Once among the most recognizable and classic in all of American professional sports, the Denver Broncos' orange jerseys were classy and original, as representative of the Colorado region as Coors beer and John Denver. They have since been replaced with a newer, more modern, completely hideous design.
Though it is true that the Broncos never won a title when wearing their orange jerseys (designed in 1962, slightly tweaked to include royal blue helmets and different sleeves in 1968), at least they were not wearing jerseys that could've been designed by a twelve-year-old girl on Madden 2003. All four of their Hall of Fame players spent all or the majority of their careers in these jerseys (Willie Brown, Tony Dorsett, John Elway, and Gary Zimmerman). The jerseys also coincided with the Mile High Stadium era in Denver, a stadium that was replaced with a big luxury mega-stadium with no identity and which is named after a corporate entity that no longer exists - Invesco Field at Mile High.
The new jerseys, not only are modern and ugly (and blue - how many other teams in the league wear blue jerseys? By my count 14, which is half the league), but they have inspired a whole generation of really crappy looking jerseys littering the ranks of organized American football.
The old jerseys (and logo, and stadium, and quarterback, for that matter) were much nicer looking and representative of the city of Denver, Colorado, and you would be hard-pressed to find many fans that would disagree with me.
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TOTALLY AGREE! I am a Broncos fan from 1975 and I say they return to the home/road uniforms from 1978 (with Orange Pants on the road).
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