Main: Toast of the Town
Top Ten: Mile High Moments
Faces: Orange-and-blue memories
Concerts: What dreams are made of
Memories: Former Broncos share memorable moments Pat Bowlen: Though he tore down Mile High, fond memories remain
Numbers: Mile High through the years

Victory: Broncos 38, 49ers 9
Finale: One last salute
New digs: Owens, Bowlen join ceremony to 'top out' new Broncos stadium
Stories: Broncos past and present share memories
Chronology: Mile High's last day
Souvenirs: Fans make a play for seats
Good seats: Workers, kin watch game on big TV in new stadium
Voices: Qutoes from Mile High's last day
Passion: Family still has first season-ticket seats
Tales: 76,000 tickets — 76,000 stories
Farewell cry: Tough South Stands fans say goodbye with tears

Video & audio: Broncos, fans remember Mile High
Destruction: Video montage of the stadium's demolition
Interactive timelines:
Game day | Through the years
Slideshow: Orange-and-blue memories

Proud reign: A day at Mile High
Q&A: What'll happen to Mile High landmarks
Gene Amole: When Bill Redd, Bears Stadium ruled Denver's sporting world
Dave Krieger: Frigid night of football frozen in time, mind
Bernie Lincicome: The burning question: How to say goodbye
The stars: Rating the best Broncos team ever

Forums: Reminisce with other Broncos fans
Vote: What Mile High moment is your favorite?
Thinking back: Readers remember Mile High Stadium

Randy Gradishar
Linebacker
1974-83

Having that opportunity to play in the first AFC championship game for the Broncos against the Raiders in 1978. Playing against Ken Stabler, Cliff Branch and Fred Biletnikoff, guys like that. Dave Casper, Gene Upshaw, Art Shell. Part of that memory was when Joe Rizzo hit Biletnikoff low, I hit him high and Fred went out with a dislocated shoulder, and we ended up winning the game. That's a fun memory for me.

You start thinking about (the end of Mile High) and you relate it to the house that you grew up in. And eventually somehow, some way, that changes. For me and for a lot of people, fans and players, if something is going to be torn down, at least you have those great memories and that's what it's all about.

Mark Jackson
Wide receiver
1986-92

My favorite memory? That's tough. Every moment in this stadium is my favorite. Especially when you're retired and you come to games and see the fans and wish you were out there.

These walls are old walls, and they've been here for guys from the '60s to the new millennium. Whenever you see a structure like this and realize how much it has meant to people's lives, you don't want to see it go down. But that's progress.

Rich Jackson
Defensive end
1967-72

I have many great memories. I was able to play with a lot of guys who are up there in that Ring of Fame, and I developed some lifelong friendships. And those are things that I can carry around with me throughout my life. Most importantly, playing before the fans that we had then and who are still in existence. It was just a thrill to have the opportunity to play before the Denver Broncos fans at Mile High Stadium.

When you look at the new stadium and you look around the league and you look at Denver as being a first-class city, you feel like they should have a first-class stadium to go along with a first-class organization. And I think the stadium is no longer safe. For that reason, I applaud the people who voted for a new stadium.

Karl Mecklenburg
Linebacker/defensive end
1983-94

You knew as long as you kept it close we were going to win the game. With the fans, and the altitude and the cold weather, it was home. To come into that old dirty locker room and then come out to the field, we belonged here. It was a great place to play.

There's a lot of great memories at Mile High, but more of it has to do with the fans than a building, I think. They are just going 200 yards down the road, and they're going to win a lot of games there, too. They're still going to have the fans. They're still going to have the altitude, and they're still going to have a lot of things in their favor. I don't think it's going to make that big of a difference. I guess it's just going to separate the era of the guys who played up until now, and the guys who played after this season. That's kind of nice, too.

Billy Thompson
Defensive back
1969-81

The 1977 AFC championship game against the Oakland Raiders. That was, without a doubt, one of the greatest moments in Broncos history. And that was my most cherished memory. Winning the AFC championship and knowing you are going to represent the AFC in the Super Bowl.

I have mixed emotions about (Mile High being torn down). I have a lot of memories here, but it's time for a change.

Frank Tripucka
Quarterback
1960-64

We had a lot of great memories playing there. When the baseball field was up at the other end I used to draw the plays in the dirt. Those were memories that you never forget.

Jim Turner
Kicker
1971-79

I played here in 1964 and 1965 with the Jets, and there were only about 27,000 people in attendance then. And then I got to play in the first Monday Night Football game here (Oct. 22, 1973). Then we played the 1977 AFC championship game here and got to go to the Super Bowl. And I got to be inducted into the Ring of Fame. As a kicker, if you hang around long enough, you've got a lot of good memories.

I'll be sad when they tear it down. This is the grand old lady of the NFL. It needs to be torn down, because there's a lot of problems with it. But this is a great, great stadium.