# CFL: Final game for one of the Ti-Cats biggest fans **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [July 9, 2024, 11:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cfl-final-game-for-one-of-the-ti-cats-biggest-fans/1003940 "2024-07-09T11:39:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2024, 11:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cfl-final-game-for-one-of-the-ti-cats-biggest-fans/1003940/1 "2024-07-09T11:39:38Z")
One of the biggest fans of the Hamilton Ti-Cats has watched his last game. Steve Townsend has been a fan since he was a boy in the 70s. He also has lived his life with spinal bifida. After 111 surgeries and a developing brain tumour, he has decided to end his life with medically assisted dying. (MAID). He and his mom have been Ti-Cat stalwarts for 45 years, and the team has taken them into the Ti-cat family. Now it’s coming to an end. > **[The final game for a Ticat superfan who will die next week](https://www.thespec.com/news/hamilton-region/the-final-game-for-a-ticat-superfan-who-will-die-next-week/article_129e85ea-3b06-5061-884e-36d469f0f7f5.html)** > > Steve Townsend and his mom, Barb, have become like family to many players over the past 45 years. On Sunday, he’ll watch his beloved team play one last time before medically ending his life ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2024, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cfl-final-game-for-one-of-the-ti-cats-biggest-fans/1003940/2 "2024-07-09T15:00:42Z")
Ohh, my, what a story. Thank you for sharing it.