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Authorities have determined that former NFL quarterback John Elway did nothing criminal in the tragic Apr. 26 golf cart accident that claimed the life of his former agent and close friend, Jeff Sperbeck.
On Apr. 26, John Elway was driving a golf cart in La Quinta, California, with Jeff Sperbeck as the passenger. The latter was hospitalized after falling out of the cart and hitting his head, succumbing to a gruesome brain injury four days later.
Per Mike Klis of 9News, police have concluded the investigation and officially determined that Elway did nothing criminal, and that Sperbeck’s death was a horrific accident. Here’s what Chad Bianco, Riverside Sheriff, told the outlet:
“It’s over,. We’ve talked to everyone involved and we found nothing new. There was nothing criminal, it was what we’ve been saying all along that this was a tragic accident…I’ve looked at video 100 times and there’s no explanation as to why he fell off, he just fell off.”
Klis added that nobody was intoxicated, and that Elway hadn’t committed “swerving or horseplay” while riding the cart. Sperbeck is survived by his wife, Cori, and children Carly, Sam and Jackson.
Sperbeck became the agent of John Elway in 1991, when the future Hall of Famer was in the back half of his illustrious NFL career. Sperbeck represented other NFL stars like Roger Craig, Hall of Fame safety Ronnie Lott and Super Bowl-winning QBs like Trent Wilfer and Jim Plunkett.
After three crushing Super Bowl losses in the front nine of his career, Elway finally broke through and led the Denver Broncos to consecutive Super Bowl championships in the 1997 and ’98 seasons.
Elway retired after winning his second Super Bowl ring and worked in the Broncos’ front office from 2011 to 2022, winning a ring as their general manager/executive VP of football operations in 2015.
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