Why did John Elway stop playing football?

He got old and didn't want to get hurt anymore, and hence moved on to bigger and better things like running the Broncos organization. read more

American football quarterback John Elway won two Super Bowl titles during a highly successful 16-year playing career with the Denver Broncos. Synopsis Born on June 28, 1960, in Port Angeles, Washington, John Elway was selected with the first pick in the 1983 NFL draft. read more

Elway was wary of playing for the Colts, among the worst teams in the league at the time, and his father advised him against playing for head coach Frank Kush, who had a reputation as a harsh taskmaster. While Elway preferred football, his agent Marvin Demoff later stated that baseball was "a true option" for him at the time. read more