Pat Bowlen
Pat Bowlen was born in Praire du Chien, WI, where he attended high school. He went on to the University of Oklahoma, earning degrees in both business (1965) and law (1968). After successful careers in oil, gas and real estate, he purchased the Denver Broncos in 1984.
Bowlen was the owner and chairman of the board of Denver Broncos Charities and in that capacity, donated more than $25 million to charitable organizations in the Denver area since the inception of that fund in 1993. He also served as the Honorary Chairman of the Colorado Special Olympics for 19 years and was the organization’s Outstanding Celebrity in 1993.
In addition, Bowlen served as the Honorary Chairman of the Stadium Stampede (formerly the Colorado Family Classic) to benefit St. Joseph’s Hospital Foundation and as Honorary Chairman of the Capuchin Friars Brown Robe Benefit fundraising dinner. He also chaired the 1989 Centennial Scholarship rally at the University of Northern Colorado in Greeley and was Co-Chairman of the Rose Medical Center Critical Care Campaign from 1986-89.
Bowlen was elected to the University of Denver Board of Trustees in 1987 and the Colorado Academy Board of Trustees in 1991. His previous DU committee memberships also includes the Athletic Affairs Committee, the Institutional Advancement Committee and the Institutional Advancement/University Relations subcommittee.
A former member of the Young President’s Organization, Bowlen was a member of the American Ireland Fund Dinner Committee and a Trustee for the Irish Community Center.
Bowlen was the owner and chairman of the board of Denver Broncos Charities and in that capacity, donated more than $25 million to charitable organizations in the Denver area since the inception of that fund in 1993. He also served as the Honorary Chairman of the Colorado Special Olympics for 19 years and was the organization’s Outstanding Celebrity in 1993.
In addition, Bowlen served as the Honorary Chairman of the Stadium Stampede (formerly the Colorado Family Classic) to benefit St. Joseph’s Hospital Foundation and as Honorary Chairman of the Capuchin Friars Brown Robe Benefit fundraising dinner. He also chaired the 1989 Centennial Scholarship rally at the University of Northern Colorado in Greeley and was Co-Chairman of the Rose Medical Center Critical Care Campaign from 1986-89.
Bowlen was elected to the University of Denver Board of Trustees in 1987 and the Colorado Academy Board of Trustees in 1991. His previous DU committee memberships also includes the Athletic Affairs Committee, the Institutional Advancement Committee and the Institutional Advancement/University Relations subcommittee.
A former member of the Young President’s Organization, Bowlen was a member of the American Ireland Fund Dinner Committee and a Trustee for the Irish Community Center.