US EditionHall of Fame QB was driving cart when friend suffered life-threatening injuries in accident
- John Elway, the 64-year-old Hall of Fame quarterback, was operating a golf cart when his longtime friend and business partner Jeff Sperbeck fell off and sustained critical injuries on April 26 at a private golf community in La Quinta, California.
- The incident occurred after a post-Stagecoach party and involved Sperbeck falling off the back of the moving cart and hitting his head on asphalt, with no indication that Elway was driving negligently.
- Medics arrived within five minutes, and Sperbeck was transported to Desert Regional Medical Center on life support before being pronounced dead early Wednesday morning, with the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department now investigating the case.
- Sperbeck, aged 62, was Elway’s former manager and co-founder of their 7Cellars winery, which worked with iconic winemaker Rob Mondavi Jr., and had represented over 100 NFL players over his career.
- This fatal accident highlights an ongoing investigation while Elway has not publicly commented further, and authorities have declined to release additional details or confirm any suspicion of foul play.
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John Elway's agent dead after golf cart crash where Broncos legend was reportedly driving
Jeff Sperbeck, the longtime agent of legendary Denver Broncos QB John Elway, has died from injuries sustained in a crash involving a golf cart reportedly driven by Elway.
John Elway golf cart accident kills friend during Stagecoach after-party
A sports agent and longtime friend of legendary NFL quarterback John Elway was fatally injured in a golf cart accident during an after-party event for the Stagecoach Country Musical Festival, officials confirmed Wednesday. Jeffrey Sperbeck, 62, of San Clemente suffered a traumatic head injury Saturday night at the Madison Club in La Quinta. The Riverside County Coroner’s Office said that he died just after 1 a.m. Wednesday, reportedly following …
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Paradise PostWho is Jeff Sperbeck? NFL agent who fell from golf cart driven by John Elway had Bay Area ties
Jeff Sperbeck, a longtime player agent and business partner to Hall of Famer John Elway, died early Wednesday in Palm Springs from injuries suffered after falling from a golf cart driven by the legendary Denver Broncos quarterback. According to a report from the Denver Post, the sheriff’s office in Riverside County is investigating Sperbeck’s death. The 62-year-old “rolled and hit his head on the asphalt when he fell off the cart in a private Ca…
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