The Colts finished 0 – 8 – 1 in the strike-shortened 1982 season and earned the team the right to select Stanford quarterback John Elway with the first overall pick, but Elway refused to play for Baltimore, and using leverage as a draftee of the New York Yankees baseball club, forced a trade to Denver.

The Falcons lost Super Bowl XXXIII to John Elway and the Denver Broncos.

Joe Montana became the third to start four Super Bowls, but all were passed by John Elway and Tom Brady.

Led largely through the play of quarterback John Elway and a defense that led the AFC in fewest yards allowed, Denver posted an 11-5 regular season record and two narrow playoff victories.

The Broncos won the AFC West with an 11 – 5 regular season record, largely through the play of their quarterback John Elway.

On the Broncos ' first play after receiving the opening kickoff, quarterback John Elway faked a handoff, then spun around and ran in the opposite direction for a 10-yard gain to the Denver 34-yard line.

The Broncos were making their second consecutive Super Bowl, and third overall appearance, after posting a 10-4-1 regular season record, largely through the strength of their quarterback John Elway.

Quarterback John Elway had another excellent season, passing for 3, 198 yards and 19 touchdowns.

After forcing Washington to go 3 and out, the Broncos ' scored on their first play from scrimmage, when quarterback John Elway threw a 56-yard touchdown pass to wide open receiver Ricky Nattiel, giving Denver a quick 7 – 0 lead after just 1: 57 had elapsed in the game.

However, quarterback John Elway played inconsistently during the regular season, throwing just as many interceptions as touchdowns ( 18 ) and recording only a 73. 7 passer rating.

Buffalo then played against Denver Broncos, who were coming off a 26 – 24 win over the Houston Oilers in which quarterback John Elway led them on an 87-yard drive to set up kicker David Treadwell's game-winning field goal with only 16 seconds left.

The only other quarterbacks to start four at the time were Roger Staubach, Terry Bradshaw and Joe Montana, with John Elway and Tom Brady since joining this exclusive club.

After the Broncos won Super Bowl XXXII during the previous season, many wondered if 15-year veteran quarterback John Elway would retire now that he finally won a Super Bowl.

John Elway became the first quarterback to start five Super Bowls.

* June 28 – John Elway, American football player

Green later married hall of fame quarterback John Elway, who played for Raiders rival the Denver Broncos.

Weller, a Washington graduate, was the guest yell-king during the Huskies ' homecoming football game against the Stanford University Cardinal ( led by junior quarterback John Elway ).

* John Elway – NFL player

Port Angeles is home to Peninsula College and is the birthplace of football hall of famer John Elway.

** August 8 – John Elway, Barry Sanders, Carl Eller and Bob Brown are inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame

* In the first season of the television show Vegas, there was a scene about the ArenaBowl, where former Broncos QB John Elway and singer Jon Bon Jovi have a ' Battle in the Monteceto.

* John Elway, quarterback of the Super Bowl champion Denver Broncos, hit his first professional home run at Dwyer Stadium while playing minor league baseball.

Many credit Young's turnaround to the arrival of then 49ers Offensive Coordinator Mike Shanahan, who mentored Young just as he would mentor John Elway in the years to come.

Lefty Wyman Carey, another Denver rookie, will be on the mound against veteran John Tsitouris at 8 o'clock Tuesday night.

However, in 1991, as part of Major League Baseball's two-team expansion ( they also added the former Florida ( now Miami ) Marlins ), an ownership group representing Denver led by John Antonucci and Michael I. Monus were granted a franchise ; they took the name “ Rockies ” due to Denver's proximity to the Rocky Mountains, which is reflected in their logo.

*" Calypso " ( song ), a 1975 song by John Denver written as a tribute to Jacques-Yves Cousteau and his research ship Calypso

She appeared in a John Denver TV special in 1974.

The FBI has generated files on numerous celebrities including Elvis Presley, Frank Sinatra, John Denver, John Lennon, Jane Fonda, Groucho Marx, Charlie Chaplin, MC5, Lou Costello, Sonny Bono, Bob Dylan, Michael Jackson, Mickey Mantle, and Gene Autry.

* Atomic Train a 1999 Action movie that prominently features the fictional NTSB employee John Seger ( Rob Lowe ) about a runaway train with a nuclear payload speeding to Denver.

* John Denver – Folk singer, born in Roswell

Aided by quarterback John Elway's 80-yard touchdown pass to receiver Rod Smith, Denver scored 17 unanswered points to build a 17-3 lead in the second quarter that Atlanta could not recover from.

John Denver sang a disparaging song about visiting Toledo titled " Saturday Night In Toledo, Ohio " which was composed by Randy Sparks.

Ultimately the controversy was such that John Denver cancelled a concert shortly thereafter, but when Denver returned for a 1980 concert, he set a one-show attendance record at the venue, Centennial Hall, and sang the song as well to the approval of the crowd.

** John Denver, American musician ( d. 1997 )

* John Denver ( 1943 – 1997 ), singer-songwriter

No guest star ever appeared twice on The Muppet Show, although John Denver appeared both on the show and in two specials ( John Denver & the Muppets: A Christmas Together and John Denver & the Muppets: Rocky Mountain Holiday ).

Linebacker Mike Walter intercepted Broncos quarterback John Elway's first pass of the third quarter, and Montana threw a 28-yard touchdown reception to Rice on the next play.

* John Mobley played football for Kutztown University and played for the Denver Broncos in the NFL.

* John Kohler, former offensive lineman, drafted in the 3rd Round, 1969, Denver Broncos

* John Fitzgerald ( Rochester Broncos pitcher ) ( 1866 – 1892 ), pitcher for the 1890 Rochester Broncos

John Albert Elway, Jr. ( born June 28, 1960 ) is a former American football quarterback and currently is the executive vice president of football operations for the Denver Broncos of the National Football League ( NFL ).

The principal owner of the franchise was Denver Broncos legend and Hall of Famer John Elway ( Co-Owner and Chief Executive Officer ), with Stan Kroenke, owner of the Avalanche, the Nuggets, the Rapids, Pepsi Center, & the Altitude Sports network and the majority Broncos owner Pat Bowlen as a minority owner.

* John Elway threw 142 touchdown passes in his final six seasons ( 1993 – 1998 ) with the Denver Broncos, before retiring with 300

In a pre-game ceremony, Broncos legends John Elway, Steve Atwater, Randy Gradishar, Haven Moses, Billy Thompson, Floyd Little, Dennis Smith, and Karl Mecklenburg helped to " Move the Thunder " from the old Mile High Stadium to the new home of the Broncos.

Mike Shanahan won two Super Bowls with the Denver Broncos in 1997 & 1998, utilizing the leadership and passing skills of quarterback John Elway.

However, in the last game of the 2005 season against the Denver Broncos, Brees tore his labrum while trying to pick up his own fumble after being hit by Broncos safety John Lynch.