Ring of Fame Plaza to be unveiled by Broncos at Sports Authority Field

[Denver Native (Carol)]

The Broncos will unveil the Ring of Fame Plaza at Sports Authority Field at Mile High on Friday, Sept. 27 in a 6 p.m. event that will be open to the public.

Center Tom Nalen will become the 24th player in the Ring of Fame at a dinner that same day, and he and his 23 counterparts will each have a pillar in the plaza, which is located at the south end of the stadium. Nalen will be honored during the Broncos' Sept. 29 home game against the Philadelphia Eagles.

The steel pillars are 8 feet tall, and each will feature a rendering of the player's face, along with his name, number and a list of his greatest achievements.

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[G_Money]

The plaques should be interesting.

Greatest achievement: being a Bronco.

Secondary achievements: Pro Bowls, All-Decade teams, Super Bowl rings, HOF busts, etc.

I kinda wish they'd get a caricature artist for the face renderings, though - most bronze work is bad at looking like the appropriate person. We'll see how they do. ;)

But who wouldn't want this on John's post?

http://i43.tinypic.com/2m5ggle.jpg

Also, TD should have the braces. Just sayin.

~G

[Denver Native (Carol)]

For the unveiling of the Broncos’ new Ring of Fame Plaza at Sports Authority Field at Mile High, it was a dark and stormy night.

“Hey, this is O-line weather,” said Tom Nalen, the man of the moment.


The starting center for the Broncos’ two Super Bowl title teams will become the 24th member of the Ring of Fame during his induction ceremony at halftime of the Broncos-Philadelphia Eagles game Sunday.

The Ring of Fame is nice, as the names of the former star Broncos are displayed along the upper deck facade of the stadium. The Ring of Fame Plaza brings a classy touch of reverence.

As the skies poured Friday evening, the Ring of Famers were introduced by emcee Jim Saccomano and asked to unveil their own monuments that featured their facial likeness from their playing days.

“This is my favorite one,” said Ring of Fame monument sculptor Brian Hanlon of Toms River, N.J. as Karl Mecklenburg uncinched the cover of his

Attending the ceremony Friday were Floyd Little — who had a way of lighting up the tent on the otherwise dreary night — Craig Morton (“This is unbelievable,” he said,) Rich Jackson, Randy Gradishar, Billy Thompson, Haven Moses, Jim Turner, Dennis Smith, Rod Smith, Louis Wright, John Elway, Gary Zimmerman, Mecklenburg and Nalen.

Red Miller, coach of the Broncos’ “Orange Crush” 1977 Super Bowl team, represented “Goose” Gonsoulin.

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[Denver Native (Carol)]

Read what the Ring of Famers and other guests of honor had to say about the opening of the new Ring of Fame Plaza.


DENVER -- Friday night, Ring of Fame Plaza on the south end of Sports Authority Field at Mile High was unveiled.

Below is what many Ring of Famers and other guests of honor in attendance had to say about the ceremony.

JOHN ELWAY

On the event
“It’s a great night. Number one, we get to see old pals and guys that we played with and the guys that have been so important in Broncos history. Plus, I think with the unveiling of these heads and these statues, I think – to me I look at it as a tribute to (Broncos Owner and CEO) Pat Bowlen and what he’s done in the 30 years he’s been here. For him to do this for the Ring of Famers, it’s really an honor, so I give him all the credit."

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[Dzone]

The plaques should be interesting.

Greatest achievement: being a Bronco.

Secondary achievements: Pro Bowls, All-Decade teams, Super Bowl rings, HOF busts, etc.

I kinda wish they'd get a caricature artist for the face renderings, though - most bronze work is bad at looking like the appropriate person. We'll see how they do. ;)

But who wouldn't want this on John's post?

http://i43.tinypic.com/2m5ggle.jpg

Also, TD should have the braces. Just sayin.

~G
Lmao!!! Hell ya!

[Dzone]

Those pics with the old players are amazing!!. So cool for them to do this. The monuments are impressive. They spared no expense.
This is better than the nfl hof, which has a joke of a selection process

[chazoe60]

Tombstone still looks like he would **** you up.

[Denver Native (Carol)]

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[BroncoJoe]

That's awesome. I'll have to go check it out.

It always freaks me out to see recent pictures of Tom Nalen. My God has he changed his appearance.