Denver Broncos to celebrate 50 Years of Football
by John Bena on May 5, 2009 3:30 PM MDT
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PrintThe 2009 NFL season marks the 50th season of the Denver Broncos. To celebrate the past and embrace the future, the franchise is recognizing its community of fans as being a part of Broncos Country for 50 seasons.
A Legacy Game will take place Sunday, Oct. 11, 2009, in the Broncos' home game vs. the New England Patriots, which kicks off at 2:15 p.m. The Broncos played their first season in 1960 with seven other teams in the American Football League: Buffalo Bills, Dallas Texans (became the Kansas City Chiefs), Boston Patriots (became the New England Patriots), Titans of New York (became the New York Jets), Oakland Raiders, San Diego Chargers and Houston Oilers (became the Tennessee Titans).
In an effort to "turn back the clock," the entire Broncos team will be wearing classic yellow and brown jerseys with brown helmets. The cheerleaders will be wearing their own version of a yellow and brown outfit. Other specific details surrounding the game are still pending, but fans will step into the past and experience elements of the Broncos first season. Yellow and brown merchandise is currently for sale at the Denver Broncos Team Store at INVESCO Field at Mile High and online at DenverBroncosProShop.com.
The Broncos also plan to recognize the elite group of season ticket holders who have held their seat accounts since 1960 throughout the Legacy Game weekend.
Fans will have the opportunity to select their All-Time Broncos team through an online vote. Fans will choose their favorite Broncos by position and the top vote-getters will make up the 50th Anniversary team. That team will be honored on the field during the Legacy Game on October 11. Additionally, one lucky fan will have the opportunity to join the 50th Anniversary team during the ceremony.
Voting for the 50th Anniversary team will begin June 6 at Broncos Fan Fair. Fans can vote by logging on to DenverBroncos.com or on computer kiosks at various team events. Voting will conclude on September 4.
For more details and to purchase 2009 season tickets, please visit DenverBroncos.com.
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Wow, that is two days after my birthday!
AWESOME!
13-10 Broncos. Repeat of that AFL Inaugural game in Boston. ;-)
Verbose in style, dispersion of thought, procrastination in life.
Zappa-your B'day is October 9th?
So is mine. 10-9-62 baby!
My Dad told me about the 4 seasons:
Pre-season
Regular-season
Post-season
Off-season
Awesome! 10-9-78 here
I did an “indepth” study of our birthday as related to the Broncos success a while back..like one of my first every posts on MHR. Basically, the Broncos are money on or around our birthday throughout my life. I didn’t go back to 1962…but really that would have skewed my point as we didn’t win many games back then. lol
http://www.milehighreport.com/2007/10/3/132157/454 (23-4 at the time of that post)
I think we lost that game though if memory serves me correctly. Ruined my whole week and broke a string of 14 straight years of winning on or near my birthday. Damn Cutler. I think he lost on or near my birthday last year too. Dirty rotten…mumble…it’s all his fault. I had a good thing going before he came along and mucked everything up! lol Yeah, it’s all his fault. ;-)
God what I wouldn’t give to be 29 again…………
Verbose in style, dispersion of thought, procrastination in life.
10-11-a girl never reveals her age ;-)
I get the throwbacks on my birthday!!! :-D
"From the get-go, we targeted a certain type of player: tough, smart, competitive, versatile, a good person that loves football and wants to win." -Coach McDaniels
by Colorado_Kitten on May 5, 2009 5:11 PM MDT up reply actions
My birthday is 6/30/70!
I get the ROOKIE SYMPOSIUM! WOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!
"They need a hero to tell them that the impossible can become possible..... WHEN... YOU'RE... AWESOMMMME!" -- Rhino the Hamster
by broncosmontana on May 5, 2009 8:24 PM MDT up reply actions
Libra's rule...that's all we need to know! :)
Verbose in style, dispersion of thought, procrastination in life.
lol, I knew I was going to get some flak for that comment. :)
Verbose in style, dispersion of thought, procrastination in life.
My Wifes Birthday 10/9/?? Im not allowed to say---but shes old enough to be zappas mom ha ha
I guess that makes me old enough….well never mind..lol
Real Power, comes with the realization that One cannot change the Moment;
only ones perception of it: Atitude! JQM
by UB3 on May 5, 2009 6:19 PM MDT up reply actions
zappa
i hope you’re not a frank fan too
by Whidbey Bronco on May 5, 2009 7:42 PM MDT up reply actions
I say at the home game
then they could burn them at halftime
by OrangeTorpedo on May 5, 2009 4:46 PM MDT up reply actions
If they don't
it is a complete failure. If they’re not going to do it right (and by right, they need the socks AND every single member of the team must be wearing them), then don’t do it at all. :o)
Personally, I can’t wait to see them! So ugly, they’re awesome.
"Don't feed the trolls. Remember to be polite. And please show self-restraint in comment length!" -Me, to myself, because I need constant reminding.
That gives me hope.....sometimes UGLY can be AWESOME....cool!!!
Those that cant coach, compete!
Failing to plan is planning to fail.
All I want is 53 Rod Smiths. Is that asking too much????
BURN THE SOCKS! ! !
A BON FIRE to burn the vertical striped socks after the New England game could be a Great Charity and PR opportunity. People would stick around to burn the socks the TEAM could sell for the Charity of choice and have an opportunity to rub elbows with the players, Coaches, and maybe Pat Bowlen. This could be big! and we could start a new tradition.
The more I think about this the more I like it. BURN THE SOCKS! ! !
TIME OF POSSESSION ! ! !
GO BRONCOS ! ! !
Tactics without Strategy is the noise you hear before Defeat!
Excellent idea!
If this be Hell, let us make the most of it!
by Trinidad Jack on May 6, 2009 12:21 PM MDT up reply actions
I didn't think any uniforms could be uglier than the
throwbacks the Jets donned last year. Then we have to dig these relics up and make me all ashamed…. We’re gonna look like the Denver Hornets. I would love to just shellac New England in them, Good, Bad, and Ugly style. Good (our Defense), Bad(ass offense), and Ugly (uniforms). Smashmouth football with a hideous outfit, and we don’t care if you make fun of us, just look at the scoreboard.
-Harvey J. Neptune
"Practice doesn't make perfect. PERFECT practice makes perfect." - Vince Lombardi
Absolutely
Jim Saccomano declared about a month ago that they will definitely wear the striped socks for this one, as well as the road game that they will be wearing the throwbacks for.
"Horton is win."
--Horvil Tiki
first game of the AFL
and now its the first game between McDaniels and BB
http://www.davusx.net/assets/db/la_la_land.gif
"We should have kept Seattle and dumped San Diego from the Division"
Davis and Sharpe to the Hall!
Historic
Nothing like re-creating the first AFL game ever played. And yes, I hope we have the exact same result as that time. Go Broncos.
"Now we have them where we want them"
-Kieth Bishop - On the Denver 2 yard line, Cleveland Ohio, 1987
This shot
brings out the male chauvinist pig in me. Wow.
-Harvey J. Neptune
"Practice doesn't make perfect. PERFECT practice makes perfect." - Vince Lombardi
I wanted...
to offset it with a pic of the 1960’s “Broncos’ Belles”, but sadly no picture was to be had on Google…
So this is the best I could do…. .
Mrs. Eliza Rothberg!!!
Pro-Cheerleader 1936-40 and 45-47!
J
It's pronounced Moreno, not Marino.
Look, It's Betty White!
My Dad told me about the 4 seasons:
Pre-season
Regular-season
Post-season
Off-season
Imagine looking out your window and seeing *that* in your driveway!
"They need a hero to tell them that the impossible can become possible..... WHEN... YOU'RE... AWESOMMMME!" -- Rhino the Hamster
by broncosmontana on May 5, 2009 8:25 PM MDT up reply actions
LOL....
Hey…..Shut up. I teach junior high school band, and I still have a hat like that in my classroom. I bet Eliza twirls a MEAN flaming baton!!!
-Harvey J. Neptune
"Practice doesn't make perfect. PERFECT practice makes perfect." - Vince Lombardi
Really, I mean... WOW.
I had to come back and take another look before bed. I’m a sicko. Wow.
-Harvey J. Neptune
"Practice doesn't make perfect. PERFECT practice makes perfect." - Vince Lombardi
Throwback Cheerleaders
Will they wear yellow and brown sweaters, horn-rimmed glasses, and beehive hairdos? We can only hope.
that would be so much WIN
"From the get-go, we targeted a certain type of player: tough, smart, competitive, versatile, a good person that loves football and wants to win." -Coach McDaniels
by Colorado_Kitten on May 5, 2009 5:17 PM MDT up reply actions
I'd love to see that actually!
"They need a hero to tell them that the impossible can become possible..... WHEN... YOU'RE... AWESOMMMME!" -- Rhino the Hamster
by broncosmontana on May 5, 2009 8:26 PM MDT up reply actions
Hmmm...the second Legacy game has me wondering....
Week 6 at San Diego (Monday, October 19 at 6:30 p.m. MDT)
I wonder, will we look and play like the 1960 Broncos that Monday night? I sure hope not!!!!
Verbose in style, dispersion of thought, procrastination in life.
May our NEXT 50 years be a vast improvement.
Time to turn the page on the past, and create a new era of excellence. This is perfect. Old uniforms or not, let’s use the past as a reminder, not as a pattern to follow. We need many more wins than that first season!
-Harvey J. Neptune
"Practice doesn't make perfect. PERFECT practice makes perfect." - Vince Lombardi
I LOVE the picture of Hillis and Moreno.
Opposing teams are going to learn to LOATHE that sight. The Power Pair. YinYang. Yessssss!!!!!
-Harvey J. Neptune
"Practice doesn't make perfect. PERFECT practice makes perfect." - Vince Lombardi
Sometimes I really hate Bowlen and his superstitions...
We had a chance to wear the Denver D unis! Now I will no longer be able to laugh at the Eagles and Jets fans I know for their throwbacks…
We'll see the "D"
again, I’m sure… They’re too classic to not bring back ever so often…. My prediction is sometime within the next three years.
It's pronounced Moreno, not Marino.
Silly Throwbacks
While the idea here is sound- I’m all for celebrations of where we’ve come from as a team- there are some uniforms that just shouldn’t be worn again, and by and large every throw-back uniform I’ve seen has fit that bill. I’d love the Broncos to roll out in our last uni before the redesign, circa the Elway days, as those are the ones that really bring on the nostalgia for me, but I think it’s probably hard to play with confidence and win in something that just looks silly. I mean, nothing says “Broncos!” to most fans more than brown and yellow, I’m sure….
***Certified Eternal Optimist***
Welcome to MHR FoCo
My Dad told me about the 4 seasons:
Pre-season
Regular-season
Post-season
Off-season
Thanks!
I’m glad to be among friends! It gets exhausting trying to talk Broncos with the trolls on ESPN.com.
***Certified Eternal Optimist***
You can forget about those people,
it’s all negative, no real stats info, just ranting and raving. Welcome. 13-3 Baby!!!
not to mention they're all 12 year-olds
No offense to the twelve-year-olds here. :)
by BroncosBassist on May 6, 2009 4:27 AM MDT up reply actions
12-year-olds SUCK!!!!
LOL.
-Harvey J. Neptune
"Practice doesn't make perfect. PERFECT practice makes perfect." - Vince Lombardi
+1
Put them all behind you! You can’t convert some people to common sense!
"They need a hero to tell them that the impossible can become possible..... WHEN... YOU'RE... AWESOMMMME!" -- Rhino the Hamster
by broncosmontana on May 5, 2009 8:29 PM MDT up reply actions
Common sense is an oxymoron....it aint that common!
Those that cant coach, compete!
Failing to plan is planning to fail.
All I want is 53 Rod Smiths. Is that asking too much????
There is the joke....
The British infantry wore red coats in the colonial period to hide the fact that the soldiers might be bleeding. Why did the French wear brown coats?
And these uniforms are brown AND yellow. Are we gonna be that terrified?! LOL of course not.
-Harvey J. Neptune
"Practice doesn't make perfect. PERFECT practice makes perfect." - Vince Lombardi
Original radio broadcast
Too bad Bob Martin isn’t around today to give the color and reminisce about the game in Boston. I was twelve years old when I listened to the game with Frank Tripucka slinging to Lionel Taylor and Gene Mingo. Martin was sooooooo good. I can’t remember the color guy, anyone remember?
Paper Route
I had a paper route for the Denver Post at the time, and would listen to a transistor radio while tossing my papers on my route.
Usually, in those early days, Bronco quarterbacks were tossing more interceptions than touchdowns.
This should be fun.
by Baltimore Bronco on May 6, 2009 4:27 AM MDT reply actions
Picturing a sideline
of 53 Gulden Mustard bottles….
Man those uniforms were ugly!
A proud prognostication of 10-6 in 2009!!!
Why are the Broncs trying to sell Moreno Mustards?
He wasn’t even alive when they were out on the field!
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