The John Elway Story: From High School Prodigy to the Hall of Fame | In Their Own Words | NFL Films
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John will always be one of the greatest QB's of all time and got his rewards in the end. You know he loved the game so much when he was tearing up at the podium. God bless you John
The helicopter play will always be my favorite play ever. I screamed, I cried, I flipped a table of snacks. That 1st down was the definition of John Elway.
I would like this but it has 7 likes :)
That play was probably the best play I'll ever see.
After depressing Super Bowl losses, at that point in the game, after that play, it set a tone for all of the other Bronco players. No let down for John.
Watching that play live, I thought there was no way he was getting up. I was a Cowboys fan but at that moment, I also became an Elway fan. What a great documentary, thanks for the up.
Brandon Terry, That helicopter play is what changed my opinion of John Elway. Prior to that, I was quite the hater with little respect even though he went to 3 Super Bowls. It wasn't his Super Bowl losses that caused the hate, it was his whiny attitude. The helicopter play showed me a completely different man. Much respect gained. That play gives me the chills.
Imagine if Shanahan coach Broncos from the start of Elway career ... ❤️
Superbowl wins
Actually I think he was brought along pretty well without Mike Shanahan although I suppose there might have been more impressive passing numbers I think Elway played well.
He would have been up there with Marino as far as stats go. Probably would have another super bowl too
Unless Terrell Davis was the RB Elway would of won two rings.
Dynasty
As a kid growing up in Denver I can still remember my dad and uncles yelling "lets go johnny boy "
I would alway think they were yelling for me but no they were cheering for Elway ,a great memory that will stick with me for life .thanks John for the great memories.
My mom used to say " go sammy go sammy go!!" For sammy winder haha
The day we finally won the SB is one of the greatest days of my life. I know it sounds silly, but Elway was my hero and his finally winning was the greatest come back story you could ask for.
@@BrandonToy Couldn't agree more, what a great feeling it was
@@BrandonToyI always thought it was interesting how his whole career, Elway had to CARRY the broncos. He couldn't do it by himself against Lawrence Taylor, against Joe Montana. But at the end, the broncos got him help. Unc, TD, rod Smith, Ed mccaffrey. He wasn't the QB he was in his prime, but man, I wouldn't want to have to have played defense against TD behind a Shanahan run scheme
Man he had a cannon even in high school. Amazing
Seriously, threw the ball 60yards easily. Come on!
Wow what an arm
I view John, and Josh Allen as tied for the strongest qb arms ever
@@legitbowler9877 Marino, Favre and Jeff George are certainly in his league
@@briankeith1147 100%
I'm a Packer fan, born here. Green and Gold in my blood. We've been forever graced with Brett Favre and Aaron Rodgers, two of the greatest to ever play.
John Elway is the greatest QB that I've ever seen. No one has had the physical tools that he did. Greatest combination of arm strength, running ability, and accuracy that the game has ever seen.
your Forgetting ,Bart Starr ?? HMmm in Packers History I always find it hard to Believe .. You've Had 3 All-timers there ,but I'd Rate Starr over Rodgers if i were a packers fan...
I agree.
You never watched Marino throw a football
@@christinagarner8856 Elway was just better. He had all the tools. That's why he took his teams to 5! Super Bowls!! 3 of them through his will and talent alone. Elway was the Greatest. Marino can pass, Montana can pass, Brady can pass- but they could never do what Elway did.
@@jamessanders6788 You are nuts Elway had plenty of talent around him and the reason they went to 5 super bowls winning 2, Marino played with 1 Hall of famer in his career and that was Dwight Stephenson who he played with for 1 season. He played on teams with historically bad defenses and had no running game to work with. Don Shula said his biggest regret in coaching was not putting more talent around Marino because he knows they would have won multiple Super Bowls if he had. Dan Marino is best pure passer to ever play the game period.
I'm a Niners guy through and through. But my Parents lived in Denver for a season when I was around 2 years old. They had season tickets. My mom fell in love with the Bronco's. And Elway being a Stanford guy, we always rooted for him. It warmed my heart to see Elway get back to back Super Bowls at the end of his career. Loved watching him play. Steve Young is still my all time favorite, sorry John.
Raiders / Broncos games are still fun in the family house. My mom (Broncos) and my younger brother (Raiders) go at it while we are all stuffing out faces. Pure joy!
Does anybody notice how easy and far he throws the football like god dam!
Ghostron At 1:10 he throws it 80 yards. At 1:47 he throws it 90.
I have followed him forever as I live in Colorado but grew up in the PNW and went to the Udub so I watched him back then. I had not seen much high school footage however, and what he did in HS was amazing. The same scrambling reverse field moves and then the rocket throws.
@@lzv6990 The first throw isn't even 50 yards, count the 10 yard gaps on the field ... there's 4 of them. You're really an idiot if you thought a man could throw 80 yards without setting his feet.
@Ghostron like Mahomes.
And so young!
When the football gods were handing out arms, they gave Elway howitzer ! Those throws that covered nearly the length of the football were simply amazing !
Elway was a player like no other , He carried teams by himself ... ELWAY G.O.A.T
Elway was one of those greats that you just freakin' hated throughout his career, but you knew towards the end that you wanted or needed to see him head out of the league with at least one Super Bowl ring. You rooted for him and you were happy to see him finally reach the mountain. #Respect
By the time John Elway retired he won more games as a quarterback in NFL history.
With a 2 -3 Super Bowl record that is how dominant he was...
They had no business being in those first three Super Bowls. Elway just willed them there. Of course, the NFC was so dominant during the 80's, no AFC team really had a chance.
@@jazzchamp agree Richard-he put those '80s Broncos teams on his back--don't get me wrong Joe Cool was a great QB, but he had some great 49'er defences with players such as Ronnie Lott--it took a good D and Terrell Davis to get Elway his SB!
@@jazzchamp I agree
@@docpj72 I agree
@@jazzchamp DB Tony Lilly getting burned over and over against the Washington Redskins. Elway, his WR's, Karl Mecklenberg, Rulon Jones, and Steve Atwater were the only guys worthy of being on the big stage.
John Elway is the reason why I love football so much. Elway is simply the best of all time!
Me too! The greatest QB ever!
I'll take Elway, with a real team, vs anybody with a real team I like my chances
False. That would be brady.
@@BG-ig7vf It's Elway
young john looks like luke skywalker to me.
You mean Luke Skywalker looks like a young John Elway
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Yeah then he became the master now he teaches young padawan’s lol
yeah but he becomes emperor Palpatine and Tim Tebow actually becomes Luke.
He looks like a member of the Kennedy family w/ a bulkier frame haha
Right
He's the reason I like NFL, he is the reason I'm a Bronco fan. One of the greatest ever....!!!.
And he didn't just won two Superbowls as a QB, he also had the vision to give a second chance and hire another one of the greatest, the 18, Payton Manning, who brought another Championship home. Denver Broncos great history have one man in common, the one and only, John Elway.
A true Denver hero and what he is doing with the team lately will lead (hopefully) to a fifth super bowl.
Elway is a goat
Amen to that! I was 12 when I saw john play for the first time,it was the Cleveland game. The drive. I was hooked for life!! John Elway my childhood idol,greatest qb ever to me. Lifelong bronco fan.
Vision or common sense?
@@jaseallenson2477 Both
John Elway one of the toughest and meanest QB in history!
uuummm,, sorry Brett Farve, give credit where due. Elway was the the most physically gifted QB, even OVER B. Farve.
@@fast03vette4me Marino was the most talented QB who ever played. Quickest release, most accurate passer, hardest QB to sack, greatest pocket awareness, an unbelievable competitive drive, and ability to read the most elite defenses in the league. Out of all the QBs of that era, Dan had the least help around him to work with and still almost got it done. Miami had the worst draft record in NFL history during the 14 years after 1985. The 49ers were getting better players in the 5th and 6th rounds than the dolphins were getting in the first 2 rounds. No Marino was not the most physically gifted athlete, but was hands down the most gifted QB, Favre has even stated this
I was born in 82 and grew up watching the Broncos. So cool that I got to watch Elway and Manning play for the team I followed and win super bowls.
I was on Drill Team at Granada Hills High School when John Elway was our Quarterback. I had the great joy of watching every game, and it was the same thing over and over again: last couple of minutes of the game, John would make this unbelievable pass, and we would win the game, often in the last seconds. It was exhilarating. I'm so happy to see some of the old footage of those games. John was a star even in High School because they started to broadcast those High School games, if I recall correctly, on PBS. And, by the way, John was a super nice guy, as was Chris Sutton. Well mannered, very good people.
Did you sit on his face?
I was born a month before Elway officially retired and yet, somehow, he's forever a hero in my eyes
Elway was a straight gunslinger ! Respect 💯💯💯💯💯💯
I’m a Niners fan but I watched that game wanting Elway to get one badly. One of the most exciting Super Bowls ever
I'm a Broncos fan, Montana was retired for about ten years before I could admit to myself how good I thought he was!
There's no shame in losing to the Giants in their "Big Blue Wrecking Crew" era and the 49ers in their "Joe Montana" era.
@@amyc187 ..especially since it was PRE-salary cap era, and those 49ers squads were just loaded on both sides of the ball like a pro bowl team! ..And oh yeah, had one of the great offensive minds of that period, hall of famer Bill Walsh!
John, you were so fun, so.excting, thanks for giving us your heart out there. It's TRUE there will never be another 7. We love you.
This man was a champion at heart! Much respect
John's such a great QB and person. It's a team game 53 man rosters 11 on 11... one star can definitely help but not alone. Elway's heart and determination mix with talent and decision making was legendary.
Edward Brito I actually heard he was a POS
@@redge5144 He was demanding of his teammates. There's a difference between demanding and a POS
There's no shame in losing to the Giants in their "Big Blue Wrecking Crew" era and the 49ers in their "Joe Montana" era.
@Acme Inc. Lol!
The Broncos list the Superbowl, worst feeling in the world but you realize the team is the second best team in the NFL.
And losing against the Washington Redskins back then.
Broncos's fans best in the NFL! Broncos for the WIN!
When taking market size into consideration we have to have the biggest and best fan base in the NFL. Sold out every home game since the 70s. And since Pat Bowlen became owner we have the 5th highest winning % in all of American sports.
I like the Broncos
@@jsilva7005 Na unfortunately for us, cowboys and Patriots bandwagon fans have overrun the market
Best arm ever. I'm blessed to have lived through it.
"best arm"? i give that title to Marino. "strongest arm"? yeah, that's Elway's. as a diehard Broncos fan, Marino had the better throws and accuracy. what Elway did better than Marino was scrambling, throwing on the run, improvising and leading...Elway was just a great, great leader, that's why he was able to carry weak teams to the SBs. it's not talked about enough how great Elway was in the huddles and on the sidelines.
@@bvbxiong5791 huh can u repeat and also I bet grandizer and you are like 14 years old 😂
Id say Elway had the strongest arm I've ever seen even to this day. His receivers have broken their fingers catching his passes and said they always had bruises on their arms and chest from Elways passes. The guy had a cannon. No wonder the Yankees wanted him as a pitcher. He was a great baseball player too. Just an awesome all around athlete
Strongest arm for sure but also incredibly cluth so many 4th quarter comebacks
Strongest Arm would be
#1 Dan Marino
#2 Brett Favre
#3 John Elway
But best qb of all time Tom Brady 6 super bowls and 9 super bowl appearances!
he's such a good guy and he deserves so much respect
YEAH RIGHT...Bubby BRISTER 80 QBR, replaced elway and won title game.
Not true at all.
Elway was a great football player but a trashy person.
@@teddee4572 how so
@@teddee4572 you know him?
@@teddee4572 💯
Best arm I've ever seen, Marino may have been a better pure passer, but no one had Elway's cannon.
Legendary the best in Broncos country ever we will love and respect you forever!
What a champion John Elway was, it was an absolute pleasure to watch him play
Life long Dallas fan , but I respected and loved mr. Elway
John Elway...your the man...
Thanks for the memories..
One of the true greats in football !!!!
Elway is the greatest QB of all time!!!!
This was my favorite QB and my second team after my Bears. Great career and those last 2 years unforgettable. Salutes for the #7 Denver Broncos, John Elway!!!
I'm from Cleveland so we hated Elway. But he was an amazing competitor and by the 90's I was routing for him over Green Bay. It took me about 10 years to get over the Drive so I was pullin for him against GB. Plus I liked Terrell Davis
Right on! That SB was amazing!
Something tells me that if the Browns had the luck to stop Elway in 87, they would have given the Redskins a hard time in the Super Bowl, maybe even win it.
You sure break the stereotype of a clasless Cleveland fan.Thanks from a lifelong Broncos fan@ Tony Gambino
What about the"drive" part 2?
I’m from Denver and we loved it away but we hated Montana Stabler LoMonaco Dawson greSe
The Elway Bronco years were the part of the happiest years of my life, thank you #7. Also, I clearly remember watching Elway warming up before the SF 49 SB. What I will never forget is I could see behind the face mask, John looked absolutely scared. Only time EVER I saw that look from him. The Duke Of Denver forever.
The throw at 1:10 is over 80 yards.
The throw at 1:48 is around 90 yards.
As a high school kid.
Unreal.
The throw at 1:10 is 50 yards. The throw at 1:48 is 60 yards.
the one at 1:48 he was at his own 10 yard line. He threw it to the other ten yard line. Thats not 60 yards
If you count the yard marks as they go by, it's about 65 yards. He threw it from just inside his own 20 to just inside the other team's 20.
Lz V ...I'm from the Woodland Hills, South of Granada Hills. When I was playing pop warner football the entire San Fernando Valley talked about Granada Hills High School and how great John Elway was, would be, etc... Even though I was on 7 or 8, his abilities and victories were seared in my mind. His NFL career was great... And it didn't surprise me at all!!! Salute!
How old was he then?
Holy Moly! The strength of Johns arm in high school. Wow!
There never was an athlete, a general manager and a person more committed to his fans in Denver than John Elway. So rare in today's NFL.
Elway had an absolute cannon for an arm. Miss seeing that.
His stats stink overrated
@@andrecee6490 Okay buddy ig hall of farmers are overrated now?
@@TCT349 Look at his stats. Not impressive in the slightest. Turnover machine. A lot of today’s QB I’ll take over him and previous
@@andrecee6490 Unwarranted comment but ok. What ever makes you feel good. He still had a cannon of an arm.
I remember someone telling me he could kneel on the 50 ya line and throw the ball through the uprights. Amazing
nah
@@detectif1061 The guy could absolutely drill the ball. He was notorious for how hard he threw it.
Elway's father was head coach at San Jose State he beat John two out the three times they played against Stanford. His father researched the entire state of California for the right High school for John. Granada hills was a so cal passing power house back in the day. John was one of the greatest high school quarterbacks in history. He was badass. Full ride to Stanford witch was the quarterback university back in the day. Did not have a great record in college but would always pull some major road upsets of national powers , Oklahoma, Ohio State and usc back in the day. His last college game was the play game against CAL , When the ladrelled and pitched the ball about 20 times before cal scored a crazy touchdown the band was on the field because they thought the game was over. That play cost Stanford a bowl game appearance. Elway never played in a college bowl game, that is unbelievable.
This is when q.b.s were tough they actually got hit got back up and manned up, elway, marino, montana, favre,
Sid N marino didnt get hit much
So Andrew Luck,Drew Brees,Aaron Rodgers,Tom Brady,etc. haven’t been hit and gotten back up if you say no you’re an idiot
It´s healthier for the brain and qb´s still get hit every single game.
@Matt Beeman Don;t get me started...that was the rule that gets the defenders flagged for landing on top of the QB. At this rate I wouldn't be surprised if a rule gets passed to forbid defenders from using over a third of their full strength. Granted even then that's still more defense being allowed than in the NBA.
Sid N ok first of all you are wrong, it’s simple, how many times have you seen Brady, Rivers, Brees, both Mannings, cousins, etc on the ground injured, and don’t get it messed up the refs called about the same amount of roughing the passer calls as they do now, Montana is the worst he always says that when he played things were harder, and the defenses were harder, but it’s not true, how many times have you seen joe Montana on the ground injured, every other game. Many of the starting quarterbacks played in the early 2000s when rules were supposedly looser, yet they still put up monsterus numbers, explain that.
Those long passes looked unreal back then, haven't seen anything like it since. Glad to have seen him live at the Mile High Stadium.
the greatest ever. I'm a Redskins fan
Brady says hi.
@@TheJratz7 Elway could run out of the pocket....stronger arm...plus the league was tougher..late hits etc
@@arisdelis1 how many rings?
Raiders fan here but gotta admit Elway is a legend
After watching the last few Broncos games, I had to go back and watch the GOAT John Elway!Here's hoping he gets us Eli, luck or Brees and then onto another SB WIN!!!
Jeff Hartwig this is exactly why I am here... I just hope they can draft a franchise QB now. Fix for the long run not just another quick fix where we are good for 4 years
JeffHartwig this comment was dead before it got here
I love John Elway- the best QB of all time. An amazing 4th down guy who could rally like nobody else.
ELWAY WAS THE REAL DEAL
I was at the game when his number was retired. Literally sitting in the highest possible row. Boring game, getting beat at home by Miami. But when he was introduced at halftime it was an ovation like I've never seen before or since.
This guy is a born leader. You can tell that whatever vocation he chose in life if it wan't football, he would have excelled.
I'm a raider fan but I respect John!
me too bro one of the greatest to throw a ball.
I'm a Broncos fan but I respect Mack
The LA Raider broncos fan and I respect Carr
I respek dees nutz 🥜
RAIDER NATIONNN
I was there for the whole ride. I never wanted a different QB.
Me too. We always felt like we had a shot when Elway had the ball. What a ride.
I'm a Cleveland Browns fan and it was hard for me to see the Denver Broncos feed us and keep us out of the Super Bowl but it was sweet victory for me when they lost. But now watching the video John Elway and seeing his life accomplishments and what he brought to the table really says a lot about his character as a man. Now that I'm 49 years old he is someone that I look up to you as a mentor. Is someone that I could point to and say if you want to play in the NFL look to a man of character like John. Classy guy. Never gave up and always kept his head held high. Sure probably behind closed doors he had times of hanging it up. But I love is perseverance. And I love his retirement speech that really moved me to tears. God bless John Elway and his family. You can tell he is humble and he doesn't have to boast because you already proved it on the field.
I was always rooting for the '80s Browns to make it back to playing for and winning an NFL championship...
Just as long as it wasn't against my team,
even though I could probably live with it.
Elways the Godfather of the AFC. Why?
The AFC were mostly underdogs in the Super Bowls (besides Elway in ‘87 and Jim Kelly in ‘90) from the mid-eighties to the late 90s. And here comes a guy that gets drafted the last year the AFC won in 1983. Gets blown out and embarrassed in every 3 Super Bowls, ‘86, ‘87 and ‘89. Only to end the AFC drought of 14 years, win back to back championships and walk off to the sunset. That’s why.
That catch 4's had at 2:58 was a thing of beauty
Edit: Elways throw at 3:26 you can't even see it till it's 10 yards away from the receiver. Wow.
Great player and I still think he's underrated. I still find the first throw you see on this video outrageously good, hardly no wind up, not good feet and still yeets it like a rocket
I`m 62 now born in Denver. Been hard with the Broncos since Coach Red Miller days. No matter what John Elway WILL ALWAYS BE #7 from the football field. Because those were some of the very best years of my life. Those 3 SB (not so much the Dallas SB), losses still hurt, more than the Seattle SB debacle by far. Miss my boy on the field to this day. Thanks #7, you were so great out there. Thanks!
lol I'm not gonna lie this had me crying watching this I'm a broncos fan
Paxton Lynch is the next John Elway
gmanunreal lol youre funny
Wait, am I wrong? The broncos did trade up to the first round for him lol
Alicia, I m not even a Broncos fan, not even from the states and it got me really emotional too
Alicia Johnson Watching Elway would make you cry, and
watching Tebow as Broncos QB should make you cry harder.lol
Every person commenting on this thread would take John Elway in a second
You best believe it!! My favorite QB of all time!!! Put him in his prime in today’s NFL and I would take him over everyone!!!
I was born in Denver, and was raised and still am a die hard Broncos fan. So much so I was actually cheering the Broncos through all the highlights, even though knowing the out come of those games. I get chills looking back too Mr. Elway.
26.5 years later and I still cry. This One's For John. God, what an unbelievably wonderful day...January 25, 1998. #elwayorthehighway
One can argue endlessly about the GOAT .But if you were
starting a team , how could you NOT choose Elway if
he was available ? Arm, running legs, Stanford
brains, guts of a warrior....Seriously .
aristotle736 easy if Tom Brady is still available
@@noahgraglia8025 Brady is the GOAT. but honestly if Brady, Manning, Montana, Favre, Brees, Elway all played in the same era of Bellichick I have a hard time believing Brady would be the best one. Honestly I think it would be between Manning and Elway. Don't forgot that his first ten years Dan Reeves severely restricted his talet.
@@noahgraglia8025 I don't think Brady is quite the plug and play QB Elway is. Elway could carry a bad team on his back. Brady ended up in the best situation he could, we'll see if he's able to do well without Belicheck this year.
we saw.
@@detectif1061 Brady went to a Super bowl ready team. But still credit to him for being the piece they needed to get over the top. I’d still have to agree with the the other comment, in the 80s Brady would likely have been an after thought with the talent Montana, Marino, and Elway brought to the table. Shows you what a good coach and and system like the one he had in New England can do for a guy’s career. But place Brady in the 80’s and he’s third or fourth best at the most.
I miss the tradional QB's like Elway, Kelly, Marino, Moon, etc.
Brian Mcghee those are my 4 all time favorites
Not Montana
Huh? So what are drew brees, p manning, a Rodgers, Brady, Matt Ryan, j Goff, c wentz, Kirk cousins, etc etc??
@@jaseallenson2477 I'd like to see them under the 1980s defensive rules depending on the team.
iamhungey12345 itzz the same basically if you enter Peyton and Tom their still gonna be great in the 80s
Never been a broncos or elway fan... But i rooted from him those two games... And this vid make a grown man tear up... Thanks john.
This man is why I am a football fan and a current quarterback. Remember growing up in the 90s and seeing this guy play football was a blessing. Will always have a place in my heart for Elway and the broncos.
His personality seemed to change through his career. From a shy surfer looking kid to a gravelly voiced vocal commander. The voice change is obvious through this documentary.
if you remember those match up. elway vs montana and elway vs favre
we doesn't have these kind of match up in these days.
legend vs legend, HOF vs HOF
instant classic
Yeah we do Brees vs Rodgers, Brady vs Roethlisberger. These 4 are HOFs all day
But yeah the previous generation was better
Your dad raised one humble hell of a guy John.
Damn I loved watching John Elway play for the Broncos as QB. He was an amazing QB and the game was so exciting with him in it. He would get absolutely hammered, bounce right back up to do it again. I was so happy when John got that incredible Bronco’s team back to the Super Bowl then WON. John’s second Super Bowl win was icing on the cake, a win I didn’t even need to know how good he was, but I was ecstatic for him, the Broncos, and their loyal incredible fans-the Denver Broncos aren’t even my team. Loved the video from John’s perspective; it was excellent. Thanks.
That was a pleasure to watch.
Best Bronco of all time, Qb wise and GM wise
QB wise yes.
GM wise...anybody could bring in Peyton Manning and look like an Amazing GM.
@@df6148 he made the greatest defense of all time.... the year we actually won the Superbowl it wasn't remotely all on peyton lmao
@@Eshan686 Then why get rid of Tebow if all he needed was a defense?
@@df6148 Got to agree. He hated winning for some reason with Tebow. Broke the bank to bring in Manning and have the same result. If they hadn't gone to the Superbowl later, it would have been glaring foolishness.
Facts and this video is gold
So grateful for being able to Watch John through his whole career in Denver and watch him win consecutive Super Bowls. His father Jack Elway Sr was a great guy to converse with.
I have been a John Elway fan since his college days. It was not easy being a Denver fan and living in New York, especially after those Super Bowl losses. As a Yankee fan many of us were well aware of the fact that Elway very well may have been a Yankee if he decided to play baseball. He wasn't kidding when he said in the video that he had a choice. He was a fantastic dual sport pro caliber athlete.....before some other guys. It's said that Elway threw so hard that he broke the fingers of several receivers and that he could throw as far as anyone that has ever thrown a football. Yeah, the Broncos lost those early Super Bowls but without Elway they would never even have gotten to them. It's great to see that he stayed with the organization up to today. He is a class act and a fabulous athlete that never made excuses and took the good with the bad. Definitely a well deserved Hall of Famer and my favorite QB of all time.
Love the old school drop back
Peyton Manning May have been my inspiration for all the football I watch and play now, but John Elway was apart of the Glory days for my Denver Broncos, he and Peyton Manning are Quarterbacks I aspire to, people I love to see play.
Born and Raised a Broncos Fan and Watching how John Elway was as A Quarterback really makes me Proud that he was our Quarterback and chose to Play For Denver! And when he brought in Peyton Manning Those 4 Years that Manning was in Denver were the Best I’ve Experienced as a Broncos Fan from one Legend to another. Thank You John Elway for Everything you have done for Denver we Appreciate it 3 Super Bowls and hopefully more to come!
John Elway is a true Denver and American hero. Will go down as one of the greats and a great leader. Thanks for everything you've done John!
My favorite QB of all time, reppin #DB4L
If hadn’t played quarterback in the NFL
He’d be one heck of a pitcher in the big leagues
The way he threw a football it looked like a 119 mph 4 seam fastball ⚾️
except he play outfielder
Those days are gone forever, look at what the NFL has turned into. I’d been watching and cheering for the Broncos since I was a kid in the 60’s, one of the biggest football fans ever. I don’t watch football anymore I haven’t for 4 years since the kneeling started and I’ll never watch again but I’ll remember all the great games I did watch
Miss watching john play as was one of the very best to play the game, and I miss him
This videos.. for John
no need in slamming other great qbs to illustrate Elways greatness.... he is the greatest of the greats. the closest thing to a one man team as there ever was in nfl football. he brought his team to 3 superbowls in the 80"s yet hes the only hall of fame name on all those teams, like he said in the documentary "football is a team game" you put a team around him and he wins 2 in a row, there is a lot of great qbs but if I had a draft pick.... John Elway is who id start my franchise with
dyla zimm - You said it exactly right. I said the same thing about the early Super Bowls. Great post, you hit it right on the head.
As a Browns fans, my Dad and I would pick Elway as QB if we had the chance to get him.
dyla zimm I’d take Tom Brady, he’s taken borderline trash teams around him to the Super Bowl and won, he’s a great leader, and I have no doubt that many of the other great quarterbacks are also. You said Elway was the only hall of famer on that team, Shannon sharpe was also inducted.
@@noahgraglia8025 He *clearly* stated he's the only HOF inductee from the *80's* teams you definitely need to improve your reading and comprehension skills...You know when Sharpe was drafted? I do, you can look it up online, then come back.
@@noahgraglia8025 They both are great, no doubt. I would take Elway just because I watched him play and loved him growing up, but Brady has that same fire in him. Elway MIGHT have the edge when it comes to leadership.
Those highlights bring back alot of memories of going to games with my dad. r.i.p dad
Pat's fan and Brady is my number one, but man Elway is unreal. Wish I could have seen him when he was playing.
Elway isn't the greatest qb ever but he might be the absolute greatest player ever! No player did more with less around him than elway. Elway consistently dragged sub par teams to playoffs and Superbowl's.
*nod. the intangibles, Elway had in spades. you could see it throughout the video where Elway was talking with or encouraging teammates, not as a superstar, but just as another guy on the team that wants to win. that's why his teams could overachieve, they loved playing with #7, one of the guys.
that's my gripe against Marino. sure, Marino had better mechanics, but he was a diva. go watch some of his videos, he has a tendency to talk down to and disparage his teammates. with his success on and off the field (tv commercials and endorsements), his head got too big for his team and he more or less viewed them as a burden he needed to carry instead of playing with them as equal partners.
bvbxiong I agree you about both Marino and Elway. Your thoughts on Elway in particular is dead on. Elway transcended stats. I don't think that's a stat that can ever measure the belief that whenever #7 was on the field his teammates and opponents believed the broncos always had a chance.
No one in the history of the NFL has done more with less than Marino, no one. Barry Sanders is a close second. Elway needed an all star team to win just remember that. Cheating the salary cap while Terrell Davis carried them. Elway was a great QB no doubt, I got him 5th all time but he was never better than Marino, never. From their rookie year, all the way to retirement it was very clear Marino was by far the better QB, Elway's 2 rings doesn't change that
Marino's '84 Dolphins that played in the SB had the #1 Offense and #7 Defense in the NFL. Marino's playoff stats: 8-10. Elway's playoff stats: 14-8. Before Terrell Davis, Elway led 3 Broncos teams to the SB, Marino led 1. Pretty obvious who did more with less.
@greg trust: i agree, Marino's the better QB but Elway's the better leader. that's why Marino has the stats and 1 SB appearance, while Elway has 2 SB rings and 5 SB appearances.
2:55 absolutley filthy catch.
I said the same thing
Not a Bronco's fan or Elway but he sure is a winner and is building one.
Thanks for being a Superbowl winning player and GM and I think I speak for Denver fans and the state of Colorado when I say we're lucky to have you
Is it me or how incredibly ironic it is that both Superbowl Denver Bronco Champions came from Indy thank God for Indy single handedly handing them over to us 🏆🏆🏆
Andres Garcia wait until we get luck lol
Not Indy the Baltimore colts drafted John E,Indianapolis Colts drafted PFM
Try Washington state and new Orleans. Dude know your history.
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That's not irony. That's a coincidence, not ironic.
I miss those old uniforms..
YESSSS
Brian Mcghee I'm not a Bronco fan but I remember when Denver first change their uniforms in 97 I remember everybody was like kind of taking a back at first but then when you watch the games them uniforms were badass at the time.
I was a huge Elway/Bronco fan as a young teen through Elways retirement. I hated the new uniforms and wished I could’ve seen a Super Bowl win in the old uniforms. I even think I like the aways better than the homes, can’t decide. Those whites and that helmet look good, but the orange and blue helmets look great too.
I have always lived in Indiana so after the new uniforms and Once Elway retired the colts became my team.
Those old uniforms were ugly. I hated em, and so glad John won it the new uniforms.
John, Denver will forever be grateful for all that you have done
Coming back to this because as a Broncos fan, this is the only way to smile at Denver football at the moment...
Couldn’t win until he had a complete team around him. It’s the ultimate team game.
First 3 Super Bowls were Elway vs the NFC. Not to totally discredit his supporting cast, but those were 6-7 win teams without him.
I can’t even imagine the pressure from all the critics talking negative about his previous 3 super bowl losses & aging ability but to change around in the 90’s winning 2 more. That’s talent John.
Excellent. I enjoyed watching Elway perform on the field throughout the years.
Great memories also of Montana, Marino, Kelly, Aikens, etc.
I'm not really into sports, but even I know that John Elway belongs in anyones "Dream Team", everyone says how well he could throw, but I haven't seen anyone mention how he knew exactly when to do so, the man deserves his legendary status because of his "Smarts!"
Kinda refreshing today to see a quarterback like Baker Mayfield who thinks he is good enough to go to a team that is bad, who drafted him and made that team better.
This didn't age well🤣