Owner Pat Bowlen
Broncos seasons: 1984-Present
Year inducted: 2019
Notable: Owns fifth-best winning percentage (.598) in all of professional sports during his tenure with 354 overall wins. … Served a combined 91 seasons between 15 different NFL committees. … 300 consecutive home sellouts. … 33 playoff appearances. … Only owner in NFL history to reach Super Bowl with four different head coaches (three total victories).
Cornerback Champ Bailey
Broncos seasons: 2004-13
Year inducted: 2019
Notable: Played 15 NFL seasons between the Redskins and Broncos. … Twelve Pro Bowl selections. … Intercepted 34 passes for Denver over 135 games. … First Broncos’ defensive player inducted in franchise history. … NFL record 203 career passes defended. … Member of the 2000s All-Decade Team. … First-ballot selection.
Running back Terrell Davis
Broncos seasons: 1995-2001
Year inducted: 2017
Notable: Played all seven NFL seasons with the Broncos. … Was the fourth player in league history to rush for 2,000 yards in a season (1998). … Winner of Super Bowl XXXII (MVP) and Super Bowl XXXIII. … Most rushing yards (7,607) and rushing touchdowns (60) in Broncos history. … Knee injury ended Davis’ NFL career after just 78 games.
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Tight end Shannon Sharpe
Broncos seasons: 1990-99, 2002-03
Year inducted: 2011
Notable: Played 14 NFL seasons between the Broncos and Ravens. … Three-time Super Bowl Winner (XXXII, XXXIII and XXV). … Career totals: 815 catches, 10,060 receiving yards and 62 touchdowns. … Eight Pro Bowl selections. … Member of the 1990s All-Decade Team. … Younger brother of former NFL star wide receiver Sterling Sharpe.
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Running back Floyd Little
Broncos seasons: 1967-75
Year inducted: 2010
Notable: Played all nine NFL seasons with the Broncos. … Five Pro Bowl selections. … Second-most career rushing yards (6,323) and rushing touchdowns (43) in Denver history. … NFL rushing leader in 1971. … Little’s teams finished with a winning record only twice. … Totaled more than 12,000 career all-purpose yards.
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Offensive tackle Gary Zimmerman
Broncos seasons: 1993-97
Year inducted: 2008
Notable: Played 12 NFL seasons between the Vikings and Broncos. … Made 169 consecutive starts. … Seven Pro Bowl selections. … Winner of Super Bowl XXXII. … Member of the 1980s and 1990s All-Decade Team. … Played two seasons in the USFL prior to NFL career. … Broncos owner Pat Bowlen presented Zimmerman for his induction speech.
Quarterback John Elway
Broncos seasons: 1983-98
Year inducted: 2004
Notable: Played all 16 NFL seasons with the Broncos. … 47 fourth-quarter comebacks. … Franchise leader in passing yards (51,475) and passing touchdowns (300). … Nine Pro Bowl selections. … Winner of Super Bowl XXXII and Super Bowl XXXIII (MVP) with five career starts in the championship game.
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Defensive back Brian Dawkins
Broncos seasons: 2009-11
Year inducted: 2018
Notable: Played 16 NFL seasons between the Eagles and Broncos. … Nine Pro Bowl selections. … Led the league in interceptions in 1997 and 1998 and totaled 37 in his career. … One Super Bowl appearance. … Career stats with the Broncos: 39 starts, 233 tackles, three interceptions and 21 pass deflections.
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Running back Tony Dorsett
Broncos seasons: 1988
Year inducted: 1994
Notable: Spent his final NFL season in Denver after 11 previous years with the Cowboys. … Dorsettap production with the Broncos: 181 carries for 703 yards and five touchdowns. … Career rushing totals of 12,739 yards and 77 touchdowns. … Four-time Pro Bowl selection.
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Cornerback Willie Brown
Broncos seasons: 1963-66
Year inducted: 1984
Notable: Played 16 NFL seasons between the Broncos and Raiders. … 54 career interceptions. … Four-time Pro Bowl selection. … Winner of Super Bowl XI with a 75-yard interception returned for a touchdown with the Raiders.
