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On the day she turned 100 years old, University of Colorado superfan Peggy Coppom had a busy schedule of public appearances planned for herself:
At about 11 a.m. local time, she appeared with Colorado football coach Deion Sanders at his weekly news conference in Boulder. That’s where he announced a new line of apparel is being launched in her honor with proceeds going to benefit her and her family.
“She is 100 years old,” Sanders said. “That is to be applauded.”
Later in the day, her church planned to throw her a birthday party at The Boulder Cork, a fine dining restaurant in Boulder.
After that, she hoped to make it to the Colorado women’s basketball game against Utah State.
All of it follows a busy week of celebrations, including a party for her at the university on Sunday and a football game Saturday in which the sold-out crowd at Folsom Field sang “Happy Birthday” to her in unison, nearly bringing Sanders to tears on the field. He called it an “epic” moment.
“I had to turn away from the screen, because I was getting ready to cry,” Sanders said. “And I didn’t want the opposing team to think they making me cry. No, it was Peggy.”
Deion Sanders and Peggy Coppom before the start of the spring game in 2023.
What Peggy means to Colorado football
Peggy shed her own tears of joy Saturday and has been a fixture at CU sporting events dating to around 1940. The university has estimated that she and her late twin sister Betty are estimated to have attended more than 2,500 CU sporting events over the decades. But after battling pancreatic cancer, Betty died in 2020, leaving a void for Peggy that still leaves her sad and reflective on the birthday they shared.
“It’s been unbelievable, all the attention,” Peggy told USA TODAY Sports by phone Monday before her birthday. “I feel very humble and very…
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Publish date : 2024-11-19 20:04:00
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