Editing Denver Broncos (section)

==In the media and popular culture==
* Tim McKernan, a.k.a. [[Barrel Man (Denver Broncos)|Barrel Man]], began wearing a barrel in 1977 after making a $10 (equivalent to ${{inflation|US|10|1977|r=-1|fmt=c}} in {{inflation/year|US}}) bet with his brother, Scott, that by wearing one he could get on television. McKernan won the bet, and the barrel he had painted to look like an [[Orange Crush]] soda can became his signature costume, and resulted in him becoming one of the Broncos' most recognized fans and a popular mascot. McKernan died on December 5, 2009.<ref>{{cite news |author=Espinoza, Annette |title=Tim McKernan, "Barrel Man" to Broncos fans, dies at 69 |url=http://www.denverpost.com/broncos/ci_13934615 |newspaper=The Denver Post |date=December 5, 2009 |access-date=December 6, 2009 |archive-date=December 8, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091208021320/http://www.denverpost.com/broncos/ci_13934615 |url-status=live }}</ref>
* The animated television show ''[[South Park]]'', set in [[Park County, Colorado|Park County]], often mentions the Denver Broncos; show creators [[Trey Parker]] and [[Matt Stone]] both grew up in Colorado as devout Broncos fans.<ref>{{cite news|last=Parker|first=Ryan|title=Denver Broncos owe success to 'South Park' hilariously claim creators Parker and Stone|url=http://blogs.denverpost.com/broncos/2014/01/24/denver-broncos-owe-success-south-park-hilariously-claim-creators-parker-stone/25685/|newspaper=The Denver Post|date=January 24, 2014|access-date=June 29, 2016|archive-date=March 27, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190327091419/http://blogs.denverpost.com/broncos/2014/01/24/denver-broncos-owe-success-south-park-hilariously-claim-creators-parker-stone/25685/|url-status=live}}</ref>
* In ''[[The Simpsons]]'' season 5 episode [[Cape Feare]], when the family are to be given new identities, Homer imagines himself as John Elway, scoring a (consolation) touchdown against San Francisco. Conversely, in the 1996 episode "[[You Only Move Twice]]", Hank Scorpio gives Homer Simpson the Denver Broncos as a thank-you gift for helping him. However, Homer complains that he wanted to own the [[Dallas Cowboys]], as the Broncos team that just arrived are playing very sloppy football on his front lawn (a reference to the team losing four Super Bowl appearances, three by significant margins including [[Super Bowl XII]] against Dallas). Incidentally, the Broncos were 13–3 in the 1996 season, and won the Super Bowl the next two seasons. Only two seasons later in the Super Bowl-centric episode "[[Sunday, Cruddy Sunday]]", Homer chooses Denver as his [[Super Bowl XXXIII]] pick over Moe's choice of the [[Atlanta Falcons]]. In the episode, "[[The Bonfire of the Manatees]]", Homer picks the Broncos to win the Super Bowl over the [[Seattle Seahawks]]. The two teams later did play against each other in [[Super Bowl XLVIII]] which aired on [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]], the U.S. home of ''The Simpsons''; but the result was a Seahawks victory instead.
* In the 1979 ''[[Mork & Mindy]]'' episode "Hold That Mork", Mork's character, played by [[Robin Williams]], became the first male [[Denver Broncos Cheerleaders|cheerleader in Broncos' history]]. As a member of the "Pony Express", he trotted out on the field at [[Mile High Stadium]] during an actual Broncos' game vs. the [[New England Patriots]] on November 11, 1979. The episode aired exactly two weeks later.<ref>{{cite news |author=Jhabvala, Nicki |title=Robin Williams, aka "Mork", made Broncos history as first male cheerleader |url=http://blogs.denverpost.com/broncos/2014/08/11/robin-williams-denver-broncos-cheerleader/28744/ |newspaper=The Denver Post |date=August 11, 2014 |access-date=August 11, 2014 |archive-date=August 12, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140812111129/http://blogs.denverpost.com/broncos/2014/08/11/robin-williams-denver-broncos-cheerleader/28744/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
* Many former Broncos are now in broadcasting, including [[Shannon Sharpe]], [[Mark Schlereth]], [[Alfred Williams]], [[Tom Jackson (American football, born 1951)|Tom Jackson]], [[Ed McCaffrey]], [[Brian Griese]], [[David Diaz-Infante]], [[Terrell Davis]] and [[Brandon Stokley]]. Some former Broncos work in radio, [[KKFN]] and [[KDFD]] in Denver, Colorado.
* Former tight end and wide receiver [[Nate Jackson]] has written and published two nonfiction books, ''Slow Getting Up''<ref>{{cite web|work=Goodreads|url=https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17349121-slow-getting-up|title=Slow Getting Up: A Story of NFL Survival from the Bottom of the Pile|access-date=March 21, 2019|archive-date=March 22, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190322132537/https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17349121-slow-getting-up|url-status=live}}</ref> and ''Fantasy Man''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/28372023-fantasy-man|work=Goodreads|title=Fantasy Man: A Former NFL Player's Descent into the Brutality of Fantasy Football|access-date=March 21, 2019|archive-date=March 27, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190327090023/https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/28372023-fantasy-man|url-status=live}}</ref> His writing about the NFL has appeared in ''[[Slate (magazine)|Slate]]'',<ref name="slate-nj">{{cite web |url=http://www.slate.com/authors.nate_jackson.html | title=Authors: Nate Jackson | work=Slate | publisher=The Slate Group, LLC | year=2013 | access-date=August 22, 2013 | archive-date=August 19, 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130819043734/http://www.slate.com/authors.nate_jackson.html | url-status=live }}</ref> ''[[Deadspin]]'',<ref>{{cite web |url=https://kinja.com/slowgettingup | title=Search results for 'Nate Jackson' | work=Deadspin.com | publisher=Gawker Media | year=2013 | access-date=August 22, 2013 | archive-date=August 11, 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150811112126/https://kinja.com/slowgettingup | url-status=live }}</ref> ''[[The Daily Beast]]'',<ref name="dailybeast-nj">{{cite web |url=http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2012/12/04/murder-doesn-t-shake-nfl-s-dream-world-of-consequence-free-violence.html | title=Murder Doesn't Shake NFL's Dream World of Consequence-Free Violence | work=The Daily Beast | publisher=Newsweek/The Daily Beast Company, LLC | date=December 4, 2012 | access-date=August 22, 2013 | author=Jackson, Nate | archive-date=September 27, 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130927104020/http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2012/12/04/murder-doesn-t-shake-nfl-s-dream-world-of-consequence-free-violence.html | url-status=live }}</ref> ''[[The New York Times]]'',<ref name="NYT-nj">{{cite web |url=https://query.nytimes.com/search/sitesearch/#/*/since1851/allresults/1/bynate+jackson/ | title=NYTimes.com Search | work=[[The New York Times]] | year=2013 | access-date=August 22, 2013 | archive-date=January 4, 2018 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180104185600/http://query.nytimes.com/search/sitesearch/#/*/since1851/allresults/1/bynate+jackson/ | url-status=live }}</ref> ''[[The Wall Street Journal]]'',<ref name="wsj-nj">{{cite web |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052748704005404576176792241983886 | title=Why a Lockout Would Be Good for Football | work=The Wall Street Journal | date=March 5, 2011 | access-date=August 22, 2013 | author=Jackson, Nate | archive-date=September 11, 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150911203451/http://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052748704005404576176792241983886 | url-status=live }}</ref> and ''[[BuzzFeed]]'',<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.buzzfeed.com/natejackson?language=en |title=Nate Jackson on BuzzFeed |website=[[BuzzFeed]] |date=October 8, 2012 |access-date=March 21, 2019 |archive-date=March 27, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190327090803/https://www.buzzfeed.com/natejackson?language=en |url-status=live }}</ref> among others. Jackson also co-hosts the ''Caveman Poet Society''.<ref>{{cite web |title=About |url=http://cavemanpoetsociety.com/?page_id=8 |website=Caveman Poet Society Podcast |access-date=February 21, 2019 |archive-date=February 22, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190222152044/http://cavemanpoetsociety.com/?page_id=8 |url-status=live }}</ref>