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In the summer of 1959, Bob Howsam, owner of minor league baseball's Denver Bears, the Triple-A affiliate of the New York Yankees, had a problem.He'd expanded the team's home, Bears Stadium, to 23,100 seats after Denver was named a charter member of the Continental League, a proposed third major league.
The Denver Broncos were founded on August 14, 1959, when minor league baseball owner Bob Howsam was awarded an American Football League (AFL) charter franchise. [2] The Broncos won the first-ever AFL game over the Boston Patriots 13–10, on September 9, 1960 .
Patrick Dennis Bowlen (February 18, 1944 – June 13, 2019) was an American lawyer, executive and the majority owner of the Denver Broncos of the National Football League (NFL), winning three Super Bowls. He was inducted in the Pro Football Hall of Fame for the class of 2019. Bowlen owned other professional sports franchises in the Colorado region.
On June 7, 2022, an ownership group led by Walton entered into an agreement to purchase the Denver Broncos from the estate of Pat Bowlen for $4.65 billion, which set the record for the most expensive sale of a sports franchise in history, subject to approval from the NFL's finance committee and a 3/4 majority of the full NFL ownership group.
Iconic Broncos owner Pat Bowlen was a successful lawyer and real estate developer before he bought the Broncos in 1984. During his 35-year tenure, Denver won 60% of its games, a winning percentage ...
Condoleezza Rice joins the group led by Walmart heir Rob Walton, who agreed to buy the Broncos for a record $4.65 billion. Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice joins Denver Broncos ownership ...
Gregory Boyd Penner (born December 18, 1969) is an American businessman who is the chairman of Walmart and co-owner and CEO of the Denver Broncos of the National Football League (NFL). He is the son-in-law of S. Robson Walton and the grandson-in-law of Sam Walton, the founder of Walmart. [1] [2] [3]
The Denver Broncos now sport the wealthiest owner in the NFL and the league’s most diverse ownership group. Four of The post Broncos sport NFL’s richest, most diverse ownership group appeared ...