titan
06-07-2009, 09:22 PM
Good interview with Jim Saccomano, the Broncos longtime PR guy, here:
http://www.thedenverdailynews.com/article.php?aID=4470
This story about Elway fighting in a preseason game:
“A big fight broke out during that game and, next thing you know, John’s right in the middle of it. A couple days later, we were back on the practice field in Greeley and I said to him, ‘Gosh John, that was great but it was pretty dumb.’ And he couldn’t understand that — he said, ‘Well, why? They’re players, I’m a player, what’s the big deal?’
“That’s how he always treated himself — not like a star. He never backed out of any running in practice; actually, he’d always take the lead — every time. He was a throwback to a different era.”
http://www.thedenverdailynews.com/article.php?aID=4470
This story about Elway fighting in a preseason game:
“A big fight broke out during that game and, next thing you know, John’s right in the middle of it. A couple days later, we were back on the practice field in Greeley and I said to him, ‘Gosh John, that was great but it was pretty dumb.’ And he couldn’t understand that — he said, ‘Well, why? They’re players, I’m a player, what’s the big deal?’
“That’s how he always treated himself — not like a star. He never backed out of any running in practice; actually, he’d always take the lead — every time. He was a throwback to a different era.”