50 Years Ago Today... The Broncos Beat The Patriots In The First AFL Game

by John Bena on Sep 9, 2010 8:29 PM MDT in MHR Broncos History Lesson

Football is back, and the Broncos are preparing to play their first game of the 2010 season in a couple days. 50 yearrs ago, however, the AFL was an infant league trying to play with the big boys of the NFL. The first game of that league's history took place on September 9,1960 between the Denver Broncos and the Boston Patriots.

The Broncos won that first game 13-10. It obviously contained many firsts, including the first AFL touchdown - a 59-yard pass from Frank Tripucka to HB Al Carmichael.

While I was not around to see those early years in Broncos history, many MHR members were. Please feel free to once again share your memories in the comments. While 2009 was celebrated as the 50th Anniversary Season of the Broncos and the AFL, we should also remember key moments in Broncos history, including their first ever game, a win over the Boston Patriots.

GO BRONCOS!

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i live in a town called Carmichael...nuff said.

Verbose in style, dispersion of thought, procrastination in life.

The guy formerly known as ZAPPA

by Tim Lynch on Sep 9, 2010 8:33 PM MDT reply actions

even though university field is in boston

i think its interesting that it says Enter Gaffney St. =0

by DrPerrishCox on Sep 9, 2010 9:37 PM MDT reply actions

I don't know the in's and out's of Boston street layouts, what does that mean?

#26 - Quitters Unite!!!
It was on company property, with company property. So, double jeopardy, we're fine.

by DjSarcazm on Sep 10, 2010 2:10 AM MDT up reply actions

Just the b-rate bronco player now?

#26 - Quitters Unite!!!
It was on company property, with company property. So, double jeopardy, we're fine.

by DjSarcazm on Sep 10, 2010 2:12 AM MDT up reply actions

hey guy

I went to foxburro in like when it was 1980 some thing and there was elway and karl mekkenburg and like some green guy running. this green guy it was like next year he was gone where do he do I said. and there was vance johnsons and the three amigoe guys and itwas cool cause like the patroits came out and was all corny and elway threw one big bomb with propeller arm cross of elwayt guy that was cool but the game was like 13 to 10 an bronco win and I see the joe namith guy and he was real brown and with turjey neck but he was cool and like I saw the elway go in to the basement thing they have there after game and I was only kid with bronco jackets and I raise hands in the air like victorious guy and the karl mekkenberg looked and he seen me guy. I know he seen me do this. I wish I could talk to him if he remember this. and he nod at me and that was pretty cool. but there was like real messed upg guy there and littlekid falling drunk that was messed up/

I is fan of the Denver

by Horvil Tiki on Sep 9, 2010 10:28 PM MDT reply actions

this only bronco game I go to

I is fan of the Denver

by Horvil Tiki on Sep 9, 2010 10:33 PM MDT reply actions

I didn't see the game

but i sure read about it in the papers. I’m positive the away games were not televised and I doubt we even had radio. I know home games were on the radio, but I am not sure about this one.

It all starts in the trenches - HT 11/11/08
Leave the hateful vitriol to the uninformed - HT 3/16/09

by firstfan on Sep 10, 2010 12:58 AM MDT reply actions