In the course of the several years between the merger on the NFL and AFL in 1970 and also the most recent years with the combined League’s history, no team has observed a bigger turnaround than the once-lackluster Denver Broncos. Their stadium at Mile-High sells out on a regular basis, and their presence from the NFL has led them from bottom with the basement American Football League results to the NFL Championship several years. Fans who have studied the pathetic history with the team during its time within the AFL recognize just how dramatic the turnaround has been.
A new group in old clothes
To obtain an idea of just how pathetic the old Broncos had been, you only have to look at their early years. From their founding in 1959, the team’s owner never seemed to have the funds on hand to provide even the barest of essentials for his players. They have been forced to wear hand-me-down uniforms that were left over from college bowl games of past years, in addition to hideous socks with vertical striped. Even Cindy Lauper’s garish sense of style at the peak of her career would have looked normal if seen next to a Broncos uniform. The only bright spot inside the early years with the Broncos uniforms came in their third season when they quite publicly destroyed the socks in a fire – an event that was at least therapeutic for the players and fans.
The early decades of the team
It was not as although the team required ridiculous clothing to elicit laughs in those days. Their play was often as hideous as the uniforms they wore. Perhaps the brightest spot in those early years came with the team’s 1967 AFL-first victory over an NFL opponent – although it was hardly a sign of great things to come. In fact, from the team’s founding until the merger of 1970, the Denver Broncos racked up the incredibly worst record of any on the old AFL teams. They lost ninety-seven games, while winning only thirty-nine. It nearly makes one wonder why the fans in Denver even bothered to purchase all of the season tickets in 1965 when the team was thinking about moving to an additional city.
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