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GOLD
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| Among
the members of Mouse Davis' 1985 Denver Gold
staff was offensive coordinator June Jones, who
would later go on to be the head coach of the
NFL's Atlanta Falcons, then at the University of
Hawaii. |
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| The
Gold drew 45,299 fans against the woeful Chicago
Blitz in 1984. Fans left disappointed
however as the Gold gave the Blitz one of their
five wins on the year, 29-17. |
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| Of
the Gold's 9 losses in 1984, 3 were by 3 points
or less. |
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Gold's first win came at the expense of the
Chicago Blitz, 16-13, on March 20, 1983. |
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| The
1983 Gold scored less than 10 points in
one-third of their games. |
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gave up 20 or more points in seven that season. |
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| The
Gold defense intercepted just 17 passes in 1983
- less than one per game, and the lowest total
in the league. |
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| Safety
David Dumars had 7 of them. |
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The
majority owners of the Denver Gold:
original owner Ron Blanding (L), and Doug
Spedding (R), who paid $10 million for the
team after the 1983 season only to see
it go downhill from there. |
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The
four head coaches of the
Denver Gold during its three year run:
Robert "Red" Miller (1983, 11
games, top left),
Charley Armey (1983, 1 game, top right),
Craig Morton (1983-84, bottom left), and
Darrell "Mouse" Davis (1985,
bottom right) |
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Photo
from the line of scrimmage,
Inaugural Denver Gold game
vs. Philadelphia Stars,
March 6, 1983 |
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