John and his wife Janet have four children, including three daughters, Jessica Gwen (10/17/85), Jordan Marie (6/1/87), Juliana (3/7/91), and a son, Jack (8/11/89). The family makes its home in Englewood, Colo. In addition to his considerable time spent on The Elway Foundation, John owns and operates seven automobile franchises in the Denver area. A native of Port Angeles, Wash., Elway was the most highly recruited prep athlete in the nation in 1979 and was listed on Parade, Scholastic Coach, Football News, and National Coaches Association All-America teams. He had an unparalleled football-baseball career at Granada Hills HS. John was 129 of 200 for 1,837 yards and 19 TDs as a senior, while leading the baseball team to the Los Angeles City championship with a .491 batting average and a 4-2 pitching record. He completed 60 percent of his high school passes for 5,711 yards and 49 TDs. The Kansas City Royals selected him in the 1979 summer draft, although he already had signed a national letter of intent with Stanford. John's father, Jack, coached his son in the East-West Shrine contest in which John earned Offensive MVP laurels, and is currently the Broncos' Director of Pro Scouting.
Elway was part of the fabled 1983 QB draft class, alongside Dan Marino and Jim Kelly. In his NFL career he orchestrated numerous come from behind 4th quarter rallies, including the legendary "drive" against the Cleveland Browns in the NFC Championship game. As a result he ws known as one of the most clutch QB's in history. He is one of only 2 QB's to throw for more than 50,000 yards, with the other being the legendary Dan Marino. While much of his career seemed incomplete as he struggled to win the big one, he concluded his amazing career with back to back Super Bowl Championships, and was even voted the MVP in his final Superbowl, after which he promptly retired in 1999.