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Paige: Which One of Pat Bowlen's Seven Kids Will Take Over Broncos? Paige: Which one of Pat Bowlen's seven kids will take over Broncos? By Woody Paige The Denver Post July 27, 2014 When the Broncos open the regular season at home Sunday night, Sept. 7, owner Pat Bowlen, who always wanted to do everything the right way and be No. 1, should be honored appropriately. The circle of roads around the stadium should be renamed "The Pat Bowlen Way," and Broncos jersey No. 1 should be retired. Pat, who for five years has confronted the most difficult struggle of his life, leaves an indelible imprint on the Colorado sports landscape. And he leaves his family — and two of his closest friends — to carry on the Broncos' tradition of success. Joe Ellis and John Elway will administer the business and football operations, as they have for the past three years. Suddenly, though, there is emphasis on which progeny will emerge to serve the Bowlen Family Trust as Pat's successor. His seven children have been thrust into public spotlight and scrutiny. And it's very possible that ultimately all four major professional teams in Denver — the Broncos, the Rockies, the Nuggets and the Avalanche — will be owned and directed by sons and/or daughters. The heirs are apparent. Stan Kroenke still owns the Avs and the Nuggets. But, by NFL rule, he is supposed to divest his financial interest in both teams by the end of this year. However, Stan's son, Josh, is the president of the franchises and ultimately will become the official owner. His sister, Whitney Kroenke Burditt, lives in Los Angeles and has concentrated on being a stage actress, a film producer and a philanthropist. Dick Monfort reaffirmed to me just before this season that he and brother Charlie will never sell, and fully intend to give the franchise to their seven children. Dick has two sons (Walker and Sterling) and a daughter (Lindsey), and Charlie has two sons and two daughters (Kenny, Ciara and twins Lucas and Danica). Walker has been with the Rockies in a variety of jobs since 2010 and is now the director of corporate sales. Sterling is a scouting assistant. Thursday, new Broncos CEO Joe Ellis said in regard to the ownership issue: "It is Mr. Bowlen's hope that a child will come along, earn the right to sit in his seat and run the team." Pat has two daughters by former wife Sally Parker (widow of ex-NFL offensive lineman Don Parker). Beth Bowlen Wallace is the Broncos' director of special projects and events, and her sister Amie Bowlen Klemmer lives in Hawaii and is married to a prominent doctor. Pat and Annabel Bowlen have sons Patrick Bowlen III and John Bowlen Jr. (named for his grandfather). Patrick is the Broncos' director of facilities. "Johnny" was recruited to the University of San Diego as a defensive back but gave up football because of an injury. He received an MBA in sports and entertainment from the University of Denver and is in executive training with the Broncos. Brittany Bowlen, a recent graduate of Notre Dame, works in the "junior rotation" at the NFL offices in New York. Daughter Annabel Bowlen is in college, and the youngest, Christianna Bowlen, attends a suburban Denver high school. Ownership of professional sports franchises has taken on a realm reflecting British monarchies, American corporations and political dynasties (Houses of Windsor, Ford, Kennedy, Bush). A theory of relativity. The Pittsburgh Steelers have been overseen by the Rooney family (Art, Dan, Art II) since the franchise originated in 1933. Virginia Halas McCaskey, 91, has been the principal owner of the Chicago Bears since her father, George, died in 1983. More than half the NFL franchises were inherited by sons, daughters and/or wives, and 17 teams in baseball, hockey and basketball have stayed in the families. The AFC West already has three sons who took over from their fathers. In 1993, Dean Spanos replaced father Alex with the San Diego Chargers. Five years later, the elder Spanos disclosed that he was suffering from dementia. When Al Davis, who was the Oakland Raiders, died in 2011, son Mark, who hadn't been involved with the team, became managing general partner. Upon the death of Lamar Hunt, the Kansas City Chiefs' founder, Clark Hunt, one of four children by two marriages, was chosen as the new chairman. In 2009, after Pat Bowlen first told me he had "short-term memory loss," I asked about his kids, and he said: "They're all doing great. But none of them has ever expressed any interest in running the team. I hope they will." Yes, they will ... in, it must be hoped, the Pat Bowlen way to be No. 1. Kiszla: Pat Bowlen's example with Broncos there for Rockies' Dick Monfort By Mark Kiszla The Denver Post July 27, 2014 The Broncos give their blood, sweat and tears 365 days a year to win the Super Bowl. The Rockies are a cool party deck with a lousy baseball team attached. The local NFL franchise strives to do Denver proud. The local major-league baseball franchise is a joke. When Alzheimer's disease forced Broncos owner Pat Bowlen to step down last week, the city wept tears of compassion. When Rockies owner Dick Monfort tells customers tired of bad baseball to stay away from the ballpark, Colorado fans feel taken for granted. After only five losing seasons in 30 years of Bowlen's reign, the Broncos know exactly what they must do to honor the legacy of an owner who directed the franchise to six Super Bowl appearances. "You can't fill Mr. Bowlen's chair, but you must do what he did very well. You have to hold people accountable for the team's success, on behalf on his family, on behalf on the organization and on behalf of everybody in this community who loves this team and shares in emotional or financial equity of the Broncos. If you lose sight of that, you're done," team president Joe Ellis told me. "I think there's been the impression over the years that this is a Broncos town, and all this team has to do is open the ticket window for the stadium to get sold out. But (Bowlen) and I would have regular conversations with one thing in mind: We'd better never get complacent. This world changes fast. And anybody who starts believing that all we have to do is open the gates will be quickly left behind. You never take success for granted. You strive to improve all the time. We went to the Super Bowl last year. But we didn't win it. So there's room for improvement." Here's a little free advice for Monfort: Steal a page from the Broncos' playbook. There's no shame in taking a peek on how Bowlen conducted business. Altitude is not the No. 1 hindrance to building a winning baseball franchise in Colorado. The real problem is the management culture of the Rockies. It settles for mediocrity. It makes excuses. It stinks. Monfort is reluctant to fire anybody. He regards that attitude as compassionate. But it's also a cop-out. A winning organization demands accountability and places respect for fans' hard-earned dollars ahead of friendships within team headquarters. Twenty years ago, Wade Phillips was fired after two short seasons as coach of the Broncos. When the Broncos announced Bowlen's resignation Wednesday, this is what Phillips wrote on Twitter: "Pat Bowlen has great compassion for people. He hugged me and cried when he let me go in Denver. I have a hug and a tear for him right now." The way the Rockies do business is disrespectful of paying customers. Monfort honestly believes he's operating his baseball business with compassion for his front-office executives. Many of us see a far different truth: Rather than dealing with the problem, Monfort is avoiding it. Klis: Broncos will get their chances to shut the Seahawks' big mouths By Mike Klis The Denver Post July 27, 2014 Can't anybody tell those mouthy Seahawks in Seattle to shut up? What an annoying bunch of Richard Shermans. Pete Carroll, the head coach, was the first to pop off. "We really felt like we could knock the crud out of these guys," Carroll said shortly after 43-8. Sure enough, the rest of the Seahawks took on the personality of their coach. Seattle linebacker K.J. Wright said his team would beat the Broncos "90 out of 100. They might've got lucky those other 10 times." Come on, Seahawks. Act like you've won it before. Oh, wait. They hadn't. "That's where they get their edge from," Broncos defensive tackle Terrance Knighton said. "They have a quarterback (Russell Wilson) who came in underrated. People don't talk about their offensive line. Sherman was a fifth-round pick. Then they have receivers with chips on their shoulders. "That's how they make themselves feel better, or build their image. But they have the right talk." That's pretty much the standard line every Broncos player and coach has been using. Champs can chirp all they want. Chest-thumping became cheap shot, though, when another windbagged Seattle linebacker, Bobby Wagner, took the bait from ESPN's Stephen A. Smith, a loquacious man himself. "They looked scared out there," Wagner said. "Nobody wanted to catch the ball. Nobody wanted to come up the middle. ... They were very timid." Scared and timid? If the Broncos are to get revenge this season, if the Broncos are to toughen up and win that final game, those have to be fighting words.
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