Penn State fan’s reaction to Rose Bowl tickets goes viral
Published 10:52 am Saturday, December 10, 2016
- Dean Yockey reacts after he realizes his family is giving him tickets to see the Penn State football team take on USC in the Rose Bowl.
A lifelong Penn State fan received a memorable early Christmas present this week, and his reaction has turned into a viral video.
Dean Yockey’s wife, Becky, decided to surprise her husband with the tickets, and the couple’s four daughters came up with the idea of putting roses in a bowl with the ticket package to surprise him.
But the tickets weren’t the only surprise for Yockey, who grew up near Pittsburgh and who cheered for the Nittany Lions even though his father was an avid Pitt fan. Penn State coach James Franklin tracked the Yockeys down and called Dean Friday night to thank him for his support. Yockey’s end of the conversation produced another video that’s going viral as well.