Melba, who celebrated her 100th birthday this year, has lived her entire life on the same block. Although she hasn’t traveled much, she’s always been curious about the world. So she created her own personal archive through newspaper clippings, complete with special files for different subjects. One of those is simply labelled, “Mahomes.”

 

Monte Mills, her son, said in recent years Melba has devoted her time to following her favorite sports team, the Kansas City Chiefs. She has a particular fondness for quarterback Patrick Mahomes.

“He’s so fast and so slick,”she said. “I just thought he was just so darn cute.â€

Recently, Monte wanted to do something special for his mom. Since she’d never been to an NFL game, he decided to write a letter to the Chiefs explaining her love for them. And they responded!

Coincidentally, the NFL is also celebrating its 100th year, so the Chiefs thought this was the perfect time to invite Melba to a game at Arrowhead Stadium! Better yet, they went out of their way to make her feel like their guest of honor.

The first of many surprises came when Mitch Holthus, the voice of the Chiefs, showed up at her home to personally extend the team’s invitation. To show their enthusiasm, he also gifted her with a custom jersey that had her name on it!