Ancient Fans Thread...

[footstepsfrom#27]

http://www.denverbroncos.com/page.php?id=539

Just out of curiosity...how many of you on this board were alive, much less a Bronco fan when these guys were playing? This was the first Bronco team I got to watch. Who goes back farther? ~Popps~

[watermock]

I remember when Craig Morton was just a green pea.

[ak1971]

I remember the original Orange Crush (Middle school)... Infact my dad and I wer pulling some old T-Shirts and Hats from boxes ther other day..thats as far as I go back

[Rausch]

Bad link...

[footstepsfrom#27]

Cut 'n paste it in the URL window.

[Taco John]

I fixed it...

I don't remember the first team I watched... I grew up with the Broncos on the tube, and as a kid, I'd get excited when my Dad would get excited. "TOUCHDOWN!" I remember loving to hear my Dad yell those words and I'd get excited with him. In 1983 I was in the third grade. That's about the time that I started paying attention to the game, and with a Rookie at the helm, things were pretty exciting. I remember my Dad and his friends talking about Elway, and I picked up on my Dad's enthusiasm about him. Been a Broncos nut ever since...

[Billy Clyde Puckett]

I remeber those guys. Larry Kaminski bought a beer distributor in Steamboat area

[footstepsfrom#27]

I remeber those guys. Larry Kaminski bought a beer distributor in Steamboat area
I met him at a wheelchair charity basketball game in '70 with Mike Current, Chip Myrtle...I think Al Denson and Pete Duranko were there too...they signed autographs free for kids and passed out free hotdogs and sodas. They had a Bronco night where they showed the highlight reel (pretty short) and the players mingled with the fans for about an hour...all free of course.

Times change. :sickortir

[Mile High Shack]

1981...2 years B.E.

[Spider]

1972 ..... though I do remember the Half a loaf game , My cousins where screamig mad ......

[bronco militia]

1985......wow!..has it been 20 years??!?!?!?! :crazy:

[Alkazar]

Lets see, in 1969 I was 9 yrs old and wasn't really paying attention to football yet. I started getting into football in 1976 watching the Broncos and have been addicted ever since....

[Arkie]

1985......wow!..has it been 20 years??!?!?!?! :crazy:

me too!

I became a fan sometime during the '84 season that ended with a playoff loss to the Steelers. I couldn't wait for the '85 season to start, and it's been like that every offseason along with an ever-growing hunger for the Lombardi.

20th Anniversary
1985 Broncos
http://www.denverbroncos.com/resources/custom/Team_Pictures/1985.jpg
FIRST ROW: (1) Chris Norman, (3) Rich Karlis, (7) John Elway, (8) Gary Kubiak, (20) Louis Wright, (21) Eric Riley, (22) Tony Lilly, (23) Sammy Winder, (24) Rick Parros, (25) Daniel Hunter, (28) Roger Jackson, (30) Steve Sewell, (31) Mike Harden

SECOND ROW: (33) Gene Lang, (43) Steve Foley, (45) Steve Wilson, (47) Gerald Willhite, (48) Randy Robbins, (49) Dennis Smith, (50) Jim Ryan, (51) Billy Hinson, (52) Ken Woodard, (54) Keith Bishop, (55) Rick Dennison, (56) Aaron Smith, (57) Tom Jackson, (58) Steve Busick

THIRD ROW: Skip Allen - Administrative Assistant to the Head Coach, (59) Darren Comeaux, (60) Paul Howard, (61) Andre Townsend, (62) Mike Freeman, (63) Mark Cooper, (64) Billy Bryan, (65) Glenn Hyde, (66) Brison Manor, (67) Dean Miraldi, (68) Rubin Carter, (70) Dave Studdard, (71) Greg Kragen, Mike Anderson - Assistant to the Strength Coach

FOURTH ROW: (72) Marsharne Graves, (73) Simon Fletcher, (74) Winford Hood, (75) Rulon Jones, (76) Ken Lanier, (77) Karl Mecklenburg, (78) Don James, (79) Barney Chavous, (80) Larry Willis, (81) Steve Watson, (82) Vance Johnson, (83) John Sawyer

FIFTH ROW: Ronnie Bill - Superintendent of Facilities, Dan Bill - Assistant Equipment Manager, Al Miller - Strength/ Conditioning Coach, (84) Clint Sampson, (85) Al Hill, (86) Butch Johnson, (87) Jim Wright, (88) Clarence Kay, (89) Keli McGregor, (98) Ricky Hunley, Bill Harpole - Equipment Manager, Steve Antonopulos - Head Trainer, Brad Brown - Assistant Trainer

SIXTH ROW: Charlie West - Defensive Backfield Coach, Myrel Moore - Linebackers, Stan Jones - Defensive Line, Joe Collier - Assistant Head Coach/ Defense, Reed Johnson - Coordinator of College Scouting, John Beake - General Manager, Pat Bowlen - President & Chief Executive Officer, Dan Reeves - Vice President/ Head Coach, Marvin Bass - Special Assistant, Doc Urich - Tight Ends/ Assistant Offensive Coach, Chan Gailey - Special Teams/ Defensive Assistant, Nick Nicolau - Running Backs, Alex Gibbs - Head Offensive Line Coach, Mike Shanahan - Offensive Coordinator/ Wide Receivers & Quarterbacks

[Old Dude]

The first Bronco game I ever saw was on television, and they were playing against the Dallas Texans. (That was the KC Chiefs, before they moved).

But in fairness, I didn't really start following them until about '65 or '66, and I didn't start following them rabidly until '67.

[Bronco_Beerslug]

My parents had the good sense to buy tickets for their very first year of existence and season tickets thereafter :)

[bronco militia]

me too!

I became a fan sometime during the '84 season that ended with a playoff loss to the Steelers. I couldn't wait for the '85 season to start, and it's been like that every offseason along with an ever-growing hunger for the Lombardi.

20th Anniversary
1985 Broncos
http://www.denverbroncos.com/resources/custom/Team_Pictures/1985.jpg
FIRST ROW: (1) Chris Norman, (3) Rich Karlis, (7) John Elway, (8) Gary Kubiak, (20) Louis Wright, (21) Eric Riley, (22) Tony Lilly, (23) Sammy Winder, (24) Rick Parros, (25) Daniel Hunter, (28) Roger Jackson, (30) Steve Sewell, (31) Mike Harden

SECOND ROW: (33) Gene Lang, (43) Steve Foley, (45) Steve Wilson, (47) Gerald Willhite, (48) Randy Robbins, (49) Dennis Smith, (50) Jim Ryan, (51) Billy Hinson, (52) Ken Woodard, (54) Keith Bishop, (55) Rick Dennison, (56) Aaron Smith, (57) Tom Jackson, (58) Steve Busick

THIRD ROW: Skip Allen - Administrative Assistant to the Head Coach, (59) Darren Comeaux, (60) Paul Howard, (61) Andre Townsend, (62) Mike Freeman, (63) Mark Cooper, (64) Billy Bryan, (65) Glenn Hyde, (66) Brison Manor, (67) Dean Miraldi, (68) Rubin Carter, (70) Dave Studdard, (71) Greg Kragen, Mike Anderson - Assistant to the Strength Coach

FOURTH ROW: (72) Marsharne Graves, (73) Simon Fletcher, (74) Winford Hood, (75) Rulon Jones, (76) Ken Lanier, (77) Karl Mecklenburg, (78) Don James, (79) Barney Chavous, (80) Larry Willis, (81) Steve Watson, (82) Vance Johnson, (83) John Sawyer

FIFTH ROW: Ronnie Bill - Superintendent of Facilities, Dan Bill - Assistant Equipment Manager, Al Miller - Strength/ Conditioning Coach, (84) Clint Sampson, (85) Al Hill, (86) Butch Johnson, (87) Jim Wright, (88) Clarence Kay, (89) Keli McGregor, (98) Ricky Hunley, Bill Harpole - Equipment Manager, Steve Antonopulos - Head Trainer, Brad Brown - Assistant Trainer

SIXTH ROW: Charlie West - Defensive Backfield Coach, Myrel Moore - Linebackers, Stan Jones - Defensive Line, Joe Collier - Assistant Head Coach/ Defense, Reed Johnson - Coordinator of College Scouting, John Beake - General Manager, Pat Bowlen - President & Chief Executive Officer, Dan Reeves - Vice President/ Head Coach, Marvin Bass - Special Assistant, Doc Urich - Tight Ends/ Assistant Offensive Coach, Chan Gailey - Special Teams/ Defensive Assistant, Nick Nicolau - Running Backs, Alex Gibbs - Head Offensive Line Coach, Mike Shanahan - Offensive Coordinator/ Wide Receivers & Quarterbacks

kick ass!...

the first NFL team to win 11 games and not make the playoffs (f u' cleveland!!!).

[Arkie]

kick ass!...

the first NFL team to win 11 games and not make the playoffs (f u' cleveland!!!).

Ha! Karma's a bitch. We got our revenge against Cleveland in 3 of the next 4 years.

[2KBack]

I fixed it...

I don't remember the first team I watched... I grew up with the Broncos on the tube, and as a kid, I'd get excited when my Dad would get excited. "TOUCHDOWN!" I remember loving to hear my Dad yell those words and I'd get excited with him. In 1983 I was in the third grade. That's about the time that I started paying attention to the game, and with a Rookie at the helm, things were pretty exciting. I remember my Dad and his friends talking about Elway, and I picked up on my Dad's enthusiasm about him. Been a Broncos nut ever since...


Ha! Fast forward 2 years and this is my story too.

[Meck77]

I've done 25 years. I was 3 back in 77 but I do remember alot of orange stuff around town. Speaking of old timers. I'm still looking for OLD pictures of the stadium/fans/tailgates etc to add to OF1. I have a special space on the bus that I'm planning to dedicate to Mile High. If you have some that I could get copies of that would be great!

[DarkHorse]

First team i remember was the '77 SB team.

[bendog]

My dad had seas tix 68 through ... whenever sellouts became the norm and no blackouts.

[Traveler]

Started really following the team in 1970. Floyd Little, Rich Jackson, Fran Lynch, Mike Haffner, and Billy Thompson were my favorite players.