Denver Native (Carol)
05-24-2013, 04:55 PM
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. -- It has been reported that former Broncos defensive tackle Dave Costa passed away earlier this week. He was 71.
Costa first joined the Broncos in 1967, making the AFL All-Star game for his first three years with the club before the franchise joined the NFL in the 1970 merger.
He served as the team's defensive captain in each of his five seasons with the club, playing in 70 games and starting at least 56 -- starts weren't tallied his first season in Denver.
In the team's 1968 media guide, then-coach Lou Saban said, "We could use about a dozen more Costas."
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Costa first joined the Broncos in 1967, making the AFL All-Star game for his first three years with the club before the franchise joined the NFL in the 1970 merger.
He served as the team's defensive captain in each of his five seasons with the club, playing in 70 games and starting at least 56 -- starts weren't tallied his first season in Denver.
In the team's 1968 media guide, then-coach Lou Saban said, "We could use about a dozen more Costas."
rest - http://www.denverbroncos.com/news-and-blogs/article-1/Dave-Costa-1941-2013/ea7dc2b7-347f-49fd-bf01-3af1c164012a