Tag: football

Football matters – happy birthday college football

Marilu Trainor College football embarks on its 150th season in 2019 with a multitude of special activities to be staged across the nation giving recognition to the sport and its legacy of creating educational opportunities, building leaders, and enriching communities. “More than 5.33 million people have played college football since the first game between Princeton…

Bronco fans gather

Doug Wahl This past 2015 NFL football season, Bronco Fans in the PebbleCreek Community shared a weekly gathering at Toscana’s Grill to watch the Denver Broncos. On Sunday, January 17, 32 PebbleCreek Bronco fans watched our Denver Broncos win our divisional playoff game and we took a group photo. Some fans had to leave early…

Herb Orvis inducted into College Football Hall of Fame

Herb Orvis, the seventh University of Colorado football player set for induction into the College Football Hall of Fame, with CU Athletic Director Rick George during the recent National Signing Day for athletes in Boulder, Colorado.

David Plati Herb Orvis, a new resident in PebbleCreek, received a call on January 8 that will change his life in the coming months. He was asked, “How’d you like the football, Herb?” It took a couple more statements from Steve Hatchell, CEO of the National Football Foundation, and me before Orvis figured out that…

A cool experience at Sunday Night Football

Left to right: Hines Ward, Chris Collingsworth, John Krasnan, Marc Goldberg and Bob Costas

Marc Goldberg I had a really cool experience at the Cardinals Sunday Night Football game held on December 21. John Krasnan and I were treated like VIPs courtesy of NBC Sports. We received pre-game field passes, were provided a personal escort and went behind the scenes to view the production control trailer. The highlight was meeting…