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The team has played their home games at Empower Field at Mile High since 2001. There have been 20 head coaches for the Broncos franchise as of 2023. The franchise's first head coach was Frank Filchock, who coached until 1961.
January 1, 1960. Frank Filchock is named the first head coach of the Broncos. A two-time Pro Bowler in eight NFL seasons as a player, he leads the Broncos to a 7-20-1 record before being dismissed after the 1961 season. Read More > The name “Denver Broncos” was chosen from 500 entries in a name-the-team contest in January 1960.
Denver Broncos History. The Denver Broncos are in their sixty-fifth season, playing their home games at Empower Field at Mile High, in Denver, Colorado since 2001. The Broncos are led by head coach Sean Payton since 2023. The Broncos have won three Super Bowls in their history, most recently in 2015.
In 1973, John Ralston coached the now-mature Broncos to a 7–5–2 record, the franchise's first winning season, including a dramatic tie with Oakland in Denver's first-ever Monday Night Football appearance that is still remembered as a pivotal game in Broncos history.
9 sty 2022 · Denver Broncos head coach Vic Fangio walks the sidelines against the Detroit Lions at Empower Field at Mile High in Denver on Dec. 12, 2021.
Beginnings. The Broncos were born with the American Football League, but out of a proposed third major baseball league that never got off the ground: the Continental League. With Bob Howsam the driving force, Denver was one of the cities to join the proposed third circuit until Major League Baseball reacted by quickly expanding to Houston, ...
The Elway Era. Until 1983, the Broncos’ best quarterbacks were hand-me-downs—from the CFL (Frank Tripucka), Houston Oilers (Charley Johnson), and the New York Giants (Craig Morton). John Elway was different: a freshly-minted athletic wonder who was considered the best quarterback prospect in a generation. And he spent 16 years living up to ...
