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Article: BRONCOMANIA REVISITED TWENTY YEARS AGO, FIRST SUPER BOWL SEASON HAD FANS PAINTING TOWN ORANGE.(Sports)

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August 10, 1997
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Byline: Clay Latimer Rocky Mountain News Staff Writer

Two decades ago, Denver had a television sportscaster named Starr and a weatherman named Stormy, and the National Western Stock Show was considered must-see entertainment.

So was the football team, which didn't help Denver's cowtown phobia.

At that time, the Denver Broncos were best known for their pumpkin-colored jerseys, vertically striped socks that had to be sacrificed in a public bonfire, a cheapskate general manager who wrestled fans in the stands for loose balls and 14 non-winning seasons in their first 14 years.

Well, now the cows, er chickens, have come home to roost.

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