HISTORY

Until the spring of 1982, professional football in Denver was the Broncos. When the USFL announced its plans to field a team in Denver, fans were interested. Ron Blanding, a real estate tycoon in the Colorado area, announced the Gold would begin play in Mile High in the spring of 1983. Blanding hired Robert “Red” Miller as his coach. Miller was a Denver idol since he took the 1977 Broncos to the Super Bowl. Miller had recently been released by the new owner of the Broncos, and the fans in Denver were glad Miller would lead the Gold. Blanding and Miller took the league guidelines to heart. In an attempt to keep the salaries to a manageable level, the Gold relied primarily on NFL players at the twilight of their careers. The 1983 Gold featured former Denver Broncos Jeff Knapple and “Lumpy” Hyde. There was concern around the league that the Gold (and a few other teams) would not be competitive. The fans in Denver didn’t seem to care, and snatched up in excess of 30,000 season tickets.

LOGO
(From the 1983 Media Guide)

Following is a short history behind the Gold’s logo. Ancient alchemists who believed in turning lesser metals intro gold used the 16-point radiating sun as the symbol for gold. The circle in a dominance position implies symmetry, wholeness and unity. The combination of the circle and the 16-point star or sun put together form the Denver Gold logo. The Denver Gold team colors are Gold (PMS #873) and Black.

Fantasy History

In the beginning this team had no real identity no name or logo to take a hold of but now the Denver Gold Fantasy Football team has gone to the past to conjure up some magic to help them in their quest to become Fantasy Football Champions. I hope it works.