Denver Broncos Archives - The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit

Jan142014 by Chris HolmesNo Comments

AFL Programs Featuring the New England Patriots and Denver Broncos

Ephemera, Sports

This Sunday is a special day for AFL fans, as we will witness the first AFC Championship game featuring two AFL squads since the New England Patriots beat the San Diego Chargers six years ago. This time it's the Patriots once again, who will face the Denver Broncos at Mile High. The Patriots and Broncos are charter AFL teams, and so they've been squaring off regularly for more than 50 years. This is the first time, however, that the two teams will play for the right to go to the Super Bowl. Here, then, is a gallery featuring regular season game programs from Patriots/Broncos games taking place in Denver (Mile High Stadium, formerly known as Bears Stadium). All of these come from Football in Living Color, my exhibition of vintage AFL programs. Visit it today! ...

Sep132013 by Chris HolmesNo Comments

Vintage 1960 American Football League Team Logo Decals

Football Friday, Sports

Another Football Friday, another set of sweet vintage decals. This one comes from 1960 and includes all American Football League teams except for the Houston Oilers. As with the last set I displayed, these were manufactured by the Palm Bros. Decalcomania Company.

Aug232013 by Chris HolmesNo Comments

Retired NFL Jersey Numbers: AFC West

Football Friday, Sports

Since it’s the off-season I thought I’d start a fun project involving NFL history. So I’m going to go division by division and post galleries of football cards (when available) featuring all NFL players who have had their jersey numbers retired by their teams. This week it’s the four squads of the AFC West — the Denver Broncos, Kansas City Chiefs, Oakland Raiders, and San Diego Chargers. Previous galleries: AFC East, NFC East, AFC North, NFC North, AFC South, NFC South Denver Broncos (3) #7 -- John Elway #18 -- Frank Tripucka #44 -- Floyd Little Kansas City Chiefs (10) #3 -- Jan Stenerud #16 -- Len Dawson #18 -- Emmitt Thomas #28 -- Abner Haynes #33 -- Stone Johnson On August 30, 1963, rookie RB/KR Stone Johnson suffered a fractured vertebra in his neck duri...

Feb222013 by Chris HolmesNo Comments

Football Friday: Vintage 1969 AFL/NFL Team Mascot Decals

Ephemera, Football Friday, Sports

I've got a special off-season edition of Football Friday for you today! I get daily email alerts from eBay for just about anything tagged as being from the AFL, which I use to find many of the excellent AFL game programs I share. But on occasion I find other neat things too. Take, for example, this set of vintage NFL/AFL team mascot decals from 1969. These are some fantastic stickers.

Nov162012 by Chris HolmesNo Comments

Football Friday — Week 11 Highlights, Chargers vs. Broncos 1975

Football Friday, Sports

Sorry, not a ton of time this week to put together something too involved. So it's back to the YouTube vaults for some more vintage game highlight films. Specifically, the San Diego Chargers/Denver Broncos contest from week 11 of the 1975 regular season. On November 30, 1975, winless San Diego traveled to Denver to play the Broncos on a brisk, 19-degree afternoon. Despite racking up a meager three first downs and 123 yards on offense, the Bolts managed to bring the game to overtime. Of course, it stands that the Chargers' only TD was a 42-yard punt return by rookie Mike Fuller. But all was for naught as Jim Turner booted a 25-yard field goal in the extra period.

Aug272012 by Chris Holmes2 Comments

The Best and Worst NFL Logos (AFC West)

Sports

With the 2012 National Football League season nearly upon us, now is as good a time as any to obsess once again on one of my favorite topics — logos. So I’m going to offer up my choices for the best and worst team logos for all 32 current NFL franchises. Primary, alternate, and helmet logos listed on Chris Creamer’s outstanding logo website are all under consideration. Today I look at the four squads of the AFC’s West division. Previous entries: AFC East, NFC East, AFC North, NFC North, AFC South, NFC South Denver Broncos Best I shared my thoughts on Denver's classic D logo quite a few years ago, and my opinion remains unchanged. It's unique, it's colorful, and it went into one of the great identities in pro sports. And this is coming from someone who places the Broncos in his to...

Dec92011 by Chris HolmesNo Comments

Football Friday: A Gallery of Vintage AFL Game Programs

Football Friday, Sports

One of these days, when I'm independently wealthy, I'm going to amass the largest collection of American Football League game programs around. Until then, I'll just pick them up on eBay from time to time and collect scans from the internet. Here is but a sampling of cover images from AFL game programs during the ten-year existence of the league. Much like the AFL itself, these programs reflect a great deal of character and color. To see more of these great old programs, check out the AFL program gallery on the main site. (more…)

Mar262007 by Chris Holmes12 Comments

No-Go Logos

Advertising

I've always considered myself an armchair graphic designer, particularly when it comes to logos. A logo is a really easy and effective way to convey an image about your business/club/whatever. And while I'm all for modern styling, logos are one area where I'm old-fashioned. Too often, companies will update their logo for seemingly no good reason, and it's usually for the worse. So let's take a look at a sampling of logos and emblems, both old and new, and see if my stodgy views are justified. Burger King The original BK logo was simple, yet effective. A nice, quirky little font and the bun halves got the point across. Not as iconic as the golden arches, but still good. The font on the logo was made blander in 1994, then five years later BK unveiled a SLAMMIN' new look: Yeah...