Majority owner: Because Pat Bowlen, 71, has Alzheimer’s disease and has surrendered day-to-day operations, the Denver Broncos are owned by The Bowlen Family Trust, a group of non-family trustees, with team president and CEO Joe Ellis operating the team with full authority.
Minority owners: John Bowlen
Source of wealth: Pat Bowlen was a lawyer, an executive in his father’s oil company (Regent Drilling), a real-estate developer and a mining investor.
Net worth: Estimates in recent years put Bowlen’s net worth at $1 billion.
Residence: Denver and Hawaii
Marital status: Married
Family: Wife, Annabel; sons Patrick and John; daughters Brittany, Annabel and Christianna. He also has two daughters -- Beth and Amie -- from a previous marriage.
Education: University of Oklahoma (business and law)
When purchased team and for how much: Pat Bowlen first purchased a majority stake in the Broncos, with his brothers John and Bill and sister Mary, in 1984 for $78 million. Bill and Mary sold their interests to the family in the 1990s. John is believed to have a 40 percent ownership stake, while Pat had a 60 percent stake at the time his interests were moved to the Bowlen Family Trust.
Franchise valuation: $1.45 billion (Forbes)
2014 revenue/rank: $301 million/11th (Forbes)
Owns stadium: No
Ownership philosophy: When he was around the team day-to-day, Bowlen always said he wanted the “Broncos to compete for the Super Bowl every season and do it the right way.” Earlier this season, Ellis said, “... We will all operate the Broncos as Pat Bowlen wants us to, striving to win championships and conducting ourselves the right way."
Defining moment in ownership tenure: Winning Super Bowls XXXII and XXXIII.
Regular/postseason wins-losses during tenure: 301-193-1/18-15
General managers during tenure: John Beake (1984-98), Neal Dahlen (1999-2001), Ted Sundquist (2002-07), Jim Goodman (2008), Brian Xanders (2009-10), John Elway (2011-present)
Coaches during tenure: Dan Reeves (1984-92), Wade Phillips (1993-94), Mike Shanahan (1995-2008), Josh McDaniels (2009-10), John Fox (2011-2014), Gary Kubiak (hired January 2015)
Playoff appearances: 1984, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
Super Bowl appearances/championships: Lost to Giants 39-20 in Super Bowl XXI (1986 season), lost to Redskins 42-10 in Super Bowl XXII (1987), lost to 49ers 55-10 in Super Bowl XXIV (1989), defeated Packers 31-24 in Super Bowl XXXII (1997), defeated Falcons 34-19 in Super Bowl XXXIII (1998), lost to Seahawks 43-8 in Super Bowl XLVIII (2013).
NFL committees: Pat Bowlen was a longtime member of the league’s broadcast committee and finance committee but no longer serves on any committee.
