ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — The Denver Broncos named Cornerstone Christian Academy Head Coach Jamie Heiner as this week’s NFL High School Coach of the Week. Heiner led his Class 1A Bulldogs of the Metro North League to a 17-14 victory Saturday night over Denver Christian. The game was decided with a Bulldog field goal as the time expired. Just one year ago, the Bulldogs, 3-3, were 1-8.
“Now, they understand,” Heiner said of his players. “Our program could have collapsed a year ago; we have a lot of kids who hadn’t played.”
Heiner, 36, was born in St. Paul, Minn., and graduated from Rocky Mountain High School in 1994 and from the University of Northern Colorado in 1999 where he was a two-time All-North Central Conference linebacker, playing on two NCAA Division II national championship teams. He was an Academic All-American in addition to earning All-American status his senior year. Heiner owns Impact Sports Performance in Broomfield.
The Denver Broncos will recognize 10 High School Coach of the Week honorees during the regular season. Each weekly winner will receive a $1,000 donation from the NFL Youth Football Fund to be used in the school’s football program. Additionally, during the Broncos’ home game on January 1st, the NFL/Denver Broncos High School Coach of the Year will be named and presented with a $2,000 donation to the school’s football program. This year’s selection committee is led by Neil Devlin of the Denver Post and includes Ring of Fame Member Billy Thompson of the Denver Broncos and Andy Lindahl of KOA.
Cool Billy Thompson still doing something active with the Broncos.
Memory lane:
Thompson played his entire 13-year career for the Denver Broncos from 1969-1981. During his career he was selected to the three Pro Bowls in 1977, 1978, and 1981 and was an All-Pro selection in 1977. He is currently second on the Broncos all-time list for games started with 179 and sixth in games played with 179.
He was drafted by the Denver Broncos in the third round of the 1969 NFL Draft. He played college football at Maryland State College.
He was inducted into the Broncos Ring of Fame in 1987.
Probably our first great safety.
There is something probably no one knows or remembers except maybe for oldsouth:
Billy Thompson holds the all time Bronco record for highest average per kickoff return in a season (minimum 15 returns), 28.5 yards in his rookie year 1969.
Billy is also 3rd all time in INTs in Bronco history with 40, behind Foley 44 and Gonsoulin 43.
Bay,
Can you get black listed here??? I had one “handle” that no longer seems to work???
Is there a way to do something wrong and get outed??? I had no idea that was possible – if it is!!!
And Billy is first all time in Bronco history in yards on INT returns with a staggering 784 yards, 141 yards ahead of second best Harden.
Absolutely, but if so you should of probably gotten an e-mail about it.
Many bloggers have been booted out over the years and rightly so in most cases, this is the official Bronco website, a little decorum is expected and if anyone has bad stuff to say like I often do they simply need to do it with a little taste and cut down on the personal attacks, of course foul language can get you moderated too.
No Email and no reason – just doesn’t seem to work any longer???
E-mail the blog administration and ask them why.
I have heard recently that many servers and many businesses are having problems and glitches with networks and websites recently!?
Perhaps that is one of the problems???
I am always classy and tasteful, as far as I am aware!
do you have their Email handy???
Talk to Gray:
gray.caldwell@broncos.nfl.net