Sports W Col. Quarterback John Elway led the Denver Broncos back from defeat numerous teams, but his performance in the AFC championship game against the Cleveland Browns topped the list of his heroics, elevating him to superstar status.
Great quarterbacks make great plays in great games.
Elway made like a great quarterback, smartly passing and scrambling the Broncos down to the Browns' 14-yard line. Rich Karlis' extra point tied the game. Mont. His father Jack had to convince him that his best position was quarterback, not halfback. Washington State basketball coach George Raveling had Elway at his summer camp and thought he showed more potential in basketball than football. Elway was selected as the Southern California player of the year in baseball as a senior at Granada Hills High School.