Broncos Owner Pat Bowlen Selected To Colorado Business Hall Of Fame
Pat Bowlen (File photo by Steve Dykes/Getty Images)
DENVER (CBS4)- Denver Broncos owner Pat Bowlen has been selected to the Colorado Business Hall of Fame.
Bowlen is the first professional football owner with 300 wins in 30 years.
Bowlen, who revealed this past summer he’s been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease, stepped down from the team’s day-to-day operations. He’s owned the Broncos since 1984.
Pat Bowlen surrounded by Broncos Hall of Famers and his wife Annabel Bowlen in 2013. (credit: Denver Broncos)
The Bowlen family bought the Broncos from Edgar Kaiser in 1984. During his years as owner/CEO of the team the Broncos won two Super Bowls in the late 1990s.
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Bowlen and the rest of the 2015 laureates, who represent Colorado’s most distinguished business leaders from the past and present, will be inducted at the 26th Colorado Business Hall of Fame dinner on Jan. 29, 2015 at the Hyatt Regency Denver at the Colorado Convention Center.
“Inclusion in the Colorado Business Hall of Fame is the pinnacle of success and recognition,” said Steve Kinsley, chairman of the Junior Achievement board of directors. “These leaders provide inspiration for future trailblazers and have left a legacy that reinforces the importance and value of the free enterprise system.”
Bowlen and the others were selected for their enduring and innovative professional contributions to Colorado, inspirational and ethical acumen and philanthropic endeavors. Joining Bowlen in the Class of 2015 are Klaus Obermeyer, Thomas A. Petrie and Bob & Joanna Sakata.
“The 2015 Colorado Business Hall of Fame class exemplifies the magnitude of what can be achieved through vision and determination,” said Bob Deibel, chairman of the Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce board of directors.
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