Deion Sanders confirms Colorado superfan Peggy Coppom will attend Alamo Bowl
Colorado superfan Peggy Coppom, who turned 100 years old last month, will be at the Alamo Bowl on Saturday when the Buffaloes take on BYU, Deion Sanders recently announced.
Coppom, who is also known as “Miss Peggy,” has been embraced by Deion Sanders and the Colorado football program over the past two seasons.
“Miss Peggy will be here. I think she’s starting, as well,” Deion Sanders joked. “Yea, she’s in the starting lineup. But she will be here.”
Peggy Coppom was born in Colorado in November of 1924 and eventually moved to Boulder where she grew up. She attended the University of Colorado for one year before getting married and starting a family.
Miss Peggy has followed the Colorado program and attended games for years and years and years. According to the school’s website, she has missed just three home games, not counting the COVID season, since 1966.
Coppom also attended numerous road games and is still going strong.
Deion Sanders called Miss Peggy back in October when the Buffaloes clinched a bowl berth with a win over Cincinnati after Sanders publicly stated that one of his goals was to get Coppom to a bowl.
“Alright, now, for our best fan, ever, ever… we’re going to put a call in to her and let her know she’s going to a bowl game,” Sanders said, addressing the team.
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“Peggy, everybody in the locker room can hear you and everybody in the country can hear you,” Sanders said as he spoke to the Colorado superfan. “Peggy, first and foremost, we love you, we appreciate you, and we want to thank you and congratulate you for being able to go to a bowl game this year.”
“Oh my gosh, I am so happy. Thank you,” Coppom responded. “Thank you for that. I want to congratulate you. Your team was absolutely wonderful tonight. You’ve done such a good job and thank you. I am so happy. God bless you.”
This past Saturday, Miss Peggy got a chance to check out Travis Hunter’s recently-won Heisman Trophy at a Colorado men’s basketball game.
As she posed for a photo, Coppom stuck out a stiff arm and mimicked the iconic pose of the trophy.
It has been a special season for Deion Sanders, the Colorado football program and Miss Peggy. Now they will all be together one final time at the Alamo Bowl.