The Horatio Alger Association will gain one of the greatest football players in NFL history to its membership in 2017. The group announced Tuesday that Executive Vice President of Football Operations/General Manager John Elway is one of 11 honorees selected for membership in its 2017 class of Horatio Alger Award winners.
"Throughout his illustrious career, John Elway has displayed great leadership and energy both on and off of the football field,” said Byron Trott, president of the Horatio Alger Association and a 2011 Horatio Alger Award recipient. “Despite the more recent hardships he has faced, Mr.