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       SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION 16-005
       
       
       BY SENATOR(S) Cadman, Aguilar, Baumgardner, Carroll, Cooke,
       Crowder, Donovan, Garcia, Grantham, Guzman, Heath, Hodge, Holbert,
       Jahn, Johnston, Jones, Kefalas, Kerr, Lambert, Lundberg, Marble,
       Martinez Humenik, Merrifield, Neville T., Newell, Roberts, Scheffel,
       Scott, Sonnenberg, Steadman, Tate, Todd, Ulibarri, Woods;
       also REPRESENTATIVE(S) Hullinghorst, Arndt, Becker J., Becker K.,
       Brown, Buck, Buckner, Carver, Conti, Court, Danielson, DelGrosso,
       Dore, Duran, Esgar, Everett, Fields, Foote, Garnett, Ginal, Hamner,
       Humphrey, Joshi, Kagan, Keyser, Klingenschmitt, Kraft-Tharp,
       Landgraf, Lawrence, Lebsock, Lee, Lontine, Lundeen, McCann, Melton,
       Mitsch Bush, Moreno, Navarro, Neville P., Nordberg, Pettersen,
       Primavera, Priola, Rankin, Ransom, Rosenthal, Roupe, Ryden, Saine,
       Salazar, Sias, Singer, Thurlow, Tyler, Van Winkle, Vigil, Willett,
       Williams, Wilson, Windholz, Winter, Wist, Young.
       
       
          CONCERNING THE DENVER BRONCOS, AND, IN
       CONNECTION THEREWITH, DESIGNATING SUNDAY, JANUARY
       24, 2016, DENVER BRONCOS APPRECIATION DAY. 
       
       
          WHEREAS, The Denver Broncos have completed another winning
       season with a 12-4 record, winning their fifth consecutive American
       Football Conference (AFC) Western Division Championship, becoming
       the number one seed in the AFC, and sending the Pittsburgh Steelers
       home for six months of needed rest and healing; and
       
          WHEREAS, The Denver Broncos, on January 24, will face the New
       England Patriots to compete for AND CLAIM the AFC Championship
       and thereby head to Super Bowl 50 on Sunday, February 7; and
       
          WHEREAS, The Denver Broncos are not only Denver's team but
       Colorado's team and are beloved by football fans across the Rocky
       Mountain Region and additional millions of sports fans of all ages across
       the nation; and
       
          WHEREAS, In the spirit of generosity and good sportsmanship for
       which Colorado is justly famous, Denver Broncos fans continue to
       welcome and tolerate fans of other less talented football teams into our
       community, people who challenge our traditions of civility by wearing
       outrageous costumes with funny names on them like "Cowboys",
       "Chargers", "Raiders", and "Seahawks"; and
       
          WHEREAS, Colorado sports fans are blessed to have the National
       Football League's best defense and Peyton Manning as the Denver
       Broncos quarterback, a man who is a certain first ballot Hall of Fame
       athlete, universally admired not only as one of the greatest football
       players of all time, but as a leader and exemplar of the highest standards
       of integrity, commitment, perseverance, and sportsmanship; and
       
          WHEREAS, Pat Bowlen, owner of the Denver Broncos, and his
       management team, coaches, players, and staff have contributed greatly to
       the well-being of the broader community; now, therefore,
       
          Be It Resolved by the Senate of the Seventieth General Assembly of the
       State of Colorado, the House of Representatives concurring herein:
       
          That Sunday, January 24, 2016, be officially declared Denver Broncos
       Appreciation Day and that all Coloradans be encouraged to show their
       appreciation for the team through public displays of all manner of
       Broncos flags, banners, and sportswear.
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
          Be It Further Resolved, That copies of this Joint Resolution be sent to
       Owner Pat Bowlen, President, Chairman, and CEO Joe Ellis, Executive
       Vice President and General Manager John Elway, Vice President of
       Public Relations Patrick Smyth, Vice President of Community
       Development Cindy Kellogg, and Head Coach Gary Kubiak.
       
       
       
       
       
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       Bill L. Cadman               Dickey Lee Hullinghorst
       PRESIDENT OF                    SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE
       THE SENATE                        OF REPRESENTATIVES
       
       
       
       
       
       
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       Effie Ameen                           Marilyn Eddins
       SECRETARY OF                CHIEF CLERK OF THE HOUSE
       THE SENATE                        OF REPRESENTATIVES