Denver Athlete Speakers

Denver fans are passionate about their teams, turning out to support the Broncos, Avalanche, Rockies, and Nuggets. The city is also a hub for a variety of winter sports stars. Denver Athlete Speakers are the top names that have represented these teams and won Olympic medals. They talk about things like leadership, teamwork and overcoming adversity.

Karl Mecklenburg - Motivational Sports Speaker

Karl Mecklenburg

Retired Linebacker for the Denver Broncos

Karl Mecklenburg rose from a college walk-on and a 12th round draft pick, to a pro football career that included six Pro Bowl and three Super Bowl appearances. Considered the NFL's most versatile play

Peyton Manning - Motivational Sports Speaker

Peyton Manning

Retired Two-Time Super Bowl Champion Quarterback

Peyton Manning is a champion, sought-after spokesman, and one of the most respected sportsmen in the world today.  The five-time NFL MVP has been named to 14 Pro Bowls and is a seven-time first-team A

Garrett Geros - Motivational Sports Speaker

Garrett Geros

Paralympic Medalist in Snowboard Cross

Garrett Geros is a Paralympic snowboarder who won a silver in snowboard cross at the 2022 Games. Geros, unfortunately, suffered a severe car accident at the age of 16 that left his left leg amputated

Amy Purdy - Motivational Sports Speaker

Amy Purdy

Paralympic Medalist, Adaptive Action Sports Co-Founder and Leading Sports Keynote Speaker

There is not much in life that Amy Purdy has not tackled at full force.  Purdy was a 2014 Paralympic bronze medalist in Snowboard Cross.  At 19 years old, she had an infection that led to septic shock

Ed McCaffrey - Motivational Sports Speaker

Ed McCaffrey

Retired Wide Receiver for the Denver Broncos

Ed McCaffrey was born in Pennsylvania but made his way out to California to play for football for the Stanford Cardinals. After a collegiate career that saw McCaffrey earn All-American status, he was

Brandon Stokley - Motivational Sports Speaker

Brandon Stokley

Former NFL Wide Receiver and Super Bowl Champion

Brandon Stokley is a former NFL wide receiver who played 13 seasons in the league with five different teams. Prior to his time in the NFL, Stokley was a standout receiver in college, playing four seas

David Bruton - Motivational Sports Speaker

David Bruton

Retired Super Bowl Champion for the Denver Broncos

David Bruton joined the Denver Broncos as a fourth round pick in 2009 out of the University of Notre Dame.  Bruton signed a scholarship with Notre Dame after a standout career at Miamisburg High Schoo

George Karl - Motivational Sports Speaker

George Karl

Basketball Hall of Fame Coach With Over 1,000 Career Wins

George Karl is a former NBA center and head coach. Karl attended the University of North Carolina where he played on the Tar Heels basketball team. The New York Knicks selected Karl in the 4th round a

Mark Schlereth - Motivational Sports Speaker

Mark Schlereth

Three-Time Super Bowl Champion and Two-Time Pro Bowl Linebacker

Mark Schlereth is one of only 35 players to win a Super Bowl with two different teams, both the Washington Redskins and the Denver Broncos. Born in Anchorage, Alaska in 1966, Schlereth earned the nick

Peggy Fleming - Motivational Sports Speaker

Peggy Fleming

Olympic Gold Medal and Three-Time World Champion Figure Skater

Peggy Fleming is one of the icons in the sport of figure skating. Fleming stole the hearts of Americans everywhere when she won the Olympic gold medal in 1968. Her victory on that stage was even more

Ralph Simpson - Motivational Sports Speaker

Ralph Simpson

Retired Five-Time ABA All-Star

Ralph Simpson was one of the biggest stars in the upstart ABA during the 1970s. Simpson played the majority of his career in Denver, being named to five-straight All-Star teams from 1972-76. He was a

Ryan Spilborghs - Motivational Sports Speaker

Ryan Spilborghs

Colorado Rockies Broadcaster and Former Player

Ryan Spilborghs has had a long association with the Colorado Rockies as a player and broadcaster. Since 2014, Spilborghs has been a part of the broadcast team, currently serving as a reporter and pre/

Randy Gradishar - Motivational Sports Speaker

Randy Gradishar

Pro Football Hall of Fame Linebacker for the Denver Broncos

Randy Gradishar is a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame Class of 2024. As a former linebacker for the Denver Broncos, Gradishar anchored the famed "Orange Crush Defense" from 1974-83. He helped D

Dan Issel - Motivational Sports Speaker

Dan Issel

Hall Of Fame Forward for the Denver Nuggets

Dan Issel is a retired basketball player and coach who last coached with the NBA s Denver Nuggets in 2001. Issel got his start in basketball as a player at the University of Kentucky in 1966. As a Wil

Chris DiMarco - Motivational Sports Speaker

Chris DiMarco

Three-Time Winner on the PGA Tour

Chris DiMarco had a remarkable collegiate golf career at the University of Florida from 1987-1990. In that time period, DiMarco was a 3x All-American, the ’90 SEC Player of the Year, and the ’89 SEC i

Craig Stadler - Motivational Sports Speaker

Craig Stadler

1982 Masters Champion

Craig Stadler is a long-time professional golfer, whom debuted professionally in 1976. Reflecting his appearance, Stadler has been nicknamed “The Walrus” throughout his years in the limelight and is p

Emmanuel Sanders - Motivational Sports Speaker

Emmanuel Sanders

Retired Two-Time Pro Bowler and Super Bowl Champion for the Denver Broncos

During his 12 years in the NFL, Emmanuel Sanders caught passes from some of the best quarterbacks in league history. Sanders played with surefire Hall of Famers like Ben Roethlisberger, Peyton Manning

Emma Coburn - Motivational Sports Speaker

Emma Coburn

2016 Olympic Bronze Medalist in Steeplechase

Emma Coburn is a pioneering American middle-distance runner. In 2016, Coburn became the first Team USA athlete to ever win a medal at the Olympics in the 3000-meter steeplechase, capturing the bronze.

Deion Sanders - Motivational Sports Speaker

Deion Sanders

Only Athlete To Win a Super Bowl and World Series

Deion Sanders is one of the most dynamic athletes the world has ever seen. During his career as a professional athlete he played in both the MLB and NFL and was a three-sport star at Florida State Uni

Jake Plummer - Motivational Sports Speaker

Jake Plummer

Retired Pro Bowl Quarterback

Jake Plummer is a former professional football quarterback who retired in 2007. He debuted professionally with the Arizona Cardinals, spent four seasons with the Denver Broncos and concluded his profe