Pat Bowlen, Whose Denver Broncos Won Three Titles, Dies at 75
- Owner hired former quarterback Elway as executive VP and GM
- Alzheimer’s disease forced to him step back from team in 2014
Team owner of the Denver Broncos Pat Bowlen.
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Pat Bowlen, whose Denver Broncos won three Super Bowls and was a seminal figure in generating the National Football League’s soaring television revenue, has died. He was 75
Bowlen’s family announced his death Friday in a statement on the Denver Broncos website. He received a diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease in 2006 and stepped back from operations in 2014.