John Elway

John Albert Elway (born June 28, 1960) was an American football quarterback in the National Football League for the Denver Broncos from 1983 through 1998.

Career highlights

• In 1979, Elway was drafted out of high school by the Kansas City Royals to play baseball in the MLB.
• In the 1981 summer draft, he was the first selection of the New York Yankees. The following year he hit .314 and a club-high 24 runs while playing for the Oneonta, New York single-A farm club.
• In the 1983 NFL draft, he was selected as the 1st overall pick by the Baltimore Colts and on May 2 was traded to the Denver Broncos.
• In 1987, he was named the NFL Most Valuable Player and the AFC Offensive MVP.
• In 1991, he became the only quarterback to pass for over 3,000 yards and rush for over 200 yards in the same season for seven consecutive seasons.
• He was named the AFC Offensive MVP in 1993 when he passed for over 4,000 yards and 25 touchdowns.
• In 1997, he led the Broncos to their first ever Super Bowl win in Super Bowl XXXII. His three previous attempts in Super Bowls XXI, XXII, and XXIV were unsuccessful.
• On January 31, 1999, in Super Bowl XXXIII he passed for 336 yards in a 34-19 victory over the Atlanta Falcons. Elway was named the Super Bowl MVP.
• He was selected to the Pro Bowl nine times during his 16 seasons with the Broncos.
• Over his professional career, he led his teams to a record 47 fourth quarter comebacks.
• He led the NFL all-time list with 148 wins as a starting quarterback. He was also sacked 516 times, more than any other quarterback.
• At retirement, Elway's 300 career touchdown passes placed him third behind Dan Marino and Fran Tarkenton.
• He was only the second quarterback to pass for at least 3,000 yards in 12 seasons.
• On January 31, 2004, he was elected into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
• On August 8, 2004, he was inducted to the Hall of Fame along with Bob Brown, Carl Eller, and Barry Sanders.
• Elway's economics degree from Stanford has also benefited him. He started a very successful network of car dealerships in the Denver area (later sold to Wayne Huizenga), and is also the owner of the Colorado Crush of the Arena Football League.