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After dying at age 83, iconic Broncos quarterback Craig Morton will ‘never be forgotten’

Colorado Springs Gazette·Chris Tomasson [email protected]·20 days ago
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The final time Craig Morton visited Denver and saw many of his former Broncos teammates, it was memorable. The former star quarterback had been urging the Broncos for several years to have an initial reunion for the 1977 “Orange Crush” team that made the playoffs for the first time in the franchise’s 18-year history and advanced to Super Bowl XII, a 27-10 loss to Dallas. His pleas finally were answered when in October 2024, the Broncos brought back members of that iconic team. “He was really happy,’’ Morton’s wife, Kym Galloway, told The Denver Gazette on Tuesday about that weekend. “It was a special time with him being with all his teammates. We got to sit with Riley Odoms, he’s hilarious. (Rick) Upchurch is just a character. It was a really great time.” Morton, who played for the Broncos from 1977-82, died Saturday at the age of 83 at MarinHealth Medical Center in Greenbrae, Calif., from what Galloway said were complications due to sepsis and a pulmonary edema.…

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