John Elway's former agent dies after golf cart incident involving ex-Broncos QB
John Elway's former agent dies after golf cart incident involving ex-Broncos QB
Update: Jeff Sperbeck died early Wednesday morning as a result of the injuries he suffered from Saturday's incident, according to a press release from the Riverside County (California) Sheriff's Department. He was 62.
John Elway's business partner and former agent has died after from falling off of a golf cart Elway was driving.
According to a TMZ report, Jeff Sperbeck, 62, was riding in the back of the golf cart Saturday evening in La Quinta, California when he fell and hit his head on asphalt. He was rushed to Desert Regional Medical Center in Palm Springs.
TMZ confirmed that Elway was driving the golf cart when the incident occurred, though "there's no indication he did anything wrong," TMZ wrote. The former Broncos quarterback immediately called 911 after the accident.
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He and Sperbeck reportedly attended a party with their spouses before the accident.
The Riverside County Sheriff's Department told KESQ in Palm Springs that they had launched an investigation into the incident.
Elway played 16 years (1983-1998) in the NFL, all with the Denver Broncos. He won back-to-back Super Bowls with the team in 1998 and 1999 prior to his retirement. Elway later went on to serve as Denver's general manager from 2011 until 2020.
In 2013, he and Sperbeck started 7Cellars winery together.
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