On August 14, 1959 The Denver Broncos was founded, when Bob Howsman then owner of of a minor league baseball team was granted the AFL charter franchise. The Denver Broncos won the Boston Patriots 13-10 in 1960 September 9th which was the first ever AFL game. The Broncos became the first ever American Football League football team to defeat an National Football League football team on august 5, 1967 after defeating the Detroit Lions by the score of 13-7 in a preseason football game. The Denver Broncos were not successful in the 60’s after posting a record of 39-97-4 in the football league.

     The Denver Broncos have played in the Super Bowl 6 times winning 2 of the Super Bowls in the 97-98 football seasons. The Broncos didn’t manage to have a winning football season untill 1973 after having 13 years without a winning season. The Broncos in the football leagues first 10 year history were the only original American Football League team to have not played in a title game. In 1965 the Denver Broncos almost lost it’s franchise, but then a local ownership took control of the football team that year and started to build the team. Read the rest of this entry »