At the end of a week in which our nation saluted one of the most pioneering African-Americans in U.S. history in Martin Luther King Jr., it seems appropriate to also celebrate one of the most pioneering African-Americans in pro football and Broncos history - Gene Mingo.
Long before Aqib Talib made No. 21 a “number to watch” in orange and blue, Mingo made it a “number to look out for” in brown and gold as he punted, kicked, returned kicks, ran over defenders and even caught passes in the very first days of the Broncos as well as professional football.