John Elway - in Popular Culture

In Popular Culture

Elway appeared on commercials for the foam Vortex football in the 1990s.

Elway has suffered a long-term battle with acid reflux disease. In 2003, he made this condition public.

In 1994, Elway appeared in an episode of Home Improvement. along with Grant Hill and Evander Holyfield. The season 3 episode, "Eve of Construction," featured the athletes working with Habitat for Humanity. Elway appeared in the ABC reality television series Fast Cars and Superstars: The Gillette Young Guns Celebrity Race, in 2007, featuring a dozen celebrities in a stock car racing competition. Elway won the competition.

Elway was featured as the star of John Elway's Quarterback video game for the Nintendo Entertainment System.

Elway and his Elway Foundation, in partnership with Sun Microsytems, host a charity golf tournament every year called the John Elway Celebrity Classic. In its early years, The Elway Tournament was played over two days on two courses, Plum Creek Golf Course in Castle Rock, CO, and at Arrowhead Golf Course in the Denver foothills. In its later years, the Plum Creek venue was replaced by Fox Hollow Golf Course because Fox Hollow had 18 holes and could accommodate a larger field of players. For over a decade, Kim Andereck and other businessmen from around the U. S. joined NFL celebrities, major league baseball stars and others notables for the two day events.

Elway has contributed to a number of Republican Party candidates in recent elections. Following the decision by incumbent U.S. Senator Wayne Allard on January 15, 2007 not to seek another term in 2008, some pundits speculated Elway might campaign for the seat.

Elway was featured on the cover of All-Pro Football 2K8 video game with Barry Sanders and Jerry Rice.

Elway has appeared in a commercial for Heroes.

Elway was referenced in Bo Burnham's debut song "My Whole Family." Burnham, on the topic of his family viewing him as homosexual, sings "I was John Elway, now I'm Elton John."