John Elway
Football Player
Legendary Denver Broncos quarterback who was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2004. He was selected first overall by the Baltimore Colts in 1983, then traded to the Broncos. He led the Broncos to Super Bowl victories in 1998 and 1999.
He was a two-sport star in football and baseball at Stanford University, where he earned his degree in economics.
He became the Denver Broncos' Executive Vice President of Football Operations in 2011 and the team's General Manager in 2014, playing a key role in bringing the great Peyton Manning to Denver in 2012.
He had four children, Jack, Jordan, Jessica and Juliana, with his former wife Janet Buchan. He married his second wife, Paige Green, in 2009.
He starred with Terrell Davis and Shannon Sharpe in leading the Broncos to back-to-back Super Bowl wins.