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Denver
Broncos Tickets Page Trivia
| Year
founded:
1960 |
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| City |
Denver, Colorado |
| Other nicknames |
Orange Crush (1977-1979 defense) |
| Team colors |
Orange, Broncos Navy Blue, and White[1] |
| Head Coach |
Mike Shanahan |
| Owner |
Pat Bowlen |
| General manager |
Ted Sundquist |
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Mascot |
Miles |
| League/Conference
affiliations |
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American Football League (1960-1969)
- Western Division (1960-1969)
National Football League
(1970–present)
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| Team history |
- Denver Broncos (1960–present)
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| Championships |
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League Championships (2)
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Conference
Championships (6)
- AFC: 1977, 1986, 1987,
1989, 1997, 1998
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Division
Championships (10)
- AFC West: 1977, 1978,
1984, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1991, 1996,
1998, 2005
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Trivia
- The Broncos currently
hold the best post AFL-NFL merger season
record for a team that did not make the
playoffs that year. Their 1985 team went
11-5, but lost out in tiebreakers for the
last wild card spot. Meanwhile, the
Cleveland Browns that same year finished
8-8, but since they won the AFC Central
division, they got an automatic spot in the
playoffs.
- Of the eight founding
AFL teams, only the Broncos have never moved
from their original host city. Ironic,
considering the team's initial instability
and financial woes.
- In
The Simpsons episode
You Only Move Twice,
Hank Scorpio gives
Homer Simpson the Denver Broncos as
a thank-you gift for helping him. Homer
complained that he wanted to own the Dallas
Cowboys (the Broncos are playing very sloppy
football on his front lawn while he
complains). Incidentally, the Broncos won
the Super Bowl the next 2 seasons. In
another
episode, Homer picks the Broncos to win
the Super Bowl.
- London born AJ Beck made
two sacks in his only two plays on the field
in the 2005/06
- South Park, set
in Park County, Colorado, often mentions the
Denver Broncos; show creators
Trey Parker and
Matt Stone both grew up in Colorado as
devout Bronco fans.
- The Broncos are the only
franchise to have played in a Super Bowl
televised by each network (CBS, NBC, ABC,
FOX).
- The Broncos have a
tradition where the offensive linemen do not
talk with the media. This is evident during
the player introductions for the starting
lineup on nationally-televised prime time
games as the linemen do not introduce
themselves. How they are introduced has
varied over the years as sometimes, another
offensive player introduces them and during
other times, the announcers introduce the
offensive linemen. Because of a rule change
within the NFL this tradition may have come
to an end. For the 2007 season each player
will be required to make themselves
available for media interviews. It is yet to
be seen how this will affect the tight
lipped tradition.
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John Amos was a Golden Gloves boxing
champion and was drafted by the Denver
Broncos.
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