CHICAGO, Ill. -- Two Indiana Cubs fans have been selected to present the team with their World Series Championship rings.
Erv Schreiber, 86, and Tom Wakefield, 48, were two of the twenty fans chosen for the special honor. The winners were picked from a pool of over 1,500 Twitter video submissions as part of the Chicago Cubs’ “Ring Bearer” challenge.
The fans were all nominated by family members, coworkers or friends and selected based on their passion, loyalty and creativity.
Schreiber is from Indianapolis and was nominated by his grandson for being a “lifelong Cubs fan.”
Nominating Erv, my 86 y/o grandpa and lifelong @Cubs fan, to be a #CubsRingBearer - "I got to see 'em win it!" Love you, Gramps ? pic.twitter.com/CXcQjv2P3V
— Paul Schreiber (@paulschreiber9) February 14, 2017
Wakefield, from Brownsburg, was nominated by his wife who said he "eats, drinks and sleeps Cubs.”
#cubsringbearer, @Cubs pic.twitter.com/fWliG4A9Qc
— Melzy (@melzykeene) February 5, 2017
The 20 winners range in age from 13 to 90 years old.
All winners will get tickets and transportation to the ceremony game on April 12 at Wrigley Field. They also get the chance to see the championship rings before any other fan.
You can view a full list of winners and their video submissions at the Chicago Cubs Ring Bearer Fan Contest page.
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