Orange_Beard
09-20-2007, 12:41 AM
Who is going to the game and can take many pictures? Wish I could be there to see this.....
Davis to join Broncos' Ring of Fame
By Bill Williamson
Denver Post Staff Writer
Article Last Updated: 07/28/2007 01:20:59 AM MDT
Terrell Davis, with Pat Bowlen and John Elway after the 1999 AFC Championship game, will join the Broncos' Ring of Fame. (Allsport USA | Brian Bahr)
When Terrell Davis first came to Denver and stepped into to the old Mile High Stadium, he couldn't help but look up at the hallowed names that circled the stadium.
And Davis couldn't help but wonder what it would take to get his name on the Ring of Fame.
"I wanted to know what those people had to do to get up there," Davis said Friday by telephone. "Haven Moses, Tom Jackson, Randy Gradishar, those are accomplished people And now Terrell is going to be up there forever. If I live long enough I will bring my great-grandchildren and even their kids and show them my name.
"You could imagine the smile that is on my face."
Davis will be the 21st player inducted into the Broncos' Ring of Fame, team president Pat Bowlen said Friday. His name will be displayed at Invesco Field after a ceremoiny Sept. 23 during a game against Jacksonville. Davis was elected into the Ring of Fame on Friday after a committee meeting.
"Next to John Elway, Terrell is the closest thing to a slam dunk there was," Denver owner Pat Bowlen said. "This is a special day for me because Terrell was such a great person of character and such a talent for us."
Davis will long be remembered in Denver as the missing ingredient to Elway's teams that made Super Bowl runs. With the Elway-Davis one-two punch in the backfield, the Broncos won back-to-back Super Bowl championships in the 1997 and '98 seasons.
Drafted in the sixth round out of Georgia, Davis came out of nowhere to become an instant star. He holds 12 team records. He is one of the five NFL players to rush for more than 2,000 yards in one season, which he did in 1998. He was the NFL MVP that season and was the MVP of Super Bowl XXXII.
"I feel too young to have all these things happening to me," Davis said. "I feel like I should be just retiring now. But to get these honors, I really enjoy it."
Davis' career was cut short after he suffered a series of knee injuries beginning in 1999. Davis, 34, last played for the Broncos in 2001 and was on the team's injured reserve in 2002. He was one of 25 finalists for enshrinement into the Pro Football Hall of Fame last year.
The Ring of Fame selection was determined by a committe that includes Bowlen, former general manager John Beake, former defensive coordinator Joe Collier and former radio voice Larry Zimmer.
Davis to join Broncos' Ring of Fame
By Bill Williamson
Denver Post Staff Writer
Article Last Updated: 07/28/2007 01:20:59 AM MDT
Terrell Davis, with Pat Bowlen and John Elway after the 1999 AFC Championship game, will join the Broncos' Ring of Fame. (Allsport USA | Brian Bahr)
When Terrell Davis first came to Denver and stepped into to the old Mile High Stadium, he couldn't help but look up at the hallowed names that circled the stadium.
And Davis couldn't help but wonder what it would take to get his name on the Ring of Fame.
"I wanted to know what those people had to do to get up there," Davis said Friday by telephone. "Haven Moses, Tom Jackson, Randy Gradishar, those are accomplished people And now Terrell is going to be up there forever. If I live long enough I will bring my great-grandchildren and even their kids and show them my name.
"You could imagine the smile that is on my face."
Davis will be the 21st player inducted into the Broncos' Ring of Fame, team president Pat Bowlen said Friday. His name will be displayed at Invesco Field after a ceremoiny Sept. 23 during a game against Jacksonville. Davis was elected into the Ring of Fame on Friday after a committee meeting.
"Next to John Elway, Terrell is the closest thing to a slam dunk there was," Denver owner Pat Bowlen said. "This is a special day for me because Terrell was such a great person of character and such a talent for us."
Davis will long be remembered in Denver as the missing ingredient to Elway's teams that made Super Bowl runs. With the Elway-Davis one-two punch in the backfield, the Broncos won back-to-back Super Bowl championships in the 1997 and '98 seasons.
Drafted in the sixth round out of Georgia, Davis came out of nowhere to become an instant star. He holds 12 team records. He is one of the five NFL players to rush for more than 2,000 yards in one season, which he did in 1998. He was the NFL MVP that season and was the MVP of Super Bowl XXXII.
"I feel too young to have all these things happening to me," Davis said. "I feel like I should be just retiring now. But to get these honors, I really enjoy it."
Davis' career was cut short after he suffered a series of knee injuries beginning in 1999. Davis, 34, last played for the Broncos in 2001 and was on the team's injured reserve in 2002. He was one of 25 finalists for enshrinement into the Pro Football Hall of Fame last year.
The Ring of Fame selection was determined by a committe that includes Bowlen, former general manager John Beake, former defensive coordinator Joe Collier and former radio voice Larry Zimmer.