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Brittany Bowlen could follow her father. While recently deceased Denver Broncos owner Pat Bowlen was enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio, on Saturday, the question of who will own the team remains.
ESPN's Ian Rapoport reported, in a tweet, on Sunday that Bowlen's daughter, Brittany, stands as the “best chance” to succeed Pat as team owner.
Here in Denver today… and the thought locally — and around the league — is that Brittany Bowlen is poised to have the best chance to succeed her father as #Broncos owner. This story explains why. https://t.co/JrqWeD8HuJ
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) August 4, 2019
Pat Bowlen owned the Broncos since 1984, passing due to Alzheimer's disease in June of this year. After his death, Bowlen's estate announced that team ownership would be passed to his children in inheritance. However, now it looks like daughter Brittany will take control of the franchise.
Via Mark Kiszla in The Denver Post:
“Sometimes I feel his spirit,” Brittany Bowlen admitted. “I will say something and all of a sudden, I will think: ‘Oh, my gosh, that was him (talking). That was him.”
It has really been no mystery which of Patrick Dennis Bowlen’s seven children from two marriages will be entrusted to be the curator of a sports-crazy city’s most-revered civic treasure, because in this melded Broncos family, it is Brittany who has always been the most genuine chip off the old Mr. B.
“I think we all carry a piece of my dad with us,” Brittany Bowlen said. “And that is such a blessing, because I miss him so much.”
Pat Bowlen led the majority ownership party in purchasing the Broncos from former owner Edgar Kaiser Jr. in 1999. He is survived by his seven children, including Brittany.
