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Denver Broncos legend John Elway is reportedly having a hard time dealing with the death of his friend, business partner and long -time agent, Jeff Sperbeck, who was killed in a golf cart earlier this year.
Sperbeck died days after falling from a golf cart that Elway was driving in April. The two had been together since Elway’s play days, and Sperbeck helped lead the charge to start the former quarterbacks wine business, 7cellars.
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The then Denver Bronco General Manager John Elway in the fourth quarter of the game against the Detroit Lions at Empower Field at Mile High I Denver on December 22, 2019. (Isaiah J. Downing-usa Today Sports)
“John is not doing well with the loss and the accident. He is really upset and withdrawn,” a source told page six in a story published Tuesday.
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Riverside County, California, Sheriff Chad Bianco told 9news in Denver that the fatal golf cart was nothing but a “tragic accident” and that the investigation of the death has been completed.
“It’s over. We’ve talked to everyone involved and we didn’t find anything new. There was nothing criminal, that’s what we’ve said all the time that this was a tragic accident,” Bianco told the station.
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John Elway warms up before the Super Bowl against Atlanta Falcons in Miami on January 31, 1999. (Robert Deutsch / USA Today Network via Imag images)
A lawyer for Elway told Page Six that this was a “terrible situation for everyone.”
“We always knew John hadn’t done anything wrong, but that didn’t reduce the sadness,” the lawyer added.
After Sperbeck’s death, Elway released a statement.
“I am definitely destroyed and the heart bridge of the departure to my close friend, business partner and agent Jeff Sperbeck,” Elway said in a statement via ESPN. “There are no words to really express the deep sadness I feel with the sudden loss of someone who has meant so much to me.
“My heart and deepest sympathy goes out to Jeff’s wife, Cori; his children Carly, Sam and Jackson; and everyone who knew and loved him. Jeff will be deeply missed for loyalty, wisdom, friendship and love, he brought into my life and life for so many others.”
Jeff Sperbeck, Left, and John Elway. (Instagram/Imag)
Sperbeck had been Elway’s agent since 1990. The two also collaborated on several business companies.
