Jeff Sperbeck, longtime enterprise associate and former agent for Hall of Fame quarterback John Elway, died following an incident with a golf cart that Elway was reportedly driving on the time.
Sperbeck, 62, fell off the again of the golf cart at a La Quinta, California, golf course round 7 p.m. on Saturday, in keeping with the Riverside County Coroner.
He died simply after 1 a.m. Wednesday, after having been on life assist on the Desert Regional Medical Center in Palm Springs, in keeping with the coroner.
The Scripps News Group in Denver discovered by a number of knowledgeable sources that Elway was behind the wheel on the time of the incident.
The incident occurred on the Madison Club, a personal nation membership.
In an announcement obtained by ESPN, John Elway mentioned, “I’m completely devastated and heartbroken by the passing of my shut buddy, enterprise associate and agent Jeff Sperbeck. There aren’t any phrases to actually specific the profound disappointment I really feel with the sudden lack of somebody who has meant a lot to me. My coronary heart and deepest sympathies exit to Jeff’s spouse, Cori; his kids Carly, Sam and Jackson; and everybody who knew and cherished him. Jeff can be deeply missed for the loyalty, knowledge, friendship and love he introduced into my life and the lives of so many others.”
The Riverside County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the incident and instructed the Scripps News Group it had simply discovered of it on Monday afternoon.
Sperbeck was a longtime enterprise associate of Elway’s, first serving as his agent and later taking up his enterprise actions, in keeping with Sperbeck’s biography on the web site for 7Cellars vineyard, which the pair began collectively in 2013.
He represented greater than 100 NFL gamers over three many years as an NFL agent, in keeping with the location.
Elway received two Super Bowls and made 9 Pro Bowls throughout his 16-year profession with the Denver Broncos. He was named NFL MVP in 1987. He later spent 10 years as an government with the staff, most just lately as common supervisor from 2013-2020.
The Scripps News Group reached out to the Broncos group for an announcement, however had not heard again on the time of this text’s posting.
This story was initially printed by Landon Haaf with the Scripps News Group in Denver.
