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The History of the Denver Broncos
Uniform
The Denver Broncos debuted in 1960 with uniforms which were
criticized largely by the public. This could be caused by the
fact that they were really ugly uniforms which consisted of
brown helmets, brown pants, jerseys with a white and mustard
yellow color, and the infamous vertically striped socks. Two
years after endless criticism, the club decided to get rid of
their uniforms at a public occasion where they burned their
uniforms together in a huge bonfire.
Together with this, the team revealed a new logo in the form of
a bucking horse. Likewise, they changed their colors to orange,
blue, and white. The team's uniform in the early 60's were
designed by Laura North-Allen and consisted of white pants,
orange or white jerseys, and orange helmets and were way better
than their first uniforms.
1968 was the year that the Broncos became popular for their
Orange Crush design. The team's logo was redesigned to show a
horse coming out of the D. The helmets were also change to blue
and other minor modifications were done including thin stripes
that were put onto the uniform's sleeves. In the following
years, the team wore orange pants with their white jerseys.
Then in 1997, the team change their logo and uniforms to the
design that is being used today. The current logo of the Denver
Broncos is a profile of a horse's head. Now, they wear navy
blue jerseys instead of the usual orange ones. This new uniform
also features a streak that runs down the sides of the jersey
and the pants. The streak is color orange on the blue jerseys
and blue on white ones. Despite the change, these uniforms were
still unacceptable to the fans and critics. These uniforms were
only accepted by the public when the Broncos won their first
ever Super Bowl sporting the said design.
For prime-time home games, the team also introduced blue pants
with orange stripes and are worn with blue jerseys. Something
odd about their pans is that their home white pants have the
orange stripe but the road white ones sport the navy blue
stripe.
The blue pants that the team can be seen wearing to day was
introduced in the mid-2000. Although it has been included in
the initial uniform change of 2007, one player vetoed wearing
them and thus delaying the introduction of the uniforms to the
public. Further, the team also has an alternate orange jersey
with a navy blue stripe in the side. These jerseys were first
seen during the game against the Indianapolis Colts in 2002 and
was last used against the New Orleans Saints in a 2008
game.
Denver Broncos' head coach is not really a big fan of the
orange jerseys which explains why this particular uniform is
not used most of the time. Nevertheless, uniforms only make one
part of the team. It can make a difference one way or another
but what is important is the teamwork that is needed to win a
game.
Rick Grantham is an avid NFL fan. Most of Rick's articles
focus on Denver Broncos Merchandise. Many
articles are related to NFL Football Helmets and other
sports related topics. Rick is a contributing author to
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by Rick Grantham - January 8, 2009
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