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Broncos great Simon Fletcher elected to Colorado Sports Hall of Fame

Simon Fletcher, who ranks second in Broncos history with 97.5 sacks, will be added to the Colorado Sports Hall of Fame in 2025.

Former Denver Broncos pass rusher Simon Fletcher will be added to the Colorado Sports Hall of Fame as a member of the 2025 class, the selection committee announced on Wednesday.

Fletcher will be joined in next year’s class by Mikaela Shiffrin, Troy Tulowitzki, Larry Brown, Theodore “Bubbles” Anderson and Lisa Van Goor.

Fletcher, 62, ranks second in Broncos history with 97.5 career sacks, only trailing Von Miller (110.5 sacks). Fletcher played in Denver from 1985-1995, never missing a game during his 11-year career in the NFL (172 games).

Fletcher had five-straight seasons with double-digit sacks from 1989 to 1993 and he helped the team reach Super Bowls following the 1986, 1987 and 1989 seasons. He was inducted into the Broncos Ring of Fame in 2016.

Fletcher and the five other members of the 2025 class will be recognized at a Colorado Sports Hall of Fame Banquet next year. The Colorado Sports Hall of Fame and Museum are located at Empower Field at Mile High, home of the Broncos.

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View the Broncos’ (official and unofficial) all-time leaders in sacks

Von Miller ranks No. 1 on the Broncos’ all-time sack list, followed by Simon Fletcher and Karl Mecklenburg. 

Von Miller ranks No. 1 on the Broncos’ all-time sack list, followed by Simon Fletcher and Karl Mecklenburg.

The NFL did not begin officially tracking stats until 1982, so several players who played before that date are much lower on the team’s official all-time sack list than they should be.

Unofficially, Rulon Jones totaled 73.5 sacks in his career. Officially, he recorded 52.2 sacks that were tracked by the NFL. His official rank is only one spot lower than his official rank on Denver’s all-time list, but other players have more significant discrepancies.

Barney Chavous, for example, officially ranks 10th with 23 sacks. But if you include his pre-1982 totals, his 75 sacks would rank fourth.

We have listed the official top 10 leaders in sacks below, followed by six more players who would rank within the top 15 if pre-1982 sacks were official. All sack totals prior to 1982 were provided courtesy of pro-football-reference.com. Now, let’s get to the list!