By Rock Ryan
Published: September 3, 2008

In 1965 the Colorado Hall of Fame inducted three members: Earl "Dutch" Clark, Jack Dempsey, and Bryon "Whizzer" White. The careers of Jack Dempsey and Bryon White have been well chronicled down thru the years.

By Jerry Roys
Published: May 5, 2008

Former heavy weight boxer Ron Lyle, 67, grew up in the Curtis Park Projects during the 1940s and 50s. Born in Ohio, Ron’s family moved to Denver when Ron was six years old. His father, William, was a Pentecostal preacher and was one of the first to bring the Apostolic Pentecostal faith to the area in 1943.

By Rock Ryan
Published: December 3, 2007

Most people remember the 1960s as a time of unrest, turmoil, the cold war, political upheaval and change. The 60s gave us Camelot, the Beatles, the search for the, "Dawning of the Age of Aquarius," and Mare Tranquilitatis (Latin for the Sea of Tranquility).

By Rock Ryan
Published: October 2, 2007

"There is a lust in man no charm can tame:
Of loudly publishing his neighbor’s shame:
On eagle’s wings immortal scandals fly,
While virtuous actions are born and die."

By Rock Ryan
Published: August 27, 2007

Bronco fans live for this time of the year. Mid-summer rolls around, and visions of Super Bowls dance in their heads. Hope springs eternal for the faithful, and they can’t wait to journey over to Dove Valley to watch their heroes, live and up close. This is certainly an exciting time for true football fans when they can play the role of a scout, going to camp to evaluate all that talent themselves. Braving the hot sun while sitting on the grassy knoll bordering the Bronco practice field, they can get a bird’s eye view of every player and can make up their own minds whether this is the year their beloved Broncos will go all the way.

By Jake Ryan
Published: May 28, 2007

Sitting in the stands at Coors Field, he had his eyes fixed on the baseball game. Bundled up and with his breath visible from every word in the chilly 36-degree air, he ate the peanuts he bought before the game and said, "Want to see something you’ve probably never seen before? A former major league manager trying to eat peanuts with his gloves on."

By Tenille Pippenger
Published: May 28, 2007

Uncompromising wayward darlings, bloodshed abound, adorned in fishnets and battle scars.

They are the girls’ next door that made you pee a little bit and run away- and were always chosen first for kickball.

By Rock Ryan
Published: May 21, 2007

Remember the T.V commercial a few years ago when this old lady kept wailing, "Where’s the Beef?" Well I believe Mike Shanahan has found it. The Broncos drafted four players in the 2007 N.F.L. draft and they total 1141 pounds. That is more than half a ton of beef that averages out to 285 pounds per player. The ironic thing is: the first two selections were passed over by some clubs because they did not weigh enough for their respective position.

By Rock Ryan
Published: July 10, 2008

That loud thud you heard during April and May was various Denver newspaper sports columnists falling off the Rockies’ bandwagon. After an appearance in the World Series last year, there were high hopes for another championship season. Last year the Rockies were the Media’s darlings, this year they dropped them faster than the left dropped the Clintons.

By Rock Ryan
Published: May 30, 2008

These are the times that try a coach’s soul. All of Denver’s professional sports teams are undergoing hard times. As the curtain fell on another disastrous Broncos season, many of the Denver scribes were calling for Mike Shanahan’s head. There was more ink spilled over his plans to build a new house than over his choice of draft picks or his ability to still coach. There was much consternation over his firing of the popular General Manager, with the reprobates blaming it on everything from his new mansion to his large ego.

By Rock Ryan
Published: February 3, 2007

This seems to be the season when we are inundated with opinions. We have pundits telling us who deserves the Heisman, what players should go into the Hall of Fame, who are the greatest basketball players of all time, etc. It brings to mind a quote from Bethania McKenstry, "I’m not sure I want popular opinion on my side -- I’ve noticed those with the most opinions often have the fewest facts".

By Rock Ryan
Published: November 5, 2007

I recently went to a high school reunion in northern New Jersey and discovered an enclave of Broncos fans right in the middle of N.Y Giant country. The reunion was in Rockaway, N.J., however a large part of my family live at Lake Hopatcong, about 15 miles west of Rockaway. Lake Hopatcong happens to be in Jefferson Township, the home town of Broncos long snapper Mike Leach.

By Rock Ryan
Published: July 23, 2007

Did you ever wonder why the NFL Hall of Fame always passes over Broncos players? I call it the "Rodney Dangerfield effect." We get no respect.

I thought about this while watching the baseball All-Star game. When Matt Holliday of the Rockies was introduced, the announcer uttered the all too ubiquitous comment when referring to Colorado professional athletes, "If he wasn’t playing in Colorado, he would be a huge star."

By Rock Ryan
Published: June 25, 2007

I have been on the sidelines for several weeks, undergoing a Total Knee Replacement (TKR). My problem with this knee started back in the 50s with a high school football injury which at the time was diagnosed as ’water on the knee.’ For years I thought that this term was a sort of a joke, for lack of a more esoteric name to describe the condition. Remember these were the days before sports medicine, heck Gatorade had not even been invented yet.

By Jake Ryan
Published: May 28, 2007

Sitting in the stands at Coors Field, he had his eyes fixed on the baseball game. Bundled up and with his breath visible from every word in the chilly 36-degree air, he ate the peanuts he bought before the game and said, "Want to see something you’ve probably never seen before? A former major league manager trying to eat peanuts with his gloves on." Sitting in the stands at Coors Field, he had his eyes fixed on the baseball game. Bundled up and with his breath visible from every word in the chilly 36-degree air, he ate the peanuts he bought before the game and said, "Want to see something you’ve probably never seen before? A former major league manager trying to eat peanuts with his gloves on."

By Rock Ryan
Published: April 24, 2007

I reflected on my childhood and cashed in on some of my education while watching the celebration out at Dodger Stadium of the 60th anniversary of Jackie Robinson’s breaking of the color barrier in major league baseball.