22 Facts About Pat Bowlen

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Pat Bowlen was inducted in the Pro Football Hall of Fame for the class of 2019.

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Pat Bowlen served as the Broncos CEO from 1984 until July 2014, when he stepped down as Broncos' CEO due to the onset and progression of Alzheimer's disease.

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Pat Bowlen was born in Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin to American mother Arvella and Canadian father Paul Dennis Pat Bowlen, who became a millionaire in the Canadian oil business, founding Regent Drilling as a wildcatter.

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Pat Bowlen then attended Campion High School, a Catholic Jesuit boarding school in his native Wisconsin.

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Pat Bowlen later earned degrees in business and law from the University of Oklahoma.

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The younger Pat Bowlen became wealthier by becoming a successful lawyer in Edmonton, Alberta.

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Pat Bowlen worked as an executive for his father's company and as a real estate developer and had major investments in the mining industry.

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Pat Bowlen was an initiated member of the Pi Kappa Alpha International Fraternity.

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Pat Bowlen was initiated by the University of Oklahoma, Beta Omicron chapter in 1963.

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Pat Bowlen received bar admission in 1969 and was a member of the Law Society of Alberta and the Canadian Bar Association.

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Pat Bowlen bought a majority interest in the Denver Broncos of the National Football League in March of 1984 from Vancouver industrialist Edgar Kaiser Jr.

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In 1998, Pat Bowlen agreed to sell retired football legend John Elway a share in the team.

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When Pat Bowlen let the existence of the offer slip out to Kaiser while both were at the 1999 Bohemian Grove, Kaiser sued, claiming a breach of contract.

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Pat Bowlen appealed the original verdict that ruled in favor of Kaiser and won in 2008, as the appellate court ruled that the structure of the Pat Bowlen-Elway deal did not violate the original right of first refusal agreement.

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Pat Bowlen stated he wanted his team to go in a different direction.

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On February 12,2009, Pat Bowlen appointed Brian Xanders as the team's sole general manager and fired Jim and Jeff Goodman.

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Pat Bowlen told The Denver Post columnist Woody Paige that his memory wasn't what it used to be and that he couldn't recall details of the Broncos back-to-back Super Bowl titles in the late 1990s.

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On November 1,2015, Pat Bowlen was inducted into the Broncos' Ring of Fame, earning him a bronze plaque that stands on the south side of Empower Field at Mile High.

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Besides being owner and CEO of the Broncos, Pat Bowlen was part-owner of the Arena Football League's Colorado Crush.

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Pat Bowlen shared ownership with Denver-based sports mogul Stan Kroenke and legendary Broncos quarterback John Elway.

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On June 13,2019, Pat Bowlen died of a pulmonary embolism.

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Pat Bowlen's intent was for his seven children to inherit the franchise, though he did not specify which of them would have first right.