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Cubs fans dedicate Wrigley Field wall to those who died before the World Series win

Published Jun. 30, 2017 6:28 p.m. ET

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Chicago Cubs fans took to the streets of Wrigleyville after winning the 2016 World Series in the early hours of Thursday morning and headed over to the Sheffield Avenue wall of Wrigley Field to write down the names of loved ones who did not live long enough to witness the championship victory.

People are writing the names of loved ones who didn't live long enough to see this all along the Sheffield wall at #Wrigley #FlyTheW #Cubs pic.twitter.com/VRkdaI6HzT
— Alex Nitkin (@AlexNitkin) November 3, 2016

The Sheffield wall made me emotional. pic.twitter.com/UTdd5tBhdm
— crying in sportz (@RyneIsMean) November 2, 2016

Cubs fan told me her husband never takes a day off work - he took off today to write his late dad's name on the wall at Wrigley pic.twitter.com/VltKQxmpER
— Michele Steele (@ESPNMichele) November 3, 2016

Went down to Wrigley to chalk a friend's late mom's name on wall. Hard not to be moved by the sight of so many similar tributes. #FlyTheW pic.twitter.com/dVjT1JbyLU
— Dan Epstein (@BigHairPlasGras) November 2, 2016

Walked by Wrigley Field earlier today and saw this guy just staring at the wall for the longest... Bring that chip back to Chicago @Cubs pic.twitter.com/Dhn5H90yH4
— Chuck Nolis (@NOLIS) November 3, 2016

It is estimated that 0.0009% of Chicago's population was alive when the Cubs had last won the World Series in 1908, according to ESPN's Darren Rovell. The last remaining Cubs player that appeared in the 1908 World Series was Ed Reulbach, who died in 1961.

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