Author: Woody Paige
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Woody Paige: Bills’ Damar Hamlin brings back tragic memories from decades past
As Damar Hamlin was being cared for on the field, reflections in tear-blurred eyes were of Chuck Hughes, Hank Gathers and Andy Hershock. Fifty-two years ago Friday, on Jan. 6, 1971, a 24-year-old sportswriter for the Memphis Commercial Appeal covered an American Basketball Association game between his hometown Pros and the New York Nets in…
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Woody Paige: Rosburg impressive in head coaching debut
Coached by an idiosyncratic character seemingly out of the Coen brothers movie “Fargo,” the Broncos played like an authentic NFL team Jan. 1, 2023, instead of the amateurish cover band that performed the past four months of 2022. Even in defeat, the Broncos had quite an entertainingly happy New Year’s Day. When George Paton hired…
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Woody Paige: Broncos need to make new year’s statement in K.C.
On the Happiest New Year’s Day in Our Dusty Old Cowtown — Jan. 1, 1978 — my column for the Rocky Mountain News bellowed: “SUPER NEW YEAR! Ring out the old — the Oakland Raiders — and ring in the new — the Denver Broncos. Denver’s Destiny Darlings are headed to the Super Bowl. On New Year’s Day, before 74,982…
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Woody Paige: Peyton and Paige in charge? Hey, why not?
Don’t call us Ismael, Greg Penner, but call Peyton Manning and me to serve on your head coach quest committee. We volunteer. A couple of ol’ boys from Tennessee who live in and love Colorado recognize remarkable coaches and rotten coaches. We used to discuss them in the Broncos’ locker room. George Paton had a…
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Woody Paige: Good riddance to the Nathaniel Hackett error
The firing of Huggable Nathaniel Hackett is the end of another error. The Broncos’ operational owner must not screw up the hiring of a coach to begin the new era. Reunite Dan Quinn with Darrell Bevell and Russell Wilson, who together with the Seahawks shredded the Broncos in Super Bowl 48 43-8 and returned to…
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Woody Paige: Win provides early Christmas gift for Broncos faithful
Brett Rypien deceived, Eric Tomlinson received, and the Broncos believed in Santa on Sunday. The football Cardinals never have won a game in Denver. Vance Joseph hasn’t won a game since Nov. 25, 2018, at then Broncos Stadium at Mile High before he was fired as head coach. Kliff Kingsbury most likely won’t ever win…
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Woody Paige: Despite loss, Orediggers are pride of Colorado
The Orediggers couldn’t dig out of a gaping gorge Saturday. This was one conundrum the metallurgical engineer and magna cum laude types couldn’t solve. But they’ll be CEOs, multi-millionaires and Colorado community leaders in a decade or two. The football team of Colorado School of Mines (& Minds) still is golden at 13-3, and the…
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Woody Paige: Nikola Jokic gets early Christmas present
Congratulations, compliments, confetti and cestitam (Serbian) to Nikola Jokic for being awarded his third NBA MVP trophy. And, strangely enough, Jokic and the Nuggets could celebrate Christmas Day by owning the best record in the Western Conference. No-L between now and then. Deck the halls of The Jar arena. Now, if the Nuggets just can…
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Woody Paige: Noble effort but same result for Broncos
The Broncos lead the league in moral victories and injuries. Wile E. Coyote could claim the same. But, at last, and at least, the Broncos played like a real football team Sunday. Jerry Jeudy got mad, got right and got open. Nathaniel Hackett won’t lose his job Monday. Patrick Mahomes was occasionally human, and Russell…
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Woody Paige: Noble effort but same result for Broncos
The Broncos lead the league in moral victories and injuries. Wile E. Coyote could claim the same. But, at last, and at least, the Broncos played like a real football team Sunday. Jerry Jeudy got mad, got right and got open. Nathaniel Hackett won’t lose his job Monday. Patrick Mahomes was occasionally human, and Russell…