On Nov. 22, 1924, Colorado whipped Colorado State 36-0 on its way to a second consecutive Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference championship under Myron E. Witham. The biggest news for the Buffaloes that week, however, happened three days before, though few realized a momentous event was transpiring.
That's when Betty and Peggy Fitzgerald were born on a cold night in Haxtun, Colorado.
While probably few Colorado fans recall Witham, -- 63–26–7 from 1920 to 1931 in Boulder -- just about every Buffs fan knows Betty and Peggy, aka The Twins. To say they are fixtures at Colorado sporting events puts too much pressure on the term "fixtures.