Cancer-Stricken Fan Thanks the Denver Broncos in Amazing Newspaper Ad

Kara Christian's salute

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All the pre-game hype and multimillion-dollar TV buys can't put the Super Bowl and sports fandom in perspective as sharply as this newspaper ad from Kara Christian, a 58-year-old Denver Broncos fan stricken with breast cancer.

The longtime season-ticket holder has followed the team since she was 5, back in 1960, when the Broncos played their first game, and she regularly attends contests at Sports Authority Field at Mile High wearing a big orange wig. She's the kind of ardent fan who arrives at games early to greet home-team players with hugs as they walk to the locker room.

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