May 2, 1999 — OTD, 25 years ago, John Elway announced his retirement as quarterback of the Denver Broncos, following an illustrious 16-season career. Elway won 2 Super Bowls, 5 AFC championships, 7 division titles, 2 MVPs (1987 reg. season/SB XXXIII), and led 47 4Q comeback wins.
As John Elway was both traded to the Denver Broncos and retired as a pro football player OTD in 1983 and 1999, respectively, let's show the first and last TD passes of his pro career from the aforementioned years against the Eagles in Denver and the Falcons in Super Bowl XXXIII!
May 2, 1983 — OTD, 41 years ago, the Denver Broncos pulled off one of the greatest trades in NFL—and all of sports—history by acquiring the draft rights to QB John Elway! Here are some news clips reporting on the trade, the team's official announcement, and remarks from Elway.
Celebrating No. 5️⃣3️⃣ on 5/3!
Hope to see you there this Friday, #BroncosCountry !
@GovOfCo Jared Polis declares May 3 as 'Randy Gradishar Day' » bit.ly/4dh9HE1
Why did the Denver Broncos want to re-unit Bo Nix with Troy Franklin?
Not only the on field play, most likely the off filed relationship too...
EXCITED FOR THIS ROOKIE DUO!
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Denver Broncos QB Zach Wilson (Zachary Wilson) is wearing number 10. Last assigned to Jerry Jeudy. #BroncosCountry