Denver Native (Carol)
04-22-2016, 04:09 PM
One of the greatest Easter eggs from Broncos history is a helmet design that lasted just five games before being left behind for a color change. Photos of the existence of the Broncos' short-lived blue logo helmets from 1962 are extremely difficult to find, but a local Broncos fan/historian has uncovered rare photographs
from that very brief period.
The story of the blue logo
As Jim Saccomano, our residential team historian of sorts, has mentioned in previous columns, the Broncos left behind their not-so-popular brown-and-yellow uniforms with those unique vertical-striped socks in 1962. Prior to the beginning of the season that year, the team announced a change in color scheme to orange, blue and white, complete with a new Broncos logo to go on each side of the helmets.
There is a story behind the logo too, of course. The design was by a local sportswriter, Bob Bowie of The Denver Post. Back in the day, at the turn of the century (no, the OTHER century), photos had not become common in newspaper use, and many writers also drew their own cartoons to illustrate stories. Bowie was a real veteran of journalism by the 1960s and the Broncos were not above currying favor with the local press.
However, the logo on the helmet was blue, which looked less like a recognizable logo and more like a mud splotch when broadcast on black-and-white television.
rest - plus picture - players wearing the helmet - http://www.denverbroncos.com/news-and-blogs/article-1/Uncovering-the-rare-1962-Broncos-blue-logo-helmets/e2305d64-e23b-4b78-b603-6ca1c52bd979
from that very brief period.
The story of the blue logo
As Jim Saccomano, our residential team historian of sorts, has mentioned in previous columns, the Broncos left behind their not-so-popular brown-and-yellow uniforms with those unique vertical-striped socks in 1962. Prior to the beginning of the season that year, the team announced a change in color scheme to orange, blue and white, complete with a new Broncos logo to go on each side of the helmets.
There is a story behind the logo too, of course. The design was by a local sportswriter, Bob Bowie of The Denver Post. Back in the day, at the turn of the century (no, the OTHER century), photos had not become common in newspaper use, and many writers also drew their own cartoons to illustrate stories. Bowie was a real veteran of journalism by the 1960s and the Broncos were not above currying favor with the local press.
However, the logo on the helmet was blue, which looked less like a recognizable logo and more like a mud splotch when broadcast on black-and-white television.
rest - plus picture - players wearing the helmet - http://www.denverbroncos.com/news-and-blogs/article-1/Uncovering-the-rare-1962-Broncos-blue-logo-helmets/e2305d64-e23b-4b78-b603-6ca1c52bd979