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Denver Broncos: Broncos Country owes a debt to the Bowlens

Although Alzheimer’s sadly has impacted the Bowlen family again, their contributions to the NFL, city of Denver, and the Denver Broncos organization are beyond measure.

In 1984, when Pat Bowlen bought the Broncos from Edgar Kaiser, I was only two years old.

Therefore, all of my time in Broncos Country, as a fan, and now, journalist, he has been there.

A lot has been asked of Annabel Bowlen over the years —

And she's handled everything with strength, determination and grace.

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— Denver Broncos (@Broncos) June 27, 2018

When diagnosed with Alzheimer’s in July 2014, his wife, Annabel, led the team to a Super Bowl 50 title.