Annabel Bowlen walks onto the field for the Ring of Fame ceremony for her husband and longtime Broncos owner Pat Bowlen. (AAron Ontiveroz, The Denver Post)
This one really was for Pat.
To cap a week-long celebration of Broncos owner Pat Bowlen, coach Gary Kubiak reciprocated a gesture that will forever remain etched in Broncos lore. After , Kubiak awarded the game ball to Bowlen’s wife Annabel on her husband’s behalf, much like Pat handed of the Lombardi Trophy to John Elway following the 1997 Super Bowl victory.
Dozens of former players were on hand to celebrate Bowlen, who was inducted as the 28th member of the Broncos’ Ring of Fame during halftime of the game.
“Now that he’s in the Denver Broncos’ Ring of Fame,” Annabel told a cheering crowd of more than 77,000 at halftime, “I think we can all agree that Pat’s next stop should be the Pro Football Hall of Fame.”
