June 28, 1960 – Port Angeles, Washington – John Elway, Stanford Quarterback.
JOHN ELWAY
The standout from Stanford University won two Super Bowl Titles and was selected to the Pro Bowl 9 times in his 16-year career. For that pro career, he threw for 51475 yards and 300 TDs while allowing 226 interceptions.
His 1998 yard drive against Cleveland in the 1986 NFL Championship game was phenomenal. John won the NFL MVP award in 1987. His 47 fourth-quarter comebacks are truly an astounding feat, accomplished at football’s highest level as well.
The ProFootballHOF.com describes his brilliant career as almost storybook-like in fashion. The veteran quarterback was the starting quarterback in five different Super Bowls, losing the first three, but directed his team to a 31-24 victory over the heavily favored Green Bay Packers in Super Bowl XXXII. It was Denver’s first Super Bowl victory. Elway would go on to lead his team to a second Super Bowl win a year later, capturing game Most Valuable Player honors in the process.
Weeks after winning the title, as expected, the decorated QB retired from playing football. Elway was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in the 2000 class. The Pro Football Hall of Fame enshrined John Elway as part of the Class of 2004. Elway has spent many seasons since retiring to assume a front office job with the Broncos. https://www.profootballhof.com/players/john-elway/
We have so much to cover in our posts on this amazing player!
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