Tag: Pat Bowlen
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Clera Rorex posthumously awarded Mountain Leader Award by Gov. Jared Polis
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Clera Rorex was a legend. She issued marriage licenses to six same sex couples in Boulder County starting in 1975, decades before same-sex marriage was legalized by the 2015 landmark Obergefell v. Hodges U.S. Supreme Court Decision. On Thursday, she posthumously received the Mountain Leader Award at the Governor’s…
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New Denver Broncos ownership vows to continue community support
The Denver Broncos haven’t made the NFL playoffs in six seasons, but the team never missed a step when it came to winning charitable efforts in the metro Denver community, especially the Boys and Girls Club of Metro Denver. For more than three decades, the football team, the Denver Broncos Charities (a 501(c)3 non-profit organization)…
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Why Broncos, city of Denver were Peyton Manning, John Lynch’s preferred final NFL destinations
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DENVER — When John Lynch entered free agency in 2004 and Peyton Manning in 2012, both came to the same conclusion: Denver was where they wanted to end their illustrious football careers. Many likely don’t consider Denver a destination city, but for Lynch and Manning, who will both be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of…
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Joe Ellis: Timeline of Broncos ownership will be determined after 2021 season
ENGLEWOOD — Broncos President and CEO Joe Ellis made one thing clear Tuesday: the Broncos are not for sale — yet. In a pre-training camp press conference, Ellis addressed the Broncos’ ownership situation, tangled since the death of owner Pat Bowlen in June 2019. Most recently, the lawsuit to determine the future ownership of the…
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Meet the Denver Broncos’ community development ‘dream team,’ which is regarded as one of the best
Hanging on Allie Engelken’s office wall is a sign that reads “I’d rather try and fail, rather than fail to try.” This is often the rallying cry of the Broncos’ community development team, which Engelken oversees. It’s made of only four people: Engelken, executive director; Liz Jeralds, senior manager; Katie Shuster, the coordinator; and Bobby…
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Broncos President, CEO Joe Ellis named Mizel Institute Community Enrichment Award recipient
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Broncos President and CEO Joe Ellis was selected as the recipient of the Mizel Institute 2021 Community Enrichment Award, the team announced Monday. The philanthropic award is considered one of Colorado’s top service awards “that recognizes individuals who have made outstanding contributions to the community.”…
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Peyton Manning doesn’t rule out future role with Broncos: ‘I haven’t said no to anything’
Peyton Manning is a Bronco for life. The soon-to-be Hall of Famer may have only spent the last four seasons of his 17-year career with the Broncos, but having lived in Denver since his retirement in 2015-2016, Manning has remained one of the organization’s biggest supporters. “Denver took a chance on me and I’ll never…
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Broncos promote Brittany Bowlen, hire China Jude as VP of diversity, equity and inclusion
The Broncos have promoted Brittany Bowlen to senior vice president of strategy and hired China Jude as vice president of diversity, equity and inclusion, the organization announced Monday. Bowlen, a daughter of late Broncos owner Pat Bowlen, has served in the organization’s front office as the vice president of strategic initiatives since 2019 and most…
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‘Four wonderful years’: Peyton Manning, John Lynch reflect on time with Denver Broncos as they enter Hall of Fame
In the early to mid-2000s, Peyton Manning and John Lynch often shared mai tais in Hawaii the week of the Pro Bowl. The two would tell football stories, with Manning playing in Indianapolis for the Colts and Lynch playing in Tampa Bay for the Buccaneers and eventually playing in Denver for the Broncos. They formed…