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DENVER · MILE HIGH

The Broncos,
archived.

Vintage Denver Broncos sweatshirts and jerseys, filed by era. Super Bowl XXXII, XXXIII, and 50 champions; John Elway era. Royal blue with orange and the D-with-horse logo means 1968-96. Navy with the horse-head profile means 1997 or later.

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Davis · 90s
─── A Signature Era ───

Back-to-Back

Super Bowls XXXII and XXXIII. Terrell Davis runs for 2,008 yards in '98, and Elway retires a champion.

Years
1997–1998
Wore
#30
Tells
1997 logo and uniform redesign
NO. 01 · DATING BRONCOS GEAR: LOGO & UNIFORM TIMELINE
  1. 1960The Broncos debuted in mustard yellow and brown, with brown helmets and vertically striped socks.
  2. 1962Colors changed to orange, royal blue and white, with a bucking-horse logo and orange helmets.
  3. 1968The "Orange Crush" look arrived: a horse bursting from a "D" and royal blue helmets.
  4. 1994For the NFL's 75th season the team wore 1965 throwbacks in two games.
  5. 1997A full redesign replaced royal blue with navy, introduced the horse-head logo, and made navy the home jersey.
  6. 2002An orange alternate jersey mirrored the navy design.
NO. 02 · THE BRONCOS INDEX
1960–1979

60s–70s

Denver Broncos · Orange Crush
1980–1989

80s

Denver Broncos · Elway
1990–1999

90s

Denver Broncos · Back-to-Back
2000–2009

2000s

Denver Broncos · Post-Elway
NO. 03 · IN THE DESIGN ARCHIVE

Specific Broncos designs, one page each, with every past eBay example we found.

1986 AFC West Division Championship →Super Bowl XXXII (1998) →Super Bowl XXXIII (1999) →

NO. 04 · FIELD NOTES
✓Tag check: does the maker and the country of manufacture fit the era the seller claims?
✓Print check: do the logo, wordmark and any copyright date match that year's team identity?
✓Fit check: ask for pit-to-pit and length in inches; vintage tag sizes run differently.

How to date vintage NFL apparel →