Rich Jackson was traded from the Oakland Raiders after his rookie season and from 1968 to 1970, the Defensive End would be considered among the best Defensive Ends in Professional Football.  In those three seasons, he was named a First Team All-Pro and AFL All-Star, and while he was not in the AFL for very long, he was named a Second Team All-Team Selection.  Jackson, who was the master of the now illegal "head slap" unofficially had 10 or more Quarterback Sacks in those years and the man named "Tombstone" will never be forgotten in the state of Colorado.

Tombstone's reign as a star was brief, but more than enough to enter the Bronco's RIng of Fame as part of their first class in 1984.

A late round pick in 1987, Tyrone Braxton would become a starting Cornerback in 1989.  His career was up and down, and he was released after 1993 as one of the many scapegoats for a bad Broncos season.

You can’t talk about Bill Romanowski without mentioning how he was one of the dirtiest players ever to put on an NFL uniform. 

A 9^th Round Pick from New Mexico in 1968, Paul Smith would become the starting Left Defensive Tackle in 1970 and switched over to Right Defensive Tackle in 1972 would be named to his first of two Pro Bowls.  His second one, which would come the year after, would see him make it as a Left Defensive Tackle.  Smith would move back to Right Defensive Tackle and then to Right Defensive End.  He would start 86 of his 133 Games played with the Broncos.

Denver enshrined Smith to their Ring of Fame in 1986.