I became a fan when . . . .

I first became a fan, and I think it will stay like that until the day I die

probably be the only poll; just found it to be an intriguing question

I hope everyone participates in the poll.

For me, I’m a “tweener”. I went for 1972 because of Charlie Johnson, but I was actually hooked in 1969 with Floyd Little and my favorite player Tombstone Jackson. I lived with Briscoe, Tensi, and Don Horn before the 1972 game with Minnesota when the Announcer on the radio said “Well it looks like Denver has finally found themselves a Quarterback, and his name is Charlie Johnson”. We couldn’t get many games on television, so I would go out to Dad’s garage and listen to the games on KOA. Ralston was always one of my favorite Coaches and still is.

you keep coming up with all these great posts yourself!
I became a football fan when my Grandfather took me to the Cotton Bowl to watch Green Bay and Dallas.
But my dad played for East High and showed me the Broncos.
For years I rooted for the Cowboys but was having an affair with the Broncos on the side.

85 would be closer to the mark. Now, I really don’t remember what I was seeing on there, but my Dad loved em, so there you go.

no other way to say it…I was raised a Donk fan. and I love every minute of it.

I became a fan when it was Wade Phillips last year. So i guess when Shanahan was fired it really bothered me. In a way Shanahan was the Broncos to me, he was the steady face year in a year out. Alot of players came and went, but he was always there. Anyway enough of that, heres to the future. BTW I’m only 25, so I havn’t seen Denver go through many coach’s.

The Drive was the first NFL game I actually watched and paid attention to. As a Mets and Islanders fan, it was very easy to root for the team wearing orange and blue.

When I was 8 in 1978, I had a cassette tape of the Broncos’ year with cuts of Larry Zimmer. I really miss Larry Zimmer.

but it was aroound that time. I’m still a 49er fan (pay attention but don’t root) but the Bronco are the REAL DEAL. 13-3 Baby!!! Thanks BShrout.

while I was in elementary school. There was no going back after that!

In 1985 I was living in pre-Cardinals Arizona, and had just discovered football with the Bears Superbowl that year. We moved (back since I was born in Longmont) to Colorado in summer of 1986. Been a Bronco fan ever since.

So I voted for the 1983 version.

I was just getting in to football, growing up in Toronto. I was 14, and my Uncle liked the Dolphins. I was trying to find my own team and had sort of arbitrarily decided on the Giants. Then one afternoon I was flipping through the channels and came across this team in these bright orange uniforms, and decided to watch for a bit. Well the announcers were going on and on about this hot shot young QB who could throw the ball from sideline to sideline on a rope and I was hooked. My passion has never wavered. Someday, I’d like to see a game in Denver. I did see them play in Detroit once. I think we lost 44-34 or something, but it was awesome. Boy could that Sanders move, I hated him, but respected him at the same time.

When the Broncos seemingly started to play either the Bungles or Browns once in the regular season and then again in the post season every year for several years. I loooooved seeing Elway pound those crappy Ohio (I grew up in Ohio) teams over and over and over again… oh and then one more time for good measure. ;)

Really is started for me around 94-95 watching the game with my Dad. I think that is when I was finally able to appreciate the intricacies.

was born into a Bronco family… Conception? If that doesn’t count, then I would say I became my current Broncos obsessed self in 97 during that crazy run…. However, the seeds were planted well over 15 years before.

J

I was in high school and the broncos were fun to watch, it was tough to see Shanny go, after all my obsession with the Broncos tenured his entire career. I’m very excited for the new era and can’t wait for camps to begin.

I remember watching a Raiders game in LA and they had hung a sign “Lyle knock the L out of Eway”. From that moment on I was a Broncos fan and the deal was sealed the following preseason when I went to my first game against the Patriots. Neither Elway nor Kubiak played due to Injury, it was Scott Stancabbage (or something like that ) I believe.

figures a fader fan couldn’t spell elway. :D

After Floyd Little, During the M&M connection, with Riley Odoms and Rick Upchurch, and before the great one.

miller/morton era for me, I’ll never forget Randy Gradishar and Tom Jackson and afternoons with my Grandpa thanks for the memories