MWAP Lunch 12OCT2023-Randy Gradishar

Randy was named a Senior Finalist for the Pro Football Hall of Fame 2024!

He played exclusively for the Denver Broncos from 1974-1983. He was the 1978 AP Defensive Player of the Year… to date the only Broncos player to ever receive that honor. In addition, Randy was a two-time NFL first-team All-Pro and was selected to the Pro Bowl seven times.

Dan Reeves, Randy’s Head Coach from 1981-1983, said, “He was a leader without question of our defense…He was an exceptional football player.” Randy’s college coach, the legendary Ohio State football coach Woody Hayes, called Randy , “the best defensive player I ever coached.”

This man of faith helped catalyze a group of individuals into the famed Orange Crush defense, of which Randy was considered the heart and soul.