Joe Collier, a longtime Denver Broncos defensive coordinator and mastermind behind the team's famed "Orange Crush" defense, has died, the team announced on Tuesday. He was 91 year ...

Credited as an early adopter and innovator of the 3-4 base defense, Collier helped Denver to three Super Bowl appearances during his 20-year tenure with the Broncos.

was one of the secret sauces behind the success of the "Orange Crush," a unit led by Gradishar and fellow defensive stalwarts Lyle Alzado, Tom Jackson, Bill Thompson and Louis Wright. In 1977 ...

Back in the 1970s and 1980s, the Denver Broncos fought hard to prove they belonged among the NFL’s elite. They were one of ...

Collier's 3-4 defense (a lineup that features three defensive linemen and four linebackers) was one of the secret sauces behind the success of the "Orange Crush," a unit led by Gradishar and fellow ...