Karl Mecklenburg made sure he arrived a couple of hours ahead of his scheduled appearance as the featured speaker at the ProRodeo Hall of Fame's annual Spring Sports Fundraiser on Thursday. Mecklenburg, a former four-time All-Pro and six-time Pro Bowler for the Denver Broncos, grew up around rodeo and relished the opportunity to get a first-hand look at the sport's history. "It's amazing. I grew up watching rodeos and have enjoyed it," Mecklenburg told the ProRodeo Sports News. "I've never pretended to be a rodeo person, so this is as close as I'm going to get. But I love it. It has such a great history and (the Hall of Fame) is laid out in a way that's really exciting to come and see." Mecklenburg developed an appreciation for rodeo early in life by spending time with horses at his grandfather's farm and watching the sport on television on Saturday afternoons. "Walking through this hall, it's amazing to see all of the different names that I remember of these amazing athletes," h...