ANOTHER ELWAY COMEBACK
John Elway burst onto the sports scene as a dynamic field general for Stanford University in 1979. The uber-talented, multi-sport athlete starred on the gridiron and on the baseball diamond for the Cardinal.
The strong-armed outfielder was drafted in the second round of the 1981 draft by the New York Yankees. He even spent some time in the minor leagues playing short-season ball for the Oneonta Yankees. He showed such promise that Yankees owner George Steinbrenner planned to add him to the big league squad by 1985.
The Yankee pinstripes were not meant to be, however,
