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Their parents, grandparents even, unwittingly passed on a childhood of playoff heartbreak.
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Sam McDowell 8, Kansas City Star, 8 Feb. 2026
Born in Shelbyville, Illinois, in 1944 to an accountant father and a homemaker mother, York moved with his family to Terre Haute, Indiana, at age 8 to live with his grandparents after his father’s death.
—Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 7 Feb. 2026
Limon has experienced the loss of grandparents and close friends but nothing like the loss of a player.
—Ishmael Johnson, Dallas Morning News, 7 Feb. 2026
Like Backroads, Intrepid offers many active travel choices but does not specifically address seniors; some trips may require especially fit grandparents.
—Kathy Boardman, USA Today, 7 Feb. 2026
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Sam McDowell 8, Kansas City Star, 8 Feb. 2026
Born in Shelbyville, Illinois, in 1944 to an accountant father and a homemaker mother, York moved with his family to Terre Haute, Indiana, at age 8 to live with his grandparents after his father’s death.
—Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 7 Feb. 2026
Limon has experienced the loss of grandparents and close friends but nothing like the loss of a player.
—Ishmael Johnson, Dallas Morning News, 7 Feb. 2026
Like Backroads, Intrepid offers many active travel choices but does not specifically address seniors; some trips may require especially fit grandparents.
—Kathy Boardman, USA Today, 7 Feb. 2026
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“Grandparent.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grandparent. Accessed 9 Feb. 2026.
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grandparent
noun
grand·par·ent
ˈgran(d)-ˌpar-ənt 
-ˌper-
: a parent of one's father or mother
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