Jim Gaffney, who is from Phoenixville, has enjoyed taking his grandsons, Connor and Patrick Strauss, to Philadelphia sports games, a tradition decades in the making, writes Dave Uram for KYW Newsradio. 

At a recent Philadelphia 76ers game, the boys prepared a sign that read “Joel Embiid, I Love You!” Once the MVP candidate showed up on the court to start practicing, Connor shouted to him what the sign said. Gaffney then noticed the seven-footer turn and acknowledge the young fan. 

“And it was just so cool to see the connection with him and the team,” said Gaffney. 

Connor was overjoyed when he was able to convince his Pop to buy season tickets for the Sixers during the pandemic. 

“His love for the Sixers is what attracted me to the Sixers and I’m an absolute fanatic for the Sixers now,” said Gaffney. 

Gaffney started going to games of Philadelphia sports teams in the 1960s with his father. Now six decades later, he is continuing the tradition with his grandkids. He hopes that Connor will continue this tradition with his grandchildren, just like him. 

Read more about the family at KYW Newsradio.