Now, don't get yer panties in a ruffle, JT. I think John Elway WILL be a good GM. And it's because of this....
Elway is currently co-owner of the Arena Football team Colorado Crush, a position he has held since 2002. In February 2007, Elway was elected chairman of the Arena Football League's executive committee.[20] On August 4, 2009 the Arena Football League announced an indefinite suspension of operations.[21] Elway was one of the 17 remaining franchise owners that voted to suspend operations indefinitely.[22]
Elway is the owner of two steakhouse restaurants, each named "Elway's": One is located in the upscale Cherry Creek shopping district, and the other is in the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in downtown Denver.[23]
Elway used to own five auto dealerships, called John Elway Autos, in the Denver area. He sold them to AutoNation for $82.5 million in 1997. In December 2006, Elway ended the nine-year licensing agreement with AutoNation Inc., removing his name from Denver-area dealerships. At the time, Elway said the move could allow him to get back into the auto business under his own name.[23] He still owns two Toyota Scion dealerships, one in Manhattan Beach, California and another in Ontario, California[24][25] and a Nissan dealership in Riverside, California.[26]
Not because he was a HOF QB who went to Super Bowls.