Obituaries
Minnesota Vikings 2020 Fan Of The Year Dies at 102
"Grandma Millie" warmed the hearts of many when the Vikings gifted her tickets to her first playoff game for her 100th birthday.
EAGAN, MN — Minnesota Vikings 2020 Fan of the Year and member of the team's 60 Greatest Fans of All Time, "Grandma Millie" has died, the team announced on Twitter.
Millie Wall died Thursday at age 102, Kare 11 reported.
Grandma Millie captured the hearts of fellow Vikings fans when the team gifted her tickets to see her first playoff game in 2018 as a present for her 100th birthday, the station reported.
The Vikings made the following statement on Twitter:
Our hearts are broken to hear of the passing of Grandma Millie.
Millie, who was named one of our 60 Greatest Fans and our 2020 Fan of the Year, will certainly be missed. pic.twitter.com/eeKeGZR5FV
— Minnesota Vikings (@Vikings) June 11, 2021
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