Heartwarming: Soccer Fan Digs Up Grandpa's Skull So He Can Attend Team's Victory Parade

According to CBS Sports:

In Buenos Aires, Argentina, fans of soccer teams have many spots to celebrate important victories, especially winning trophies. But they often venture to the city center to El Obelisco, similar to the Washington Monument, just much smaller. There you will see flags, hear singing and see a celebration that is like nothing else.

And that’s where Racing fan Gabriel was on Sunday night … with a special guest. You see, Gabriel seems to do things a bit differently. After his team clinched the Superliga title on Sunday with a 1-1 draw with Tigre, he was seen holding something quite peculiar. Speaking to TNT Sports Latin America, Gabriel said he dug up his dead grandfather’s skull to celebrate the title.

Consider my heartstrings tugged.. you just love to see dedication to a team & a thoughtful, heartfelt gesture like that.

I’m not sure what the rules are in Argentina, but generally here in the U.S. it’s frowned upon to dig up loved ones body parts. Often states have rules like the following:

‘No remains of any deceased person shall be removed from any cemetery, except upon written order of the health department having jurisdiction, or of the superior court of the county in which such cemetery is situated.’

One can only hope that someday that changes & we can bring along more than just ashes.

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Ok, I was maybe joking a little before, but these Eagles stories actually do tug my heartstrings. Digging up a skull seems a *bit* much, but I get how much sharing the love of a team can mean to family members. Perhaps someday my own grandchildren will be carrying my little urn around after a Phillies World Series as my ghost implores them not to eat that horse poop.