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| KNOW YOUR 1980s DENVER BRONCOS now WITH NEW ICON This week, a special 10th edition of Know Your 1980s Denver Broncos, with NEW ICON and my favorite 1980s Denver Bronco, #81, Steve Watson.  Steve joined the team in 1979 as an undrafted free agent, yet went on to become of the best receivers in Broncos history. He remains entrenched in the team's all-time receiving record book, standing at fifth in total yards, seventh in receptions, and eighth in touchdowns. His best year came in 1981, when he posted his career bests in yards and touchdowns and was named to the Pro Bowl.Steve played in Super Bowl XXI, in which the Broncos were pummeled by the Giants 39-20, and in Super Bowl XXII, in which the Broncos were pummeled by the Washington Native Americans 42-10, although he didn't start the latter game. I'm not sure exactly how much he played in that game, if he was injured or simply demoted, but I believe his presence could have pulled the score to a more respectable 42-17. So what makes Steve Watson so awesome? Steve is my favorite 1980s Denver Bronco, and second all-time favorite player, behind only Terrell Davis. He was a prominent player on my favorite team, and played wide receiver, a position I wanted to play. (This was before I learned that wide receivers are expected to be able to run fast, eliminating any chance I could play it, and also before I realized that youth football does not have a passing game per se, but rather eleven kids running roughly in the same direction on cue. Both of these factors would cause me to abandon my aspirations to play professional football around the age of 10.) Also of note: my parents turned me on to eating salad by convincing me that Steve Watson ate salad*. Today Steve continues his work with the team as Associate Head Coach. I have no idea what this title entails, but it might mean that he will ascend to the head coaching position one day when Mike Shanahan disappears under mysterious circumstances. He had spent the previous four years as wide receivers coach. It was difficult to do lazy internet research on Steve Watson because he has a son also named Steve Watson who plays tight end for Michigan. Also, there is a Steve Watson "footballer" who plays for Sheffield Wednesday, and I officially do not understand soccer team names. This is, in fact, Wikipedia's primary Steve Watson. Whereas my hero Steve Watson was relegated to the Steve Watson (American Football) disambiguation. So it was hard to isolate any of the three football playing Steve Watsons in my ten minutes of fastidious research. But enjoy this video of the 1984 Broncos in pictures, with cheesy 1980s music accompaniment. *Nowadays I eat salad because I believe George Clooney eats salad. | ||||||||
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