Profile
John Elway
All-american College Football Player + Professional Football Player + Quarterback + College Football Hall of Fame Member + Pro Football Hall of Fame Member
Male
Born
Jun 28, 1960
Age
52
Team
The Donkeys
Position
Quarterback
Draft Year
1983
Draft Round
1
Draft Pick
1
Other Names
Elway, John Alber...
John Albert Elway, Jr. is a former American football quarterback and currently is the executive vice president of football operations for the Denver Broncos of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Stanford and his entire professional… Read More
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Romance
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Paige GreenMarried 2008
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Janet ElwayMarried 1984 - 2003
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John Elway
Age 52
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children
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Jack ElwaySon, Age 23
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Juliana ElwayDaughter
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Jordan ElwaySon
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Jessica ElwayDaughter
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Broncos Draft Dt Williams In First RoundHuffington Post - Apr 27, 2013
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Historically Bad Qb Draft Class?Huffington Post Sports - Apr 24, 2013
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Elway Glad He Doesn't Need To Find Qb In Draft Class Usa Today Usa TodayGoogle News - Apr 22, 2013
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Mansion: The Land Of Horses And (Denver) BroncosWall Street Journal - Apr 11, 2013
Timeline
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CHILDHOOD
1960
Birth
Elway and his twin sister were born in Port Angeles, Washington, on June 28, 1960, to Janet (née Jordan) and Jack Elway, then a high school head coach at Port Angeles High School on the Olympic Peninsula.
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TEENAGE
1976
16 Years Old
His father became the head coach at Cal State-Northridge in March 1976, and the Elways moved from Pullman to the San Fernando Valley in southern California, where John played his final three years of football at Granada Hills High School in Granada Hills.
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Known as a dual-threat quarterback, meaning he was accomplished at running and escaping pressure and had impressive passing ability, he was the number-one recruited high school player in the country, receiving over 60 scholarship offers. (One of those offers was from his father, who became the head coach at San Jose State following the 1978 season.) Also an accomplished baseball player, Elway was selected by the Kansas City Royals in the 18th round of the 1979 Major League Baseball Draft. (The Royals drafted Dan Marino in the fourth round of the same draft.)
TWENTIES
1980
20 Years Old
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He won Pac-10 Player of the Year honors in 1980 and 1982, was a consensus All-American, and finished second in Heisman Trophy balloting as a senior.
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1981
21 Years Old
Elway also excelled as a baseball player playing right field and pitcher, finishing his senior year hitting .361 with nine home runs and 50 RBIs in 49 games and a 5–4 record with a 4.51 ERA.He was drafted by the New York Yankees in the second round of the 1981 MLB draft (52nd overall, six spots ahead of future Hall of Famer Tony Gwynn).
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In the 1983 NFL Draft, Elway was selected as the first overall pick by the Baltimore Colts.
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1984
24 Years Old
Elway married Janet Buchan, who attended Stanford University and competed on its swimming team, in 1984. They separated in 2002 and divorced in 2003.
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1986
26 Years Old
In the 1986 season, Elway led the Broncos to Super Bowl XXI, after defeating the Cleveland Browns on a famous possession at the end of the fourth quarter that became known as "The Drive". (In a span of 5 minutes and 2 seconds, Elway led his team 98 yards to tie the game with 37 seconds left in regulation.
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1987
27 Years Old
In 1987, Elway was selected to start in the American Football Conference's (AFC) Pro Bowl team and won the NFL Most Valuable Player Award.
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1988
28 Years Old
After recording an 8–8 record in 1988, Elway once again led his team to the Super Bowl after the 1989 season, with yet another win over the Browns in the AFC championship game, going on to face the San Francisco 49ers in Super Bowl XXIV.
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THIRTIES
1997
37 Years Old
During the 1997 preseason American Bowl game in Mexico City, Elway ruptured his right (throwing arm) biceps tendon.
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In 1999, the Broncos repeated this feat and Elway was awarded the MVP of Super Bowl XXXIII, throwing for 336 yards and one touchdown with one interception, while also scoring a rushing touchdown in Denver's 34–19 win over the Atlanta Falcons.
FORTIES
2007
47 Years Old
In February 2007, Elway was elected chairman of the Arena Football League's executive committee.
In September 2008, Elway became the spokesperson for OpenSports.com.
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FIFTIES
2010
50 Years Old
In December 2010, Elway expressed interest in working as the Broncos' top football executive, after having dinner with Broncos owner Pat Bowlen.
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2011
51 Years Old
On January 5, 2011, Elway was named executive vice president of football operations of the Denver Broncos.
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It would be the first of a record five Super Bowl starts at quarterback in Elway's career, a record that he solely held until 2012 when Tom Brady earned his fifth Super Bowl start.
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