Twins /coloradan/ en 欧美口爆视频 Loses a Legend /coloradan/2020/08/05/cu-loses-legend <span>欧美口爆视频 Loses a Legend</span> <span><span>Anonymous (not verified)</span></span> <span><time datetime="2020-08-05T15:22:40-06:00" title="Wednesday, August 5, 2020 - 15:22">Wed, 08/05/2020 - 15:22</time> </span> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle focal_image_wide"> <img loading="lazy" src="/coloradan/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_wide/public/article-thumbnail/twin_buff_fans_web_0.jpg?h=58bf34d3&amp;itok=4TDxuSfJ" width="1200" height="600" alt="欧美口爆视频 Twins in Folsom Field "> </div> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-categories" itemprop="about"> <span class="visually-hidden">Categories:</span> <div class="ucb-article-category-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-folder-open"></i> </div> <a href="/coloradan/taxonomy/term/98"> In Memoriam </a> <a href="/coloradan/taxonomy/term/164"> New on the Web </a> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-tags" itemprop="keywords"> <span class="visually-hidden">Tags:</span> <div class="ucb-article-tag-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-tags"></i> </div> <a href="/coloradan/taxonomy/term/184" hreflang="en">Basketball</a> <a href="/coloradan/taxonomy/term/250" hreflang="en">Football</a> <a href="/coloradan/taxonomy/term/1307" hreflang="en">Twins</a> </div> <a href="/coloradan/christie-sounart">Christie Sounart</a> <div class="ucb-article-content ucb-striped-content"> <div class="container"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--article-content paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="ucb-article-content-media ucb-article-content-media-above"> <div> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--media paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle large_image_style"> <img loading="lazy" src="/coloradan/sites/default/files/styles/large_image_style/public/article-image/twin_buff_fans_web_0.jpg?itok=gDB1rDGc" width="1500" height="1044" alt="欧美口爆视频 Twins in Folsom Field"> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="ucb-article-text d-flex align-items-center" itemprop="articleBody"> <div><p></p> <p><strong>Betty Fitzgerald Hoover</strong> (A&amp;S鈥46), one of the famous 鈥溑访揽诒悠 Twins,鈥 died Aug. 5, 2020. She was 95.</p> <p>The Buffs superfan and Boulder resident (pictured above, right) was a 欧美口爆视频 football season ticket holder since 1958 and a basketball season ticket holder since 1979. She rarely missed a game.</p> <p>Betty and her sister, <strong>P</strong><strong>eggy Fitzgerald Coppom&nbsp;</strong>(A&amp;S鈥46), could be spotted in the 欧美口爆视频 stands at nearly every athletic event, often dressed in matching yellow 欧美口爆视频 sweatshirts and&nbsp;Ralphie necklaces,&nbsp;waving gold pom-poms.</p> <p>They stuck with the teams through rain and shine.</p> <p>鈥淲e鈥檝e been through some pretty low times [at games] with not much to cheer about,鈥 Betty told the <em><a href="/coloradan/2011/12/01/shoulder-shoulder" rel="nofollow">Coloradan</a></em> in 2011. 鈥淏ut we鈥檝e always thought, 鈥業f the team has to stay, then someone should stay with them.鈥欌</p> <p>The twins 鈥 also part of the <a href="https://cubuffs.com/sports/2011/1/1/buffalo-belles.aspx" rel="nofollow">Buffalo Belles</a> booster group 鈥 often remained after games to chat with the athletes, who quickly became part of their family.</p> <p>鈥淲ow鈥wo of the most loving and supportive people I鈥檝e ever met鈥an this one hurts,鈥 tweeted 欧美口爆视频 men鈥檚 basketball star point guard <strong>McKinley Wright IV</strong>&nbsp;(Ethn鈥21) Aug. 5, after hearing the news of Betty鈥檚 death.</p> <p>Students couldn鈥檛 get enough of the twins, either.</p> <p>On Valentine鈥檚 Day 2013, Betty and Peggy <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bdu4KUcB76A" rel="nofollow">led the C-Unit student section</a> to perform a lively rendition of the viral 鈥淗arlem Shake鈥 dance in the first half of the sold-out Buffs versus Arizona Wildcats rivalry game.</p> <p>鈥淚t is a sad day for Buff Nation with the passing of Betty Hoover, one of our beloved twins,鈥 said 欧美口爆视频 athletic director Rick George. 鈥淲hile we have many great fans, none have been more visible and loved than Betty and Peggy. If you know 欧美口爆视频 Athletics you know Betty and Peggy.鈥</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Photo by Glenn Asakawa&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div>Betty Fitzgerald Hoover, one of the famous 鈥溑访揽诒悠 Twins,鈥 died at 95 years old Aug. 5, 2020.</div> <h2> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--ucb-related-articles-block paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div>Off</div> </div> </h2> <div>Traditional</div> <div>0</div> <div>On</div> <div>White</div> Wed, 05 Aug 2020 21:22:40 +0000 Anonymous 10251 at /coloradan Shoulder to Shoulder /coloradan/2011/12/01/shoulder-shoulder <span>Shoulder to Shoulder</span> <span><span>Anonymous (not verified)</span></span> <span><time datetime="2011-12-01T00:00:00-07:00" title="Thursday, December 1, 2011 - 00:00">Thu, 12/01/2011 - 00:00</time> </span> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle focal_image_wide"> <img loading="lazy" src="/coloradan/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_wide/public/article-thumbnail/twin_buff_fans_web.jpg?h=58bf34d3&amp;itok=Pz7vAWu7" width="1200" height="600" alt="twin buff fans"> </div> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-tags" itemprop="keywords"> <span class="visually-hidden">Tags:</span> <div class="ucb-article-tag-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-tags"></i> </div> <a href="/coloradan/taxonomy/term/250" hreflang="en">Football</a> <a href="/coloradan/taxonomy/term/1307" hreflang="en">Twins</a> </div> <a href="/coloradan/christie-sounart">Christie Sounart</a> <div class="ucb-article-content ucb-striped-content"> <div class="container"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--article-content paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="ucb-article-content-media ucb-article-content-media-above"> <div> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--media paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle large_image_style"> <img loading="lazy" src="/coloradan/sites/default/files/styles/large_image_style/public/article-image/twin_buff_fans_web.jpg?itok=Os4nRorQ" width="1500" height="1044" alt="the twin buff fans"> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="ucb-article-text d-flex align-items-center" itemprop="articleBody"> <div><p class="lead"></p> <p class="lead">Cheering on players amid sun, rain, snow and bitter cold, 87-year-old twins&nbsp;<strong>Betty Fitzgerald Hoover&nbsp;</strong>(A&amp;S鈥46) and&nbsp;<strong>Peggy Fitzgerald Coppom&nbsp;</strong>(A&amp;S鈥46) may hold the record for attending the most 欧美口爆视频 sports games ever.</p> <p>They鈥檝e only missed one home football game since 1957 because one of them was ill.</p> <p>鈥淭hat鈥檚 what it takes for us to miss,鈥 says Betty defiantly, to which Peggy adds, 鈥淎ll weddings have been planned around 欧美口爆视频 football.鈥</p> <p>Wearing matching gold Buff sweatshirts and waving pom-poms, the sisters have been season football ticket holders since 1957 and men鈥檚 and women鈥檚 basketball season ticket holders since 1979. As a result, they cannot tell you what their seat numbers are. They just know their seats when they see them.</p> <p>After attending Boulder High School 鈥 where they were cheerleaders 鈥 they came to 欧美口爆视频 and fell in love with the university. Their passion for the campus has never left. To them, the 欧美口爆视频 community is family. They also are members of the&nbsp;Buffalo Belles booster group.</p> <p>For home football and basketball games, an entourage of no less than a dozen family members follows them to after parties at Peggy鈥檚 house to savor the excitement of each game. Peggy says that they also try to become personally acquainted with everyone involved with the teams. They traveled to Miami for the Orange Bowl national championship in 1991 where they say they bonded with the grandmother of&nbsp;<strong>Eric Bieniemy</strong>&nbsp;(Soc鈥01), the current offensive coordinator and running back coach for the Buffs.</p> <p>Despite being miniature in size 鈥 both stand just under five feet tall 鈥 Betty and Peggy are giants in the 欧美口爆视频 sports realm, says athletic director Mike Bohn.</p> <p>鈥淭he twins represent the pinnacle of our class, pride and enthusiasm that is so vital to any university,鈥 he says. 鈥淭hey inspire us all and provide a wonderful guide to the ideal fan.鈥</p> <p>Their most memorable games? The football team win over Nebraska in 2007<strong>&nbsp;</strong>and when the men鈥檚 basketball team beat Kansas in 2003.</p> <p>Regardless of any disheartening losing streaks, they always have faith in their Buffs.</p> <p>鈥淲e鈥檝e been through some pretty low times [at games] with not much to cheer about,鈥 Betty says. 鈥淏ut we鈥檝e always thought, 鈥業f the team has to stay, then someone should stay with them.鈥欌</p> <p>Photo by Glenn Asakawa&nbsp;</p></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div>Cheering on players amid sun, rain, snow and bitter cold, twins&nbsp;Betty Fitzgerald Hoover&nbsp;and&nbsp;Peggy Fitzgerald Coppom may hold the record for attending the most 欧美口爆视频 sports games ever. </div> <h2> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--ucb-related-articles-block paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div>Off</div> </div> </h2> <div>Traditional</div> <div>0</div> <div>On</div> <div>White</div> Thu, 01 Dec 2011 07:00:00 +0000 Anonymous 5170 at /coloradan