Answer: Rod Smith
The undrafted Rod Smith scored 71 touchdowns. 68 Receiving, 1 Rushing and 2 by Returns.
From Quiz: Broncomania
Answer: Red Miller
Red Miller was the Denver coach that led them to Super Bowl XII at the end of the 1977 season. They lost to the Cowboys 27-10.
From Quiz: The Men of Denver
Answer: 1960
The Broncos were a charter club in the AFL in 1960. They were also a part of the AFL-NFL merger in 1970.
From Quiz: All About the Broncos
Answer: 2-3
Elway started in Super Bowls XXI, XXII, XXIV in the 80s, all losses. He also started in Super Bowls XXXII and XXXIII in the 90s, both wins.
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Answer: North Dakota State
Braxton was a 12th round draft pick in 1987 from North Dakota State. He was also selected to the Pro Bowl in 1996.
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Answer: Stanford
John was the first Quarterback in Bronco history to win a Super Bowl, and won back-to-back Super Bowls in 1998 and 1999.
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Answer: Mark Herrmann
Hinton and Hermann were traded in '83 to get Elway from the Colts.
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Answer: Yankees
Elway played for the Yankees' minor league farm club.
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Answer: Simon Fletcher
The NFL started keeping official sack stats in 1982. From 1985-1995, Simon Fletcher recorded 97.5 sacks.
From Quiz: Broncomania
Answer: Gary Zimmerman
Zimmerman played for the LA Express 1984-1985, Minnesota Vikings 1986-1992, and the Broncos 1993-1997. He was a 9-time All-Pro selection and made it to seven Pro Bowls.
From Quiz: The Men of Denver
Answer: Brown, white, mustard
Originally they wore brown helmets and pants, white and mustard-colored jerseys with vertical-striped socks! The original colors were so hated by the fans, they held a bonfire to rid them of the ugliness when they changed to blue, white, and orange.
From Quiz: All About the Broncos
Answer: Ricky Nattiel
Ricky was the 27th overall draft pick in the 1987 draft.
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Answer: Georgia
Terrell rushed for over 2,000 yards in 1998.
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Answer: Jon Keyworth
It was not a #1 hit.
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Answer: Baltimore Colts
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Answer: Reggie Rivers
Reggie has written for both major Denver newspapers, served as guest-host on Denver television and radio shows including "Broncos Beat" and "Sports Extra". He has hosted his own weekly radio segment called "Rolling with Rivers". His post-football career has included nightly sports anchor duties for the Denver CBS affliate. Reggie has penned columns for "Pro Football Weekly" and hosted "Global Agenda" on the Denver PBS network.
From Quiz: Broncomania
Answer: Craig Morton
Craig was a quarterback that led the Broncos to the Super Bowl to cap off the 1977 season. He first played for the Cowboys 1965-1974, and led them to a Super Bowl. He went to New York Giants 1974-1976, then to the Broncos 1977-1982.
From Quiz: The Men of Denver
Answer: Mile High Stadium
Mile High Stadium, called such because Denver is a mile above sea level, was home until Invesco Field was built. Mile High was then demolished.
From Quiz: All About the Broncos
Answer: Red Miller
Miller took the Broncos to their first Super Bowl in 1977-78, his first season as head coach. He coached the Broncos from 1977-1980.
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Answer: Seattle Seahawks
The Broncos lost to Seattle 31-7 at the Kingdome that year. They only scored one touchdown in the first quarter.
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Answer: UCLA
This guy bounced around the league a lot before going to the XFL in 2001 where he won a championship. In 2002 he signed with the Steelers.
From Quiz: Colleges of Bronco Players
Answer: Jackson, Johnson, and Nattiel
From Quiz: Broncos
Answer: Jeff Fisher
While coaching the Tennessee Titans, trusted friend and colleague Jeff Fisher had the opportunity to follow Cutler's career at Vanderbilt.
From Quiz: Broncomania
Answer: 5
John Elway was a quarterback for the Broncos from 1983-1998. He made five appearances to the Championship games in the 1986, 1987, 1989, 1997 and 1998 seasons. He was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2004.
From Quiz: The Men of Denver
Answer: Frank Filchock
Filchock coached the first two seasons of the Broncos. He was fired after his second season due to a disappointing record of 7-20-1. Faulkner, Speedie, and Malavasi all saw time as Denver coaches.
From Quiz: All About the Broncos
Answer: Lionel Taylor
Taylor caught exactly 100 passes in 1961 while the Broncos were still an AFL team.
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Answer: 8
Maddox was a first round draft pick out of UCLA. As a rookie, he started four games for an injured John Elway, and threw for 757 yards with five touchdowns.
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Answer: Arkansas
Perhaps the most famous hit by Atwater was against Christian Okoye in the late 1980's on Monday Night Football when Atwater was wired for sound. The hit sounded thunderous.
From Quiz: Colleges of Bronco Players
Answer: Rick Upchurch
He had 3,008 yds.
From Quiz: Denver Broncos History
Answer: Mike Shanahan
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Answer: Mike Harden
Mike Harden (1980-88) was the first Bronco to have four interception returned for touchdowns. Tyrone Braxton also returned four for touchdowns during his two stints with the Broncos in 1987-93 and 1985-99.
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Answer: Dan Reeves
Dan Reeves coached the Broncos 1981-1992. He was unable to lead the team to a Super Bowl win.
From Quiz: The Men of Denver
Answer: Virginia
Shawn was 23-4 as a starter in college, but got no playing time as a
Bronco. He was drafted in the 11th round in 1991.
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Answer: Berkeley
Deltha was known at Cal for his punt returns.
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Answer: Karl Mecklenburg
Iceberg was a nickname derived from Mecklenberg!
From Quiz: Denver Broncos History
Answer: Steve Foley
Steve Foley (1976-1986), was one of the least heralded players to line up at safety for the Broncos.
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