First and Orange · Sep 15, 2019
Denver Broncos home openers turn 60: Different time, same love affair
Courtesy the Denver Broncos The 1960 Denver Broncos made their home debut on Oct. 2 against the Oakland Raiders. Denver won, 31-17, at Bears Stadium. 0
John Brooks has a dozen stories banked from that first Broncos season six decades ago, but this one might his favorite:
“My dad worked for an oil company and I think through his company he bought season tickets,” recalls Brooks, who was 9 years old and living in Aurora when the old AFL — and the Broncos — launched in the fall of 1960.
“My dad told me (that) he called up to get season tickets back in 1960 and the coach (Frank Filchock) actually took him down on the field.
“And (Filchock) asked, ‘Where do you want to sit?’”
