Time for friends to get together and watch their favorite teams. So many traditions have been started because of football.
How did it get started? We are going to look at the Denver Broncos and how they got started.
First off did you know that our football team was not the first to be named Denver Broncos? In 1921 the Midwest Baseball league was also called the Denver Broncos.
In 1960 is when the Denver Broncos Football began with seven other teams to make up the AFL. They had a fan contest which is how they became known as the Denver Broncos. In 1960 the Denver Broncos had the worst record of the AFL or 4-9-1 but it has to be said that one of their four winnings was against the Raiders.
In 1961 Wide Receiver Lionel Taylor was the first player to catch 100 passes in a professional season but the Broncos finished the season with only a 3-11 record. This caused Jack Faulkner to replace Frank Filchock as coach. In 1962 Coach Jack Faulkner receives coach of the year with a 7-7 record (Five of those loses were the last five of the season.)
1963 was not a good year for the Broncos as their record was 2-11-1 but this year Fullback Billy Joe wins AFL Rookie of the Year.
As it still is today, in 1964 Jack Faulkner is fired after a 0-4 record in the beginning of the season and is replaced by Mac Speedie. He didn't do much better as they ended the season with a 2-11-1 record.
Loyalty is Loyalty and Denver fans remain loyal no matter what the Bronco record is. In 1965 they finish with a 4-10 season but sell over 20,000 season tickets.
You guessed it, Mac Speedie is fired in 1966 and in come Ray Malavasi but with only a record of 0-2 Malavasi has his work cut out. They finish with a 4-10 record and, again, the Denver Broncos are looking for a new coach. Lou Saban comes in as both the General Manager and the Coach.
Running Back Floyd Little becomes the firs top draft pick ever signed by the Denver Broncos in 1967. Even though they had their first top draft pick their season ends with a 3-11 record.
1968 the Stadium is renamed Mile High Stadium, capacity is increased to 50,000 and Marlin Briscoe became the first black starting Quarterback in professional football. Their season ends with a 5-9 record with Briscoe throwing 14 touchdown passes and running for another three.
One decade down and in 1969 end their season with a 5-8-1 record. During this decade the Denver Broncos are the only AFL team not to win a division or finish with a winning record.
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