Editing Denver Broncos (section)

==Players of note==

===Current roster===
{{Denver Broncos roster}}

===Retired numbers===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! colspan="5" style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Denver Broncos|border=2}};"|Denver Broncos retired numbers
|-
! style="{{Gridiron alt primary style|Denver Broncos}};"|No.
! style="{{Gridiron alt primary style|Denver Broncos}};"|Player
! style="{{Gridiron alt primary style|Denver Broncos}};"|Position
! style="{{Gridiron alt primary style|Denver Broncos}};"|Career
! style="{{Gridiron alt primary style|Denver Broncos}};"|Retired
|-
| '''7''' || [[John Elway]] || [[List of Denver Broncos starting quarterbacks|QB]] || 1983–1998 || September 13, 1999
|-
|rowspan=2| '''18''' || [[Frank Tripucka]] || QB || 1960–1963 || 1963–2012
|-
| {{small|[[Peyton Manning]]}} || QB || {{small|2012–2015 <sup>†</sup>}} || {{small|2016 <sup>†</sup>}}
|-
| '''44''' || [[Floyd Little]] || [[Running back|RB]] || 1967–1975 || 1984
|}
'''† Note:''' No. 18 was re-issued for [[Peyton Manning]] after Tripucka gave his approval; it was used by Manning from the [[2012 Denver Broncos season|2012 season]] until his retirement after the [[2015 Denver Broncos season|2015 season]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Ex-Bronco Tripucka says Manning can wear familiar No. 18|url=https://www.nfl.com/news/ex-bronco-tripucka-says-manning-can-wear-familiar-no-18-09000d5d827ba3e0|publisher=National Football League|date=March 20, 2012|access-date=June 29, 2016|archive-date=April 27, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160427033458/http://www.nfl.com/news/story/09000d5d827ba3e0/article/exbronco-tripucka-says-manning-can-wear-familiar-no-18|url-status=live}}</ref> Manning's name was added to the retired number's banner as an honorable mention.<ref name="l698">{{cite web | last=Kirk | first=Alexander | title=Retired Broncos numbers get new signage at Denver stadium | website=KUSA.com | date=May 19, 2023 | url=https://www.9news.com/article/sports/nfl/denver-broncos/broncos-retired-numbers/73-0da3c818-f0a3-4233-8466-d8a3a1f720fc#:~:text=DENVER%20%E2%80%94%20The%20retired%20numbers%20of,Frank%20Tripucka%20and%20Peyton%20Manning. | access-date=August 24, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Lynch|first=Tim|date=September 18, 2016|title=Denver Broncos to unveil retired number signage on Sunday|url=https://www.milehighreport.com/2016/9/18/12955042/broncos-to-unveil-retired-jerseys-colts|access-date=January 20, 2021|website=Mile High Report|language=en|archive-date=January 28, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210128043418/https://www.milehighreport.com/2016/9/18/12955042/broncos-to-unveil-retired-jerseys-colts|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Swanson|first=Ben|title=Broncos unveil retired numbers tribute in pregame ceremony|url=https://www.denverbroncos.com/news/broncos-unveil-retired-numbers-tribute-in-pregame-ceremony-17712043|website=DenverBroncos.com|publisher=NFL Enterprises, LLC|date=September 18, 2016|access-date=May 23, 2019|archive-date=May 23, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190523220236/https://www.denverbroncos.com/news/broncos-unveil-retired-numbers-tribute-in-pregame-ceremony-17712043|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Pro Football Hall of Famers===
[[File:Champ Bailey.JPG|thumb|upright|Hall of Fame CB [[Champ Bailey]]]]
[[File:Terrell Davis 2017.JPG|thumb|upright|Hall of Fame RB [[Terrell Davis]]]]
[[File:Uso-show-john-elway-defenselink-mil.jpg|thumb|upright|Hall of Fame QB [[John Elway]]]]
[[File:Floyd Little denver71.png|thumb|upright|Hall of Fame RB [[Floyd Little]]]]
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! colspan="5" style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Denver Broncos|border=2}};"|Denver Broncos Hall of Famers
|-
! colspan="5" style="{{Gridiron alt primary style|Denver Broncos}};"|Players
|-
! No.
! Name
! Position(s)
! Season(s)
! Inducted
|-
| 24 || <span style="display:none">Brown, Willie</span>[[Willie Brown (American football)|Willie Brown]] || [[Cornerback|CB]] || 1963–1966 || 1984
|-
| 33|| {{sortname|Tony|Dorsett}} || [[Running back|RB]] || 1988 || 1994
|-
| 7 || '''{{sortname|John|Elway}}''' || [[List of Denver Broncos starting quarterbacks|QB]] || 1983–1998 || 2004
|-
| 65 || '''{{sortname|Gary|Zimmerman}}''' || [[Offensive tackle|OT]] || 1993–1997 || 2008
|-
| 44 || '''{{sortname|Floyd|Little}}''' || [[Running back|RB]] || 1967–1975 || 2010
|-
| 84 || '''{{sortname|Shannon|Sharpe}}''' || [[Tight end|TE]] || 1990–1999<br />2002–2003 || 2011
|-
| 30|| '''{{sortname|Terrell|Davis}}''' || [[Running back|RB]] || 1995–2001 || 2017
|-
| 20 || {{sortname|Brian|Dawkins}} || SS || 2009–2011 || 2018
|-
| 24 || '''{{sortname|Champ|Bailey}}''' || [[Cornerback|CB]] || 2004–2013 || 2019
|-
| 26 || {{sortname|Ty|Law}} || [[Cornerback|CB]] || 2009 || 2019
|-
| 27 || '''{{sortname|Steve|Atwater}}''' || FS || 1989–1998 || 2020
|-
| 47 || {{sortname|John|Lynch|John Lynch (American football)}} ||SS || 2004–2007 || 2021
|-
| 18 || {{sortname|Peyton|Manning}} || QB || 2012–2015 || 2021
|-
| 94 || {{sortname|DeMarcus|Ware}} || [[Linebacker|LB]] || 2014–2016 || 2023
|-
| 52, 53 || '''{{sortname|Randy|Gradishar}}'''  || LB || 1974–1983 || 2024
|-
! colspan="5" style="{{Gridiron alt primary style|Denver Broncos}};"|Coaches and Contributors
|-
! colspan="2"|Name
! Position(s)
! Season(s)
! Inducted
|-
| colspan="2"|'''{{sortname|Pat|Bowlen}}''' || Owner/[[Chief Executive Officer|CEO]] || 1984–2019 || 2019
|}

===Ring of Fame===
The Broncos have a Ring of Fame on the Level 5 facade of [[Empower Field at Mile High#Denver Broncos Ring of Fame|Empower Field at Mile High]], which honors the following:<ref>{{Cite web |title=All 37 Broncos Ring of Fame members |url=https://www.denverbroncos.com/photos/ring-of-fame-inductees-15405196 |access-date=October 8, 2024 |website=DenverBroncos.com |language=}}</ref><ref name="p923">{{cite web | last=Heath | first=Jon | title=View all the players in the Broncos Ring of Fame | website=Broncos Wire|publisher=USA Today | date=June 27, 2024 | url=https://broncoswire.usatoday.com/lists/denver-broncos-every-player-in-ring-of-fame-in-2024/ | access-date=August 24, 2024}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! colspan="5" style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Denver Broncos|border=2}}"|Denver Broncos Ring of Fame
|-
! style="{{Gridiron alt primary style|Denver Broncos}};"|No.
! style="{{Gridiron alt primary style|Denver Broncos}};"|Name
! style="{{Gridiron alt primary style|Denver Broncos}};"|Position(s)
! style="{{Gridiron alt primary style|Denver Broncos}};"|Seasons
! style="{{Gridiron alt primary style|Denver Broncos}};"|Inducted
|-
| '''23''' || [[Goose Gonsoulin]] || [[Safety (gridiron football position)|S]] || 1960–1966 || 1984
|-
| '''87''' || [[Rich Jackson]] || [[Defensive end|DE]] || 1967–1972 || 1984
|-
| '''44''' || [[Floyd Little]] || [[Running back|RB]] || 1967–1975 || 1984
|-
| '''87''' || [[Lionel Taylor]] || [[End (gridiron football)|E]]|| 1960–1966 || 1984
|-
|&nbsp;— || [[Gerald Phipps]] || Owner || 1961–1981 || 1985
|-
| '''12''' || [[Charley Johnson]] || [[Quarterback|QB]] || 1972–1975 || 1986
|-
| '''70''' || [[Paul Smith (defensive end)|Paul Smith]] || [[Defensive tackle|DT]]|| 1968–1978 || 1986
|-
| '''18''' || [[Frank Tripucka]] || QB || 1960–1963 || 1986
|-
| '''36''' || [[Bill Thompson (American football)|Billy Thompson]] || S || 1969–1981 || 1987
|-
| '''7''' || [[Craig Morton]] || QB || 1977–1982 || 1988
|-
| '''25''' || [[Haven Moses]] || [[Wide receiver|WR]] || 1972–1981 || 1988
|-
| '''15''' || [[Jim Turner (placekicker)|Jim Turner]] || [[Placekicker|K]] || 1971–1979 || 1988
|-
| '''53''' || [[Randy Gradishar]] || [[Linebacker|LB]] || 1974–1983 || 1989
|-
| '''57''' || [[Tom Jackson (American football, born 1951)|Tom Jackson]] || LB || 1973–1986 || 1992
|-
| '''20''' || [[Louis Wright (American football)|Louis Wright]] || [[Cornerback|CB]] || 1975–1986 || 1993
|-
| '''7''' || [[John Elway]] || QB, [[General manager (American football)|General manager]]|| 1983–1998<br />2011–2020 || 1999
|-
| '''77''' || [[Karl Mecklenburg]] || LB || 1983–1995 || 2001
|-
| '''49''' || [[Dennis Smith (American football)|Dennis Smith]] || S || 1981–1994 || 2001
|-
| '''65''' || [[Gary Zimmerman]] || [[Offensive tackle|T]] || 1993–1997 || 2003
|-
| '''27''' || [[Steve Atwater]] || S || 1989–1998 || 2005
|-
| '''30''' || [[Terrell Davis]] || RB || 1995–2001 || 2007
|-
| '''84''' || [[Shannon Sharpe]] || [[Tight end|TE]]|| 1990–1999, 2002–2003 || 2009
|-
| '''80''' || [[Rod Smith (wide receiver)|Rod Smith]] || WR || 1994–2006 || 2012 <!--NOTE: Rod Smith did not play at all in 2007 due to hip replacement surgery, and he retired prior to the 2008 season.-->
|-
| '''66''' || [[Tom Nalen]] || [[Center (gridiron football)|C]] || 1994–2007 || 2013
|-
| '''21''' || [[Gene Mingo]] || [[Halfback (American football)|HB]], K || 1960–1964 || 2014
|-
|&nbsp;— || [[Dan Reeves]] || [[List of Denver Broncos head coaches|Head coach]] || 1981–1992 || 2014
|-
| '''80''' || [[Rick Upchurch]] || [[Wide receiver|WR]], [[Punt returner|PR]], [[Kick returner|KR]]|| 1975–1983 || 2014
|-
|&nbsp;— || [[Pat Bowlen]] || Owner || 1984–2013 || 2015
|-
| '''1''' || [[Jason Elam]] || K || 1993–2007 || 2016
|-
| '''73''' || [[Simon Fletcher (American football)|Simon Fletcher]] || LB || 1985–1995 || 2016
|-
| '''47''' || [[John Lynch (American football)|John Lynch]] || S || 2004–2007 || 2016
|-
|&nbsp;— || [[Red Miller]] || Head coach || 1977–1980 || 2017
|-
| '''24''' || [[Champ Bailey]] || CB || 2004–2013 || 2019
|-
|&nbsp;— || [[Mike Shanahan]] || Head coach || 1984–1987 (WR Coach / QB Coach / Offensive Coordinator)<br>1989–1991 (QB Coach / Offensive Coordinator)<br>1995–2008 (Head Coach) || 2020
|-
| '''18''' || [[Peyton Manning]] || QB || 2012–2015 || 2021
|-
|'''43'''
|[[Steve Foley (defensive back)|Steve Foley]]
|S
|1976–1986
|2024
|-
|'''88'''
|[[Riley Odoms]]
|TE
|1972–1983
|2024
|}

===50th Anniversary Team===
The Denver Broncos announced the club's 50th anniversary team on September 15, 2009.<ref>{{cite web |last=Bena |first=John |title=Denver Broncos 50th Anniversary Team Released |website=Mile High Report |date=September 15, 2009 |url=https://www.milehighreport.com/2009/9/15/1032381/denver-broncos-50th-anniversary#:~:text=Along%20with%20the%20first%20team,Riley%20Odoms%20at%20tight%20end. |access-date=August 24, 2024}}</ref> The anniversary team was voted on by users at DenverBroncos.com from June 6 to September 4, 2009.

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
! scope="col" | Position
! scope="col" | Player
! scope="col" | Tenure
|-
! colspan="3" style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Denver Broncos|border=2}}" | Offense
|-
| [[Quarterback|QB]]
| [[John Elway]]
| 1983–1998
|-
| rowspan="2" | [[Running back|RB]]
| [[Terrell Davis]]
| 1995–2001
|-
| [[Floyd Little]]
| 1967–1975
|-
| rowspan="2" | [[Wide receiver|WR]]
| [[Ed McCaffrey]]
| 1995–2003
|-
| [[Rod Smith (wide receiver)|Rod Smith]]
| 1994–2007
|-
| [[Tight end|TE]]
| [[Shannon Sharpe]]
| 1990–1999, <br> 2002–2003
|-
| rowspan="2" | [[Tackle (gridiron football position)|OT]]
| [[Matt Lepsis]]
| 1997–2007
|-
| [[Gary Zimmerman]]
| 1993–1997
|-
| rowspan="2" | [[Guard (gridiron football)|G]]
| [[Keith Bishop (American football)|Keith Bishop]]
| 1980–1989
|-
| [[Mark Schlereth]]
| 1995–2000
|-
| [[Center (gridiron football)|C]]
| [[Tom Nalen]]
| 1994–2008
|-
! colspan="3" style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Denver Broncos|border=2}}" | Defense
|-
| rowspan="2" | [[Defensive end|DE]]
| [[Simon Fletcher (American football)|Simon Fletcher]]
| 1985–1995
|-
| [[Rich Jackson]]
| 1967–1972
|-
| rowspan="2" | [[Defensive tackle|DT]]
| [[Trevor Pryce]]
| 1997–2005
|-
| [[Rubin Carter (American football)|Rubin Carter]]
| 1975–1986
|-
| rowspan="3" | [[Linebacker|LB]]
| [[Karl Mecklenburg]]
| 1983–1994
|-
| [[Randy Gradishar]]
| 1974–1983
|-
| [[Tom Jackson (American football, born 1951)|Tom Jackson]]
| 1973–1986
|-
| rowspan="2" | [[Cornerback|CB]]
| [[Champ Bailey]]
| 2004–2013
|-
| [[Louis Wright (American football)|Louis Wright]]
| 1975–1986
|-
| rowspan="2" | [[Safety (gridiron football position)|S]]
| [[Steve Atwater]]
| 1989–1998
|-
| [[Dennis Smith (American football)|Dennis Smith]]
| 1981–1994
|- 
! colspan="3" style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Denver Broncos|border=2}}" | Special teams
|-
| [[Placekicker|K]]
| [[Jason Elam]]
| 1993–2007
|-
| [[Punter (gridiron football)|P]]
| [[Tom Rouen]]
| 1993–2002
|-
| [[Return specialist|RS]]
| [[Rick Upchurch]]
| 1975–1983
|-
| colspan="3" style="text-align: center;" | '''Source:'''<ref>{{cite news|title=BRONCOS ANNOUNCE 50th ANNIVERSARY TEAM|url=http://www.denverbroncos.com/news-and-blogs/article-1/BRONCOS-ANNOUNCE-50th-ANNIVERSARY-TEAM/ce65c9c7-7892-11df-ba56-acc8e62813e9|website=DenverBroncos.com|publisher=NFL Enterprises, LLC|date=September 15, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141215082249/http://www.denverbroncos.com/news-and-blogs/article-1/BRONCOS-ANNOUNCE-50th-ANNIVERSARY-TEAM/ce65c9c7-7892-11df-ba56-acc8e62813e9|archive-date=December 15, 2014|access-date=May 23, 2019|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|}

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===Super Bowl MVPs===
The Broncos have had three players win Super Bowl MVP in franchise history.<ref name="k083">{{cite magazine | last=Manzano | first=Gilberto | title=Ranking All 57 Super Bowl MVPs, From Bart Starr to Patrick Mahomes | magazine=Sports Illustrated | date=February 7, 2024 | url=https://www.si.com/nfl/2024/02/07/ranking-all-57-super-bowl-mvps-bart-starr-patrick-mahomes | access-date=August 24, 2024}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! colspan="3" style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Denver Broncos|border=2}};"|Super Bowl MVP Winners
|-
! style="{{NFLAltPrimaryStyle|Denver Broncos}};"|Super Bowl
! style="{{NFLAltPrimaryStyle|Denver Broncos}};"|Player
! style="{{NFLAltPrimaryStyle|Denver Broncos}};"|Position
|-
| [[Super Bowl XXXII|XXXII]] || [[Terrell Davis]] || [[Running back|RB]]
|-
| [[Super Bowl XXXIII|XXXIII]] || [[John Elway]] || [[List of Denver Broncos starting quarterbacks|QB]]
|-
| [[Super Bowl 50|50]]|| [[Von Miller]] || [[Linebacker|LB]]
|}

===Colorado Sports Hall of Fame===
{{main|Colorado Sports Hall of Fame}}