Walk into Kevin and Sue Nunns’ former Fire Station

No. 9 on the south end of Pueblo, and you’re immediately engulfed in a wall-to-wall blaze of orange and blue. But the only thing on fire here is team pride, fitting for the newly crowned 2025 Denver Broncos Fans of the Year. 

 On Super Bowl Sunday, February 8, the Nunns, who are longtime Broncos season ticket holders, will join the other NFL teams’ Fan of the Year winners on an all-expenses-paid trip to Super Bowl LX in Santa Clara, California. 

Along with Super Bowl tickets, the honor came with meeting NFL representatives, including Commissioner Roger Goodell, plus a bag of new Broncos merchandise, including personalized jerseys. The couple even graced the back cover of the January 17 game program and a Broncos alum asked for their autograph.

Neon beer signs share space with oversized banners displaying Kevin and Sue Nunn's favorite team.

 “Tyler Polumbus asked,” Sue said of the 6-foot-8 former offensive tackle. “I came up to the bottom of his chest.”

This will add to the Nunns’ collection of memorabilia that fills their 2,600-square-foot “fun house” across the parking lot from their home. 

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The Nunns have
been building their Broncos collection since 2013, when they bought the former fire station. 

Out front, a rearing white bronco rises above a green sign that reads, “NUNN CITY LIMIT, ELEV. 5185 FT.”

Inside the former fire truck bay, neon beer signs light up an entire wall beside license plates, giant banners and player posters. Signed footballs, trophies, jerseys and ticket stubs share room
with coolers and game cups, scarves and hats, blankets, flags and pennants. More unusual finds fill the space too, from playing cards, chairs and lamps to guitars and pinball machines. There’s even a Broncos golf cart—their “beer-getter.”

 “I like to find cool, old or unique items that you can’t go to Walmart to buy,” said Sue, 64. 

The Nunns estimate they’ve accumulated about 5,000 items documenting decades of Denver football, from the team’s founding in 1960 through the Orange Crush defense, the John Elway years and beyond. 

While they’ve purchased most through auctions and online listings, other Broncos fans also donate or sell cherished pieces.

“We’ve just been adding, adding and adding,” Kevin, 62, said.

  The collection has never been officially inventoried or appraised. While most of their collection is on display, some gems are tucked away in closets or drawers. Cardboard boxes under the Broncos-themed pool table contain every home game program and pre- and post-game articles published in the Denver Post and the Pueblo Chieftain dating back to the 1970s. 

"There's no way we could pick our favorites. Everything in here is our favorite. Every piece has a story."

Kevin and Sue Nunn's restored Pueblo fire station houses around 5,000 pieces of Broncos memorabilia, including a white bronco sculpture out front. 

 MILE HIGH LOYALTY IN PUEBLO

The Nunns frequently give tours of their bursting-with-Broncos space to new visitors. Kevin said guests are either speechless or keep repeating, “Wow, wow!” Many admit they’ve never seen anything quite like it.

Over the years, the collection has drawn plenty of attention.

“The news crews always plan to stay for an hour and end up roaming around and filming half the day,” Kevin said.

A few items have Pueblo ties, like the hand-crocheted Broncos blanket made by a resident at the San Carlos Correctional Facility. Sue likes to show visitors the Orange Crush Broncos aluminum cans that were manufactured only a few blocks away.

“There’s no way we could pick our favorites. Everything in here is our favorite,” said Sue. “Every piece has a story.”

Their fandom is tied to their own story, too. Both Kevin and Sue were born and raised in Pueblo and grew up in Broncos-loving families. They met as truck drivers and bonded over football. They wear custom jerseys with the numbers 12 and 34, commemorating their wedding date, 12/3/04.

Kevin Nunn displays an old Super Bowl edition of the Rocky Mountain News that he stores under the pool table for safekeeping

 The Nunns believe Broncos Country is family, and they live that every day. When the Broncos are away, they host potluck watch parties at the station around a big-screen TV.

“We usually have 25 to 30 people come over to watch the away games,” Sue said.

A decade ago, they hosted 80 die-hards for Super Bowl 50.

“There was so much shouting and noise that we had to rewatch the game again after they left so we could hear the commentary,” Sue recalled.

They’re just as quick to open the Broncos building for the community, hosting Christmas parties and other gatherings for local organizations and small businesses.

“We don’t charge anything,” Kevin said. “We just like to help the city out.”

The Nunns thrive on the competition and excitement every Broncos game delivers.

 BIG SCREEN, BIGGER REACTION

In late October, the Broncos invited the Nunns to Denver for what they were told would be a private stadium tour. They walked in through the player tunnel, then were directed to wait in the visiting team’s locker room.

“We really had no idea why we were there,” Sue said.

When they were finally escorted outside, the stadium’s big screen delivered the answer: a photo of Kevin and Sue announcing they’d been named the Broncos’ 2025 Fans of the Year. 

The honor is driven by nominations from fans, who can nominate themselves or someone who embodies the spirit of Broncos Country. The Nunns aren’t sure who nominated them.

Sue speculated the person may have known about their community involvement or their attendance at every home game.

“We’re nice,” she said. “We try to give respect to everyone in the stadium.”

The Nunns are the first couple to receive the award since the title was established in 2020. At Super Bowl LX, they’ll be alongside the 31 other NFL team honorees and will compete for the league’s Ultimate Fan of the Year through online voting. The winner will be announced at the televised NFL Honors awards show on February 5 and will receive a trophy. 

If the Nunns won, “That’d be over the top,” Kevin said. “We’re still getting used to being the Broncos Fans of the Year.”

Their bigger dream is seeing the Broncos win a fourth Super Bowl to go with their 1998, 1999 and 2016 titles. They felt one step closer after the team’s January 17 win.

“I’m just now getting my voice back,” Kevin said. “I couldn’t talk for two days.”

As this issue went to print, the AFC championship game against the New England Patriots was still ahead, and the Nunns remained confident even with quarterback Bo Nix out with a broken ankle and Jarrett Stidham filling in.

“The good thing about Stidham is he’s played with the Patriots and he knows their plays—and he’s healthy,” said Kevin. “We don’t have anything to worry about.” 

Whether or not the Broncos take home another Lombardi Trophy, the Nunns say the experience is a dream they’ll carry for the rest of their lives, built on loyalty, community and a whole lot of orange and blue. 

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