The Poll Coloradans weigh in on sports*
Favorite major league baseball team:
Colorado Rockies...............56%
New York Yankees................8%
No favorite....................15%
Favorite NFL team:
Denver Broncos.................67%
Dallas Cowboys..................5%
Favorite NBA team:
Denver Nuggets.................24%
Los Angeles Lakers.............11%
No favorite....................43%
Favorite NHL team:
Colorado Avalanche.............80%
Detroit Red Wings...............2%
Favorite pro team:
Denver Broncos.................43%
Colorado Avalanche.............26%
Colorado Rockies................5%
Greatest athlete who ever lived in or played for a team in your
state:
John Elway.....................77%
Patrick Roy.....................7%
Byron (Whizzer) White...........3%
Peter Forsberg..................3%
State's biggest rivalry:
Colorado-Colorado State........56%
Broncos-Raiders................18%
Avalanche-Red Wings.............8%
More a fan of college or pro sports?
Pro............................63%
College........................14%
Equal..........................23%
Favorite sport to play:
Golf...........................19%
Hiking.........................14%
Fishing........................11%
Baseball/softball..............10%
Favorite sports to watch on TV+:
Football.......................84%
Hockey.........................56%
Winter Olympics................47%
ENEMY OF THE STATE
Al Davis.......................54%
Bill Romanowski................10%
Rick Neuheisel..................4%
The Raiders have long been the Broncos' archrivals, and Oakland
owner Davis the archenemy. Indeed, Coloradans chose the Raiders
(65%) as their most hated opponent, followed by the Detroit Red
Wings (16%) and the University of Nebraska (10%).
*Harris Interactive poll, conducted online, of 420 Colorado
residents who identified themselves as sports fans. Margin of
error +/-5%.
+Multiple responses allowed.
COLOR CHART Enthuse-o-meterOn a scale of 1 to 100, how would you rate your state'senthusiasm for sports, relative to other states'? COLD ---- 84.6 -- HOT Rank: 5th of first 22 states polled
COLOR PHOTO: DAN KRAUSS/AP (DAVIS)
