In 1995, two years after our organization’s inception, Endzone Sports Charities (ESC) began a collaboration with Broncos alumni, soliciting their assistance to help in our charitable endeavors and over the past 35 years, scores of former Broncos have aided us in a variety of projects to benefit the less fortunate. Since then, our association with the alumni family has led to our publication of an independent alumni newsletter (The Broncos Corral) and our creation of its’ successor, the Broncos Alumni group (BAG) at facebook. These media resources are intended as a means to help Broncos alumni connect and interact with one another and are provided as a service of ESC as a way of saying thanks to and paying back this generous group for their efforts.
This page has also been created for their benefit as a portal to a number of other outside resources which may be of interest. It includes links to dire need assistance resources, alumni advocacy sites and blogs and links to other ESC pages related to our ongoing charitable activities which seek to positively impact the lives of others, with an emphasis on assisting former NFL players and staffers who are suffering from financial or medical hardship.
As we have long followed the struggles regarding much needed improvement of the current pension and disability programs, it is evident that, even amongst the alumni, there remains a passionate and sometimes bitter divide. While we remain passionate in our belief that these systems are obviously in need of improvement, as “outsiders”, we also feel that it is important that we remain impartial and outside the firing lines of the battling factions. As such, we have provided the information below, listed alphabetically, with no preference or agenda of our own.
Gridiron Greats Assistance Fund
The Gridiron Greats Assistance Fund’s mission is to assist retired NFL players, who are in dire health and financial distress by providing a means to regain a semblance of dignity and quality of life that every human being deserves. The Fund will support grant applicants through a series of conventional and non conventional fund raising efforts while calling attention to those in need through partnership programs, licensing efforts and public relations events with the set goal of expanding the Funds assets through partnerships with the National Football League and the National Football League Players Association and Alumni.
- If you are a retired NFL player in dire need or family member of a player who needs assistance, please contact the GGAF offices at (847)509-3086 or email them at info@gridirongreats.org to discuss their assistance program and criteria needed to qualify for financial and medical assistance.
- Click here for more information about the Gridiron Greats Assistance Fund
Denver Broncos Alumni Association
The Denver Broncos Alumni Association was formed in 1991 in order to give former players the opportunity to remain actively involved with the Denver Broncos organization. Anyone who has ever run out of the tunnel in the Orange and Blue is eligible to join the Alumni Association.
Owner Pat Bowlen and the entire Broncos Organization have always been very gracious and supportive of former players, but it’s still tough to leave football and lose the direct day-to-day connection that you used to have with the team. The Denver Broncos Alumni Association is a gathering place for former players. It allows us to stay close to the team that we love, it gives us access to resources to help make the transition away from football, and it gives us the opportunity to continue supporting the community.
We may not strap on the pads any more, but we are still Broncos For Life!