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Pat Bowlen's family will be the first posthumous recipient of the PFHOF Gold Jacket
For the first time ever The Pro Football Hall of Fame will be issuing a gold jacket to a posthumous inductee as Pat Bowlen, the late owner of the Denver Broncos will have one given to his family.
In the case of Bowlen, he was the first person to pass away after being chosen (February 2) but passed away (June 13) before the actual ceremony. As such, the Hall stated that they were already in the process of creating his jacket and ring, though due to Bowlen being in late-stage Alzheimer’s, he was not scheduled to attend.
The Pro Football Hall of Fame had previously never done this before. It was discussed in 2015 when Ken Stabler passed away and was nominated as a Senior Candidate six weeks later. The former Quarterback was chosen and the request of his family to have a gold jacket made was turned down as they clung to their policy of never having given one out posthumously.
In Bowlen’s case, the jacket and ring will be given to the family on October 13 during Denver's home game against the Tennessee Titans.
RIP: Pat Bowlen
It is a very sad day in Denver and the world of Football at large as Pat Bowlen, the owner of the Denver Broncos passed away at the age of 75 after a long bout with Alzheimer’s. He was 75 years old.
Bowlen purchased the team in 1984 and under his ownership the team went from mediocre to one of the flagships of the National Football League. The Broncos went to seven Super Bowls winning three of them and he would become the first owner to see his team win 300 Games under his/her/their first 30 years of ownership. He would be elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame this past February and his August induction will now be posthumous.
We here at Notinhalloffame.com would like to extend our condolences to the friends and family of Pat Bowlen at this time.