It’s hard to picture a higher note to end a career on than a second consecutive Super Bowl win, which must have been what QB John Elway was thinking when he closed the curtains on his time in the NFL (as a player, anyway) following Super Bowl XXXIII.
There aren’t enough words to describe the long-awaited victory that Super Bowl XXXII brought to Denver, much less the enduring pride of being just one of eight occurrences of two consecutive Super Bowl wins ever (6th franchise to do it).
Elway’s talent was never questioned in Denver or around the league, but part of me wishes I’d been old enough to see when the stars finally aligned for his last two seasons and he brought two shining Lombardi trophies to a years-in-waiting fanbase.