award."
Sports quiz
What was the highest scoring Super Bowl of all time?
Sports answer
Super Bowl XXIX. San Francisco 49, San Diego 26
Sports on 02/05/2017