Craig Morton, longtime Cowboys and Broncos QB, dies at 83
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Key Points:
- Former NFL quarterback Craig Morton, who led the Denver Broncos to their first Super Bowl appearance, died at age 83.
- Morton played 18 seasons in the NFL, starting with the Dallas Cowboys, then the New York Giants, and finishing with the Broncos, retiring after the 1982 season.
- He helped the Broncos reach Super Bowl XII in the 1977 season, earning Comeback Player of the Year honors and throwing 1,929 yards with 14 touchdowns that year.
- Morton won a Super Bowl ring with the Cowboys in 1971 as a backup to Roger Staubach and ranks third in Broncos history for passing yards behind John Elway and Peyton Manning.
- He was inducted into the Broncos’ Ring of Fame in 1988 and the College Football Hall of Fame in 1992, having also been a standout baseball player at the University of California.