While thousands of the Niners faithful descend on Las Vegas ahead of Sunday’s Super Bowl, their biggest fan may well be sitting in Foster City.
That fan is 85-year-old Carolyn Purdy, a resident at the Atria Senior Living facility.
She was tight-lipped about any possible relation to 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy.
“Maybe, maybe not. I’m not saying,” she said.
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Purdy has been an avid 49ers fan for more than 50 years.
First getting hooked thanks to her late husband.
“He would explain it all to me and he would answer all the questions. And we got the season’s tickets at good old Candlestick,” Purdy said.
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Purdy says she’s seen almost every game since 1972.
The includes being a spectator at the 49ers 1985 Super Bowl win.