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Elway also excelled as a baseball player playing right field and pitcher, finishing his senior year hitting. 361 with nine home runs and 50 RBIs in 49 games and a 5 – 4 record with a 4. 51 ERA. He was drafted by the New York Yankees in the second round of the 1981 MLB draft ( 52nd overall, six spots ahead of future Hall of Famer Tony Gwynn ).
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He was also Denver's second leading rusher with 32 yards on 3 carries ; this would be the only Super Bowl in which Elway did not score a rushing touchdown.
Elway finished the game with 385 passing yards, 3 touchdowns, and no interceptions, while also leading Denver in rushing with 5 carries for 39 yards.
Elway also ran for a touchdown, and fumbled twice ( although he recovered one of them ).
Bills linebacker Carlton Bailey also made a big impact, intercepting a screen pass from Elway and returning it 11 yards for Buffalo's only touchdown of the game.
The AFC Championship Game appeared to be the best defensive effort by Buffalo all season, as they held the Broncos to only a touchdown, while also limiting Elway to just 11 of 21 completions for 121 yards and no touchdowns, with 1 interception.
Media coverage also focused on whether or not Elway would retire after the season ( which he eventually did ).
" Tallis was also a teacher, not only of William Byrd, but also of Elway Bevin, an organist of Bristol Cathedral and gentleman of the Chapel Royal.
Still, Elway had an impressive performance, throwing for 304 yards and a touchdown, with one interception, while also leading Denver in rushing with 27 yards and a touchdown on the ground.
In 1999, the Broncos repeated this feat and Elway was awarded the MVP of Super Bowl XXXIII, throwing for 336 yards and one touchdown with one interception, while also scoring a rushing touchdown in Denver's 34 – 19 win over the Atlanta Falcons.
( Craig Morton, his direct predecessor in Denver, also wore number 7 and is in the Ring of Fame alongside Elway ).
Also in 1999, Elway was ranked number 16 on The Sporting News list of the 100 Greatest Football Players, the only player to have spent the majority of his career with the Broncos to make the list ( Willie Brown, who began his career with the Broncos but spent more of it with the Oakland Raiders, also made the list ).
" For example, it does not factor in rushing yards gained by such quarterbacks as Randall Cunningham, Steve Young, Michael Vick, and John Elway who were also known for their running ability.
He also recorded the last tackle of football legend John Elway.
KCNC regained the rights to the Broncos as a result, coinciding with their second straight Super Bowl championship, also the last season of fan favorite John Elway.
Elway completed 29 of 47 passes for 302 yards and 3 touchdowns, with 1 interception, while also rushing for 23 yards.
This was also Jim Kelly's fifth Conference Championship game which is tied for fifth most with Ken Stabler, John Elway, Tom Brady, Brett Favre and Donovan McNabb.
Quarterback John Elway led the Broncos to a 37-21 victory with 385 passing yards and three touchdowns with no interceptions, while also leading the Broncos in rushing with 39 yards on the ground.
Elway finished the game with 14 of 26 completions for 281 yards and 3 touchdowns with 1 interception, and also rushed for 36 yards.
Jackson also made a big play earlier on the drive, catching a 20-yard pass from Elway on third down and 18 from the Browns 48-yard line with 1: 47 to go.
Morton wore number 7 for the Broncos, and retired just before the arrival of John Elway in 1983, who also wore the same number and has had it since retired in his honor.
Athletes like José Canseco would contact Phillips for advice on steroids, and he also consulted with celebrities such as Jerry Seinfeld, John Elway, Sylvester Stallone and Demi Moore.
* Tommy's hero worship of John Elway, having an annual speech on him and also having an autographed rookie card of him.
Walter also surpassed NFL legend John Elway as the Pac-10's all time touchdown leader.
Elway and baseball
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.
* John Elway, quarterback of the Super Bowl champion Denver Broncos, hit his first professional home run at Dwyer Stadium while playing minor league baseball.
) Also an accomplished baseball player, Elway was selected by the Kansas City Royals in the 18 < sup > th </ sup > round of the 1979 Major League Baseball Draft.
By then, Elway had played one summer of minor league baseball for the New York Yankees organization, and threatened to join the Yankees full-time unless the Colts traded him.
* In 1979, Elway was drafted out of high school by the Kansas City Royals to play baseball in MLB.
NFL hall-of-fame quarterback John Elway batted. 318 over 45 games in 1982 for the Oneonta Yankees in his brief professional baseball career.
Elway and player
At 38 years old, Elway became the oldest player ever to be named Super Bowl MVP.
( Elway became the second player in Super Bowl history to score a touchdown in four different Super Bowls.
* June 28 – John Elway, American football player
* John Elway – NFL player
Elway was bitter about the game afterward, stating that the officials " ruined my last game as a college football player.
Thomas Davids, an assistant football coach, said that Elway was the " best looking ball player he had ever seen.
* Elway is the only player to throw for over 3, 000 yards and rush for over 200 yards in seven straight seasons ( 1985 – 91 ).
* Elway is the oldest player to score a touchdown in a Super Bowl at age 38 in Super Bowl XXXIII.
Elway and playing
Despite his regular season problems, Elway ended up playing his best during the playoffs.
Manning had made it clear he was not interested in playing for the Chargers, in a similar fashion to John Elway in 1983 when selected by the Baltimore Colts.
Elway and right
During the 1997 preseason American Bowl game in Mexico City, Elway ruptured his right ( throwing arm ) biceps tendon.
Elway ( second from right ) at Super Bowl XLIII with Lynn Swann, Roger Craig ( American football ) | Roger Craig, Roger Goodell, and General David Petraeus.
According to an article by Sports Illustrated columnist and Colorado resident Rick Reilly, when Elway started the drive, Broncos offensive guard Keith Bishop said of the Browns, " We got ' em right where we want ' em!
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