Tuesday, August 17, 2010

Denver Broncos Franchise History - A Fan's Essentials


Fall 2021: To purchase a reasonably priced 8" x 24" plaqued mounted version of the Broncos poster that's ready to hang on your wall, please visit Heritage Sports Stuff.

1. Denver Broncos – The Team Name
This franchise was established in 1960 as part of the AFL (American Football League) and joined the NFL in 1970. The team has always been known as the Denver Broncos.

2. Denver Broncos – The Championship Record
Three Super Bowl Championships:
Super Bowl XXXII January 25, 1998 Denver 31, Green Bay 24
Super Bowl XXXIII January 31, 1999 Denver 34, Atlanta 19
Super Bowl L February 7, 2016 Denver 24, Carolina 10

Five Other Super Bowl Appearances:
Super Bowl XII January 15, 1978 Dallas 27, Denver 10
Super Bowl XXI January 25, 1987 NY Giants 39, Denver 20
Super Bowl XXII January 31, 1988 Washington 42, Denver 10
Super Bowl XXIV January 28, 1990 San Francisco 55, Denver 10
Super Bowl XLVIII February 2, 2014 Seattle 43, Denver 8

3. Denver Broncos – Home Stadium History
1. Mile High Stadium, Denver
1960-2000
2. Sports Authority Field at Mile High, formerly INVESCO Field at Mile High, Denver
2001- Present

4. For more information on the Broncos, you should bookmark these four great websites:

For a huge amount of great historic player and team information:
www.databasefootball.com
and
www.pro-football-reference.com/teams

For a great summary of the Broncos' year by year standings:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Denver_Broncos_seasons

For great information about the team's stadiums (don't be fooled by the fact that the website is called "ballparks.com", it also has great information on football stadiums):
www.ballparks.com

5. Celebrate the Broncos' uniform history by owning a piece of history:
If you love the Denver Broncos and the history of the Broncos franchise, you might really love to own an original piece of artwork celebrating the team's historic uniforms as seen in the poster at the top of this blog - you can actually own one of those original pieces of art! There are only 13 pieces of original art available for sale, and when these 13 are sold, that's it, they're all sold out.

These original watercolor paintings would make a great gift (birthday gift, anniversary gift, retirement gift, Christmas gift, etc.) for someone you love or even a great gift for yourself (one of these framed pieces would look fantastic in your home or office). Each piece can be bought one of three ways:
1. As unframed art that you could have framed or mounted yourself (the one on the left)
2. Framed in our "Classic" framed version (the middle version)
3. Framed in our "Deluxe" framed version (the version on the right)



If you would like more information about this great artwork including the three ways you could purchase each piece, please visit our Denver Broncos YouTube video at www.youtube.com/watch?v=UjOXxdVozhg or go directly to the artwork website www.heritagesportsart.com/Denver-Broncos-c113/ where you can see and purchase the artwork.

And if someone you know loves the history of sports uniforms (but maybe another team) and loves great art, please let them know that we have over 1500 pieces of great original artwork for sale at www.heritagesportsart.com (all NFL teams, all MLB teams, all NHL teams, all CFL teams, select NCAA football teams) or check out each team's video at the Heritage Sports Art YouTube Channel www.youtube.com/user/ssillcox

And please search my blog archive http://heritagejerseys.blogspot.com/ for other blogs on the history of the Broncos.

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This blog was written by Scott Sillcox and was last updated August 17, 2010. I have tried to ensure the accuracy of the information, but I am human and can make mistakes. If you believe I have made a mistake, please let me know by email at ssillcox@rogers.com !

Many thanks!!!
Scott

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