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Denver
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The
Denver Broncos, a charter member of the
American Football League was founded in 1960
and joined the National Football league In
1970.For most of their history the Denver
Broncos played in Mile High Stadium, which
became one of the shrines of professional
football for its unbroken string of
sell-outs and its famous home-field
advantage percentage for the Broncos,
especially during the post-season. Mile High
Stadium was one of the NFL's loudest
stadiums, with steel flooring instead of
concrete, which may have given the Broncos
an advantage over opponents. The Denver
Broncos moved to INVESCO Field at Mile High
having a capacity of 76,125 built next to
the former site of Mile High Stadium. |
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The Denver Broncos since the 1970's has
been one of the American Football
leagues most consistent teams. The
Broncos reached the playoffs 13 times
and appeared at the Super Bowl six times
from 1977 to 1999. John Elway who's been
with the Denver Broncos for quite a
while reached the National Football
League’s all-time top five in career
passing yards, quarterback rushing
yards, and completions. Former head
coach Dan Reeves compiled one of the
highest winning percentages (.581) in
NFL history during his 12 seasons with
the club. It was under coach Mike
Shanahan in 1998 that the Denver Broncos
won the first Super Bowl Championships
in the franchise history by beating the
Green Bay Packers. The Broncos returned
to the Super Bowl the following year and
defeated the Atlanta Falcons. |
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John Elway was a Quarterback for the
Denver Broncos and attended Stanford
College. His professional Football
career lasted 16 seasons and being a
very influential player for the Denver
Broncos his number seven jersey was
retired in 1999 and later he was
inducted into their Ring of Fame. Elway
was the first player to have the five
year waiting period waved. In 2004,
Elway was inducted into the Pro Football
Hall of Fame. The Denver Broncos current
Stars are Champ Bailey, he is a starting
cornerback and was traded from the
Washington Redskins with a second-round
draft pick for Clinton Portis. Champ
attended college at the University of
Georgia. Jason Elam is a kicker with the
Denver Broncos and is known for his
record-tying 63 yard field goal in 1999,
which tied the previous record held by
Tom Dempsey. Jason is often noted as one
of the best kickers ever to play the
game, having a high percentage of field
goals and extra points made. |
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John
Lynch is a standout defensive back in the
NFL and signed a free agent contract to join
the Denver Broncos in 2004.Jake Plummer is a
Quarterback and went to Arizona State
University. Rod Smith as of 2004 plays wide
receiver for the Denver broncos and went to
Missouri Southern State University. Retired
Numbers of the Denver Broncos are #7
belonging to John Elway, #18 associated with
Frank Tripucka and lastly #44 belonging to
Floyd Little. The Denver Broncos Uniform
colors are Navy Blue and Orange. The Helmet
Design has a Navy Blue background with a
white horse-head profile. The Denver Broncos
won the National Football League
Championships in consecutive years, 1997 and
1998.The also six appearances in the Super
Bowl winning twice XXXII and XXXIII, losing
the XII, XXI, XXII and the XXIV. For More
information visit (www.denverbroncos.com/) |
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