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15 unusual facts about John Elway


1979 Kansas City Royals season

John Elway was drafted by the Royals in the 18th round (463rd pick overall).

1982 Stanford Cardinal football team

John Elway's last football game at Stanford was one of the most famous games of all time, the 1982 Big Game versus rival California

1984 Stanford Cardinal football team

Jack Elway, father of John Elway, who had graduated two years earlier, was hired as head coach from San Jose State.

2011 Stanford Cardinal football team

Luck moved within 6 passing touchdowns of both the Stanford single-season mark of 32 (set by Luck in 2010) and of the Stanford career touchdown mark of 77 held by John Elway.

Chauncey Billups

Billups chose the number 7 jersey to honor Denver Broncos quarterback John Elway, since two of his other favorite numbers, 1 and 4, were already worn by J.R. Smith and Kenyon Martin, respectively.

City on the Edge of Forever

In the final flashback, Cartman recalls identifying his father, but he remembers it incorrectly with his father being John Elway (it is revealed twelve seasons later that Cartman's father indeed was a Denver Bronco, but not John Elway).

Dave Fogel

At six Dave moved to Hollywood, CA, when his father started working on the TV series "The Mothers-in-Law." (Dave's father also starred in "The White Shadow" and had guest roles on several other series) Dave attended Granada Hills High School in suburban Los Angeles where he was on the same football team as Super Bowl MVP John Elway.

Jack Elway

Elway was survived by his wife, Jan, daughters, Lee Ann and Jana, son John, and eight grandchildren.

John Elway's Quarterback

In 1988 John Elway agreed to endorse it, and the company renamed the game John Elway's Quarterback.

NFL Quarterback Club

The Game Boy version, also known as NFL Quarterback Club 95, simulated the NFL Quarterback Challenge and featured 13 quarterbacks, including Troy Aikman, Warren Moon, Jim Kelly and John Elway.

Pat Bowlen

He shared ownership with Denver-based sports mogul Stan Kroenke and legendary Broncos quarterback John Elway.

In 2004, Bowlen agreed to sell retired football legend John Elway a 10% share in the team.

Although Bowlen had discussions with Fox before the hiring, new front-office executive John Elway was mostly responsible for the hiring.

The Fumble

The Broncos then took the lead on a long drive that ended with a 20-yard touchdown pass from quarterback John Elway to running back Sammy Winder, making it 38–31 with 6 minutes left.

The Wacky Molestation Adventure

He then tells them the story of "the before time", which includes the reasons for the existence of Smiley Town, Treasure Cove, "Carousel", "The Provider" (who turns out to be a statue of John Elway), and "The M Word".