Bob Broughton, known to his colleagues as "Mr. Colorado Apple," spent nearly 86 years helping this segment of Colorado agriculture put its best foot forward by marketing and selling fruit crops. In 1940, Broughton and two partners bought Garvin's United Marketing Exchange in Delta. Along with it came the well-known Tom-Tom brand, a registered trademark used by United Marketing Exchange on top quality fresh fruit. Broughton sold nationally and internationally at markets in Illinois, California and Canada. For more than 55 years, Broughton devoted his energy to getting the best prices for fruit growers.