The Pro Football Hall of Fame announced 54 senior and coach/contributor semifinalists for their class of 2023 on Thursday. Among them are three men who helped shape the Denver Broncos in the 1980s and ’90s: coaches Dan Reeves and Mike Shanahan and linebacker Randy Gradishar.
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54 semifinalists have been named for the Class of 2023 in the Seniors and Coach/Contributor Categories.
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Reeves won 110 games in his 12 year stint with the Broncos from 1981-1992. Although he never won a Super Bowl with them, he did lead them to three title game appearances. Shanahan grew stature in the league as the offensive coordinator and quarterback coach to Hall of Famer John Elway and he later won two Super Bowl titles during his 14 year tenure as head coachfrom 1995-2008, winning titles in the 1997 and 1998 seasons.
Grandishar was a centerpiece of the vaunted Broncos “Orange Crush” defense that dominated the NFL in the 1970s and early 1980s. He was a NFL All-Pro five times and a Pro Bowler seven times.
Although it is early in the voting process, congrats to these three men for making the cut so far — it’s certainly well deserved.
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