It's really been a better situation for me being with the Crush than it would if I were with the Broncos because this has given me a lot more broad range.

Elway was bitter about the game afterward stating that the officials "ruined my last game as a college football player. ASU's head coach Dennis Erickson was his grandfather Jack's first offensive coordinator from 1979–81 at San José State the elder Jack's first Division I head coaching job. "[citation needed]
In the 1981 MLB Draft Elway was selected by the New York Yankees in the second round.

John Albert Elway Jr. He retired in 1999 and statistically was the second most prolific passer in NFL history.