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'''John Elway''' (born June 28, 1960 in Port Angeles, [[Washington]]) is a former [[AFC|American football conference]] quarterback in the [[National Football League]] (NFL) for the [[Denver Broncos]] from 1983 through 1998. He holds many college and some professional records, was inducted to the [[Pro Football Hall of Fame]] in Canton, [[Ohio]], and is the only quarterback to have started in five [[Super Bowl]]s. He entered the NFL in 1983, when he was drafted with the first overall pick of the NFL Draft by the Baltimore Colts. After refusing to play or sign a contract with the Colts and indicating that might try to play professional baseball instead, he was traded to the [[Denver Broncos]].<ref>http://football.about.com/cs/legends/p/johnelway.htm</ref>
 
'''John Elway''' (born June 28, 1960 in Port Angeles, [[Washington]]) is a former [[AFC|American football conference]] quarterback in the [[National Football League]] (NFL) for the [[Denver Broncos]] from 1983 through 1998. He holds many college and some professional records, was inducted to the [[Pro Football Hall of Fame]] in Canton, [[Ohio]], and is the only quarterback to have started in five [[Super Bowl]]s. He entered the NFL in 1983, when he was drafted with the first overall pick of the NFL Draft by the Baltimore Colts. After refusing to play or sign a contract with the Colts and indicating that might try to play professional baseball instead, he was traded to the [[Denver Broncos]].<ref>http://football.about.com/cs/legends/p/johnelway.htm</ref>
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After losing in his first three Super Bowl appearances, John came back strong to win his last two in back to back years (1997 & 1998) and then retired. The following year without John at the helm, his team failed to make it to the playoffs.
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After losing in his first three Super Bowl appearances, Elway came back strong to win his last two in back to back years (1997 & 1998) and then retired.  
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He is now an executive with the Denver Broncos organization, where in March 2012 he announced the decision to replace [[Tim Tebow]] with [[Peyton Manning]].
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Elway is now an executive with the Denver Broncos organization.
    
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