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An eyewitness has shared her account of the fatal accident involving John Elway’s longtime friend, Agent, and business partner, Jeff Sperbeck.
Sperbeck was placed on life support after suffering a serious head injury resulting from him falling off a golf cart in La Quinta on Saturday. It has since been revealed that Elway was driving the vehicle at the time.
The 62-year-old is now dead, with medical professionals having previously informed his family that there was no chance of recovery and he was only being kept on life support to preserve his organs.
“There are no words to truly express the profound sadness I feel with the sudden loss of someone who has meant so much to me,” Elway said.
A female eyewitness claims to have arrived on the scene of the fatal tumble around a minute after it happened. She outlines it in the clip below:
EXCLUSIVE: Eyewitness details events of golf cart accident over the weekend in La Quinta involving NFL legend John Elway and longtime agent/business partner Jeff Sperbeck who is in critical care at this time. @KESQ pic.twitter.com/iU17lX18Md
— Blake Arthur (@BlakeArthur24) April 30, 2025
Meanwhile, the Riverside County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the incident, per TMZ, though there’s no indication that Elway had been driving negligently.
The former NFL star was at the wheel, with Sperbeck in the passenger seat, having left a party in La Quinta along with their spouses.
Sperbeck began managing Elway in 1990 and worked as an agent for over 100 NFL players over the course of his career. The two remained friends and went into business together after Elway’s Hall of Fame career, teaming up with winemaker Rob Mondavi to co-found 7Cellars by John Elway.
The former agent also co-founded the sports marketing firm Sullivan & Sperbeck, which was bought over by Octagon in 2001.
Our hearts go out to his family and loved ones during this difficult time.
