Ring of Horror Part II?

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http://www.summitdaily.com/article/2...73222549858470

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
August 1, 2005

DENVER — Hard-hitting safety Steve Atwater was voted into the Denver Broncos Ring of Fame on Monday.

Atwater, a three-time Associated Press All-Pro, played for the Broncos from 1989-98. This was his first year of eligibility and he was voted in unanimously by owner Pat Bowlen and the Ring of Fame board.

“It was a short discussion,” Bowlen said.

A first-round pick from Arkansas in 1989, Atwater established his reputation as a hard hitter in his second year, when he crushed Chiefs running back Christian Okoye during a Monday night game. He wore a microphone for an NFL Films production that night, and the play, complete with sound, is shown time and again whenever a feature on the NFL’s hardest hits comes up.

Atwater started all 155 games he played as a Bronco. He made seven straight Pro Bowls from 1990-96 and finished his career with 24 interceptions, 1,301 tackles, five sacks, 12 forced fumbles and nine fumble recoveries.

He will be inducted into the Ring of Fame on Oct. 9, the day the Broncos play Washington. He will be the first person inducted since offensive lineman Gary Zimmerman in 2003.