SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – A 107-year-old Northern California woman who gained fame very late in life as an avid and gregarious fan of the Golden State Warriors died Thursday.
Helen Brooks was better known as “Sweetie” and became a media darling last year after The Mercury News of San Jose wrote about her decades-long dedication to the team that eventually won the NBA championship in 2015.
Brooks loved to tell the players what to do from the comfort of her living room. She disdained sloppy play.
Warriors coach Steve Kerr even gave a shoutout to Brooks on TV last year, and she was invited to watch the team play from a suite at Oracle Arena.
The coach also paid homage to her Thursday, saying the Warriors had lost its oldest fan.