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Denver Native (Carol)
01-30-2019, 05:10 PM
ATLANTA — On Saturday morning, ESPN’s Sal Paolantonio will enter a room with the 47 other members of the Pro Football Hall of Fame selection committee to choose the Class of 2019.

Among the finalists is Broncos Owner Pat Bowlen, who was chosen as a Contributor Committee nominee in August.

After Commissioner Roger Goodell’s press conference on Wednesday in Atlanta, DenverBroncos.com caught up with Paolantonio to get a sense of Bowlen’s chances of being elected.

Aric DiLalla: This final vote has been a long time coming for the Broncos. How do you expect this weekend to play out?

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Denver Native (Carol)
01-30-2019, 05:12 PM
ATLANTA — When Terrell Davis was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame, he dedicated part of his induction speech to Owner Pat Bowlen’s Hall of Fame candidacy.

“Let’s make sure this champion is enshrined,” Davis said in August of 2017.

Seventeen months later, Davis believes Bowlen is set to be elected as part of the Hall of Fame’s Class of 2019.

“He’s certainly getting in, and I feel real confident that the committee will see fit that he gets through this year,” Davis said Wednesday in Atlanta. “I look forward to seeing that. It’s going to be fun to celebrate that.”

Bowlen, one of two Contributor Committee nominees, is a finalist for this year’s class and would be elected if he receives 80 percent of the vote during Saturday’s selection process.

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Denver Native (Carol)
01-30-2019, 05:13 PM
"Not only was he my boss and the owner ... he was a friend, and he cared about his players," the former Broncos linebacker told Ring of Famer Steve Atwater, Andrew Mason and Ryan Edwards when he joined them on Orange and Blue 760 from Radio Row in Atlanta.

https://www.denverbroncos.com/audio/bill-romanowski-pat-bowlen-more-than-just-an-owner

The Glue Factory
01-31-2019, 09:39 AM
It's an absolute travesty that he has been snubbed for so long. Glad to see that it's finally being corrected, but it should have happened on his first ballot so he could enjoy the accolade before the memory is taken from him.