On May 4th, 2017 the Denver Broncos announced the sole addition to the club’s ring of fame for 2017: former head coach Red Miller. Unfortunately, coach Miller didn’t live to see his induction ceremony which will be held at halftime during the November 19th home game versus the Cincinnati Bengals. As first reported by 9 News’ Mike Klis, he passed away yesterday due to complications from a stroke.
It’s sad to see a Broncos great die so close to receiving some overdue love and recognition. And while the rest of this Horse Tracks will be focused on Red, I hope he wouldn’t mind me taking a moment to re-emphasize the fact that the NFL Hall of Fame selection committee needs to pull their heads out of their tuchus and induct beloved Broncos owner Pat Bowlen before this exact situation plays out again.