Denver Native (Carol)
07-26-2015, 07:27 PM
On Aug. 2, 1976, Gary Kubiak walked off a plane and into the rest of his life. Just 14 years old, he absorbed the enormousness of the Kansas City Chiefs' Arrowhead Stadium, the exhilaration, the screaming fans, the red and yellow seats, the white scoreboard staring from above the top deck as if it were a robot raising its hand.
Kubiak caught his breath as he jogged onto the field for the preseason game. He knew how lucky he was to be a ballboy for the Houston Oilers, throwing training camp passes to Earl Campbell and Mike Barber at Sam Houston State. The players treated him like one of their own, knowing he was a rising high school football star. But this — well, this was different.
The experience resonated in a way that makes Kubiak smile 39 years later.
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General manager John Elway sought a head coach who could inspire the Broncos to "never stop kicking and screaming," especially in big games, which haunted Fox's tenure.
"Hopefully you have that mindset every day, every week, not just one week. There's no substitution for playing hard," Kubiak said. "You have to compete all the time, not just when you think it's appropriate."
full article - http://www.denverpost.com/broncos/ci_28538973/broncos-gary-kubiak-enters-first-year-job-he
Kubiak caught his breath as he jogged onto the field for the preseason game. He knew how lucky he was to be a ballboy for the Houston Oilers, throwing training camp passes to Earl Campbell and Mike Barber at Sam Houston State. The players treated him like one of their own, knowing he was a rising high school football star. But this — well, this was different.
The experience resonated in a way that makes Kubiak smile 39 years later.
AND
General manager John Elway sought a head coach who could inspire the Broncos to "never stop kicking and screaming," especially in big games, which haunted Fox's tenure.
"Hopefully you have that mindset every day, every week, not just one week. There's no substitution for playing hard," Kubiak said. "You have to compete all the time, not just when you think it's appropriate."
full article - http://www.denverpost.com/broncos/ci_28538973/broncos-gary-kubiak-enters-first-year-job-he