However, in 1991, as part of Major League Baseball's two-team expansion ( they also added the former Florida ( now Miami ) Marlins ), an ownership group representing Denver led by John Antonucci and Michael I. Monus were granted a franchise ; they took the name “ Rockies ” due to Denver's proximity to the Rocky Mountains, which is reflected in their logo.

Denver's reputation as a prime location for the treatment of tuberculosis led local citizens to lobby the Army on behalf of Denver as the site for the new hospital.

In 1972, as a member of the Colorado General Assembly, Lamm led the movement against Denver's hosting of the 1976 Winter Olympics.

New defensive coordinator Wade Phillips employed Atwater close to the line of scrimmage in order to fortify Denver's run defense and he led the team in tackles, finishing with 129 tackles his rookie season.

He helped the Steelers defeat eventual Super Bowl champion San Francisco for that team's only loss of the season, and led the Steelers in a playoff run that featured an upset win over the Denver Broncos in the AFC Divisional Playoffs at Denver's Mile High Stadium.

In October's first debate, Ritter had led his opponent with as much as 17 points in recent media polls and had been endorsed by both of Denver's major papers The Rocky Mountain News and The Denver Post.

While the compositions and performances were credited to " Jimmy Thudpucker ", they were in fact co-written and sung by Brewer, who also co-wrote and provided the vocals for " Ginny's Song ", a 1976 single on the Warner Bros. Label, and Jimmy Thudpucker's Greatest Hits, an LP released by Windsong Records, John Denver's subsidiary of RCA Records ).

On the Broncos ' next possession, Morton was intercepted again when his pass was tipped by linebacker Bob Breunig into the arms of defensive back Aaron Kyle, who then returned the ball 19 yards to Denver's 35-yard line.

Back-up quarterback Jay Schroeder was sacked by Denver's Karl Mecklenburg on his first snap, continuing the Redskins ' offensive woes.

Aided by Dwight's 42-yard kickoff return to the 49-yard line, the Falcons responded by driving to Denver's 11-yard line and scored with Andersen's 28-yard field goal to cut Atlanta's deficit to 17 – 6 going into halftime.

She also provided a prominent, but uncredited, vocal on John Denver's " Fly Away " single which was succeeded by her own single, " Let It Shine "/" He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother ," at No. 1 on the AC chart.

In the 1970s, Denver's onstage appearance included long blond hair, embroidered shirts emblazoned with images commonly associated with the American West ( created by designer & appliqué artist Anna Zapp ), and " granny " glasses.

However, Denver's music was defended by country singer Kathy Mattea, who told Alanna Nash of Entertainment Weekly, " A lot of people write him off as lightweight, but he articulated a kind of optimism, and he brought acoustic music to the forefront, bridging folk, pop, and country in a fresh way .... People forget how huge he was worldwide.

Denver's " sheriff " is the manager of safety, who is appointed by the mayor to oversee the fire, police and sheriff departments and is the ex officio sheriff.

Cathcart was killed by a bullet from Denver's revolver, and Denver's only alibi is that he was out for a walk at the time Cathcart died.

This was done by the network to promote Denver's face and make him more familiar to the viewing audience since Gilligan's Island was about to go on air.

Decades later, the footage was eventually aired on one of Denver's local PBS stations in a documentary called " Murder in Midair " produced by Don Kinney.

When not in use by one of Denver's sports teams, the building frequently serves as a concert venue.

moving toward revolutionary industrial unionism, Denver's labor radicals were not building from scratch ; rather, they drew upon and elaborated ideas and strategies generated by the previous twenty years of Denver's labor history ... the labor wars of 1903-4 may have triggered the formation of the IWW, the ideological synthesis it would uphold had been worked out in the American Labor Union's leadership by the summer of 1903 ...

Coors Field was the first new stadium added in a six-year period in which Denver's sports venues were upgraded, along with Pepsi Center and Sports Authority Field at Mile High ( originally sponsored by INVESCO ).

He also caught 86 passes for 906 yards that year and was the NFL's leader in total yards from scrimmage with an astounding 2, 227, beating out Denver's MVP running back Terrell Davis by 2 yards, while also finishing 4th in the league in receptions.

Construction began at the site, close to Denver's former Stapleton International Airport and bordered on the north and east by the Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge, to the south by 56th Avenue, and to the west by Quebec Street, in fall 2005.

Between 1974 and 1975, Denver experienced an impressive chart dominance, with a string of four No. 1 songs (" Sunshine on My Shoulders ", " Annie's Song ", " Thank God I'm a Country Boy ", and " I'm Sorry ") and three No. 1 albums ( John Denver's Greatest Hits, Back Home Again, and Windsong ).

On fourth down and three yards ( fourth-and-three ) at Denver's 13-yard line with 43 seconds left, a wide-open Hassan Jones dropped Gannon's pass, and Minnesota lost 13-6.

In 2000, he released the solo EP Rock ' n ' Roll Singer, which featured three original songs as well as covers of John Denver's " Around and Around " and three AC / DC songs (" Rock ' n ' Roll Singer ," " Bad Boy Boogie ," and " You Ain't Got a Hold on Me ").

On September 10, 1995, KCNC became Denver's CBS affiliate in a move that saw all three of Denver's " Big Three " networks switch affiliates.

Denver's altitude advantage has also come into play in gridiron football ; two of the three longest field goals in National Football League history took place in Denver, as did the longest recorded punt.

The album was kept from the top spot by three No. 1 albums — in order Bob Dylan's Planet Waves, Barbra Streisand's The Way We Were and John Denver's Greatest Hits.

A sack by Denver's Rulon Jones helped force the Browns to a three and out.

He was one of three curators at the Colorado Historical Society and worked on improving Denver's building code.

5 plays later, defensive back Mark Washington intercepted another errant Morton pass and returned it 27 yards to Denver's 35-yard line with just 6 seconds left in the period, but Herrera missed yet another field goal attempt, this time from 44 yards out as time expired in the first half.

His manager, Jerry Weintraub, insisted on a significant number of television appearances, including a series of half-hour shows in England, despite Denver's protests at the time, " I've had no success in Britain ... I mean none.

At the same time, Durrance contracted with Denver's Ernest Constam, inventor of the J-bar and the T-bar ski lifts, to sell his conveyances in the West.

" Annie's Song " was written as an ode to Denver's wife at the time, Annie Martell Denver.

This time the Browns defense stepped up, sacking Elway twice and forcing Denver's first punt of the game.

Mike Kobluk, Joe Frazier and David Boise later left the music industry, Chad Mitchell released a number of solo albums before retiring from music, and Denver's time with the trio became the springboard to his highly successful solo career.

Louis Wright, Steve Foley, and Tom Jackson, the last remnants of Denver's Orange Crush Defense of the 1970s, all retired after this Super Bowl.

Bailey intercepted a Tom Brady pass in Denver's endzone, and proceeded to run it down the full length of the ( near ) side-line, towards New England's endzone.

On the second play of Denver's ensuing possession, Elway completed a 32-yard pass to wide receiver Mark Jackson.

Jackson was Denver's top receiver with 4 catches for 76 yards.

After backup quarterback Gary Kubiak scored Denver's only touchdown with less than two minutes to go, the Bills then clinched the victory when defensive back Kirby Jackson forced and recovered a fumble from running back Steve Sewell on Denver's final drive of the game.