John Elway’s business partner and former agent is on life support after injuries suffered from falling off of a golf cart Elway was driving, according to a TMZ report.
According to the report, Jeff Sperbeck, 61, was riding in the back of the golf cart Saturday evening in La Quinta, California when he fell and hit his head on asphalt. He was rushed to Desert Regional Medical Center in Palm Springs.
TMZ confirmed that Elway was driving the golf cart when the incident occurred, though “there’s no indication he did anything wrong,” TMZ wrote. The former Broncos quarterback immediately called 911 after the accident.
He and Sperbeck reportedly attended a party with their spouses before the accident.
The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department told KESQ in Palm Springs that they had launched an investigation into the incident.
Elway played 16 years (1983-1998) in the NFL, all with the Denver Broncos. He won back-to-back Super Bowls with the team in 1998 and 1999 prior to his retirement. Elway later went on to serve as Denver’s general manager from 2011 until 2020.
In 2013, he and Sperbeck started 7Cellars winery together.