Meet the Green Bay Packers Superfan Who Took His Wife’s Last Name
Just when you thought Green Bay Packers fans couldn't get any more hard core, you learn that a Wisconsin man married a woman and took her last name, because it is "Packer".
Bears vs. Packers Fans
There are several big things Northern Illinois residents can expect to see and hear a lot of every fall: smack talk about the Chicago Bears and Green Bay Packers.
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Bears fans hate Packers fans. Packers fans hate Bears fans. Bears fans hate the Bears...I think you get my point.
Honestly, it's hard to determine which team has the craziest, oops I mean most loyal fans, until you see something like this.
Wisconsin Man Changes Name to Packer
The other day this post floated across my Instagram feed, and I immediately thought: "You have got to be kidding me":
After searching for more info, I quickly realized this couple got married in 2017, yet many Bears fans are only hearing about it now. (Maybe that’s because Bears fans block anything green and gold from our memory banks?)
The Packers Superfan Named Packer
Ryan Holtan-Murphy, a lifelong Wisconsinite and devoted Green Bay Packers fan met Marie Packer at a Madison bar, and when he heard what her last name was, he asked for two forms of ID to prove it. LOL!
Murphy told PEOPLE in 2017:
The more I got to know her, I was like, ‘This girl is perfect for me. She’s fun, beautiful, smart, tough and her last name is Packer.’ To me, it was a flashing neon sign like ‘Hey idiot, this is the one.’
Ready for the most ironic part of this cute love story? The couple, who now lives in Wisconsin, got married at the Willis Tower in Chicago (and Murphy proposed at the Shedd Aquarium wearing a Packers jersey). Seriously. You can see some of their wedding photos here.
So, Bears fans, would you ever marry someone just because their last name was "Bear" or "Bears" or maybe even "Ditka"? Send us an app message and let us know!
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