Would you believe it if I told you that John Elway was once very nearly a division rival and dare I say enemy of the Denver Broncos?
According to Al Saunders in a piece on ESPN.com ranking the top 10 quarterbacks to ever play, the San Diego Chargers tried to move up and get Elway and even thought it was a done deal. He recalls:
I was a young coach in San Diego, about 34 years old. Don Coryell calls Ernie Zampese and I into the office and says he wants to fly us up to San Jose to have dinner with Jack Elway, John’s dad.