Once upon a time, there was another professional football team in Denver that played at old Mile High Stadium.
The Denver Gold.
With sudden word last week that the long defunct USFL would revive itself with some of the original franchises from that storied early-80’s league, this former Gold fan got excited. Okay, in all fairness, I was all of 6-years old when the league folded. However, I was gifted a really nifty Denver Gold tee shirt in my twenties that I wore until it fell apart.
With all the expansion football leagues that have populated over the years, I have been so disappointed that the XFL, AAF, World Football League, and United Football League all decided not to showcase a franchise from Denver.