Official Site of the Broncos · Jul 14, 2016
Sacco Sez: A mile high memory, "Cool Lou"
The story of the coach/general manager who first brought the Broncos to respectability.
The Broncos made their first step toward respectability when then-owner Gerry Phipps hired Lou Saban to a 10-year contract as general manager/head coach in 1967.Before that, the Broncos had been the dregs of the American Football League, and hence, of all pro football as the most woeful of franchises.
But Phipps was determined to do all he could to bring Denver to a seat at the table of respectability in the world of pro football, and Saban's hiring was the first big step.
Saban came to Denver fresh from the Buffalo Bills, where he had won back-to-back AFL championships.
