HOUSE RESOLUTION 98-1005
BY REPRESENTATIVES Gotlieb and Grampsas.
WHEREAS, The Denver Broncos completed the regular
season with a record of twelve wins and four losses to qualify
as a wildcard playoff team; and
WHEREAS, In their first playoff game, the Broncos
avenged last year=s
loss to Jacksonville by declawing the Jaguars 4217 at Mile
High Stadium; and
WHEREAS, The Broncos did what no other team in the
NFL had done this season by defeating the Chiefs in Kansas City
to advance to the AFC Championship game; and
WHEREAS, The Broncos overcame the Steelers and a
hostile crowd in Pittsburgh to become AFC Champions; and
WHEREAS, The Broncos faced the Green Bay Packers
in Super Bowl XXXII on Sunday, January 25, 1998, in San Diego,
California, as 12point underdogs; and
WHEREAS, The Broncos and Packers played what probably
will go down in the records of NFL history as one of the most
thrilling Super Bowls ever, with the Broncos upsetting the Packers
3124; and
WHEREAS, Super Bowl Most Valuable Player, Terrell
Davis, set
records for the most rushing touchdowns and the most
points scored by one player in a Super Bowl; and
WHEREAS, The Broncos' future Hall of Fame Quarterback,
John Elway, rushed for a touchdown himself to set the Super Bowl
record as the oldest player to score a touchdown and helped the
Broncos set the Super Bowl record for the most rushing touchdowns;
and
WHEREAS, Quarterback John Elway, Super Bowl MVP Terrell
Davis, Broncos coach Mike Shanahan, the Broncos' dominating offensive
line and surging defense, against the odds, brought Colorado its
first Super Bowl championship and became only the second wildcard
team in history to win the Super Bowl by upsetting the heavily
favored Green Bay Packers; and
WHEREAS, The Broncos' victory makes them the first
AFC team in 13 years to be World Champions; now, therefore,
Be It Resolved by the House of Representatives
of the Sixtyfirst General Assembly of the State of Colorado:
That we, the members of the House of Representatives
of the Colorado General Assembly, return a "Mile High Salute"
and extend our congratulations to the players, coaches, and fans
of the Denver Broncos in bringing Colorado its first Super Bowl
Trophy! You did it. You did it with style. You made us proud!
Be It Further Resolved,
That copies of this Resolution be transmitted to the Denver Broncos
and such other persons as members of the House of Representatives
may request.
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Judith Rodrigue Charles E. Berry
CHIEF CLERK OF THE HOUSE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE
OF REPRESENTATIVES OF REPRESENTATIVES