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1. What's the name of the Bronco statue at Empower Field at Mile High?

Answer: The 27-foot-tall, 1,600-pound Bronco statue is named Bucky, and he’s been around ​ since 1975!

2. Which Broncos super fan was recently inducted into the Ford Hall of Fans at the Pro Football Hall of Fame?

Answer: “Rescue Rob” Garner, a firefighter from Fort Collins, drives to Empower Field at Mile ​ High on his own, one-of-a-kind fire engine called “Broncos Country Engine 7.” He was part of the ​ second class inducted into the Ford Hall of Fans in 2020 – and was featuredas Denver7’s Fan of ​ the Week back in 2016.

3. Who have the Broncos NOT beaten in the ?

Answer: . The Broncos beat the Packers in Super Bowl XXXII, the Falcons in ​ Super Bowl XXXIII and the Panthers in Super Bowl L.

4. had options when it came to a career in professional sports. Which MLB team also drafted the future Duke of Denver after his college years?

Answer: . Elway was a standout outfielder for the , hitting ​ .361 with 9 dingers and 41 RBI in 1981. That earned him a second-round selection in the MLB – his second time being drafted in (he was picked in the 18th round out of high school). Elway even batted an impressive .318 in one minor league season with the short-season A-ball Oneonta Yankees.

5. How did the Broncos get their nickname?

Answer: “Broncos” was the winning entry out of more than 500 in a mail-in fan contest. According ​ to Mile High Report, it was a Lakewood man named Ward M. Vining who submitted “Broncos.” ​

6. Who of the following has the most passing yards in a Broncos uniform?

Answer: , though this was a tricky one, as the top three choices are separated by ​ only 264 yards (Morton 11,895, Griese 11,763, Plummer 11,631). Of course, (17,112 yards) and John Elway (51,475 yards) are ahead of Morton in the all-time ranks.

7. John Elway is most known for his back-to-back Super Bowls in 1998 and 1999 before hanging up the cleats. He also made the in his last three seasons. How many total Pro Bowls was Elway selected to?

Answer: 9. Elway made the Pro Bowl in 1986, 1987, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997 and 1998 ​

8. Which division rival beat the Broncos in the first telecast on Thanksgiving 2006?

Answer: The beat the Broncos, 19-10, under the Thursday night lights. ​

9. Broncos QB (at Steelers, Sept. 20) became just the second Bronco ever to throw for at least 250 yards and 2 in a game he didn’t start. Who was the first?

Answer: John McCormick accomplished the feat on Dec. 18, 1966. Despite completing a ​ pedestrian 13-of-37 passes (35%) and being intercepted three times, he logged 328 yards and three touchdowns in a 38-21 loss at Buffalo.

10. What was the name of the minor league baseball team that played in the 18,000-seat from 1948-1959, before the Broncos took over?

Answer: The Denver Bears were the first occupants of what was first called Bears Stadium before ​ it was Mile High Stadium. The Bears, who were affiliated with multiple major league clubs, were such an attraction, they’d often times sell out all 18,000 seats – and overflow fans would stand in the outfield roped off in the warning track, according to the Denver Public Library.