Elway To Marino

Elway To Marino (2013)

The Draft That Changed Football

ESPN's critically acclaimed documentary series 30 for 30 examined the 1983 NFL Draft Tuesday night -- the draft that saw future Hall of Fame quarterback John Elway traded to the Denver Broncos.

Date of release
2013-04-23
TMDB
7.0 / 10 (15)
Runtime
1h 19m
Genres
Documentary
Director
Ken Rodgers

Casting

Interesting facts

Elway to Marino is a 2013 ESPN 30 for 30 documentary about the first round of the 1983 NFL draft. The film was released on April 23, 2013, directed by Ken Rodgers, and produced by NFL Films.

Background

The 1983 draft is frequently referred to as the draft with the quarterback class of 1983, because six quarterbacks were taken in the first round, an unusually high number.

Of these quarterbacks, four played in the Super Bowl, four were selected to play in the Pro Bowl, and three have been inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame, with only one of the six—Todd Blackledge—achieving none of these. The next highest number of quarterbacks taken in the first round is the five taken in the 1999, 2018, and 2021 NFL draft.

Of the six first round quarterbacks drafted, two did not sign with the teams that selected them for the 1983 season. First overall pick Elway, who had made his antipathy towards the Colts known long before the draft, was also a promising baseball player in the New York Yankees organization. With Yankees owner George Steinbrenner aggressively pursuing a commitment from Elway to play baseball full-time.

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