Peyton Manning and the Broncos PR team spent three months tracking down an Army fan in Alaska

If you needed proof that every so often, sports stars actually do read those fan letters, look to this story from The Indianapolis Star. Kristen Patterson wrote to Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning in September, telling him about her husband, Army Sgt. Ryan Patterson, and his loyal fandom to the one-time Indianapolis Colt. "He is currently serving our country in the United States Army and has deployed twice to Afghanistan. He would set alarms to wake up at odd hours in the night just to ...