ENGLEWOOD, Colo — Joe Collier, the architect of the famed Orange Crush defense and arguably one of the best defensive coordinators in NFL history, has died. He was 91. "We lost a good man ...
DENVER (KDVR) — The Denver Broncos announced Tuesday that Joe Collier, who acted as a defensive coordinator for the team from 1972 until 1988, passed away Monday at his home in Littleton.
In 1977, his sixth season as defensive coordinator, Collier led Denver to its first Super Bowl behind a defense that allowed 10.6 points per game. The Broncos won back-to-back AFC titles under Dan ...