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{{Short description|American football player (born 1943)}}
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{{Infobox NFL biography
| image         = Craig Morton 1969 (cropped).jpg
| caption       = Morton with the Dallas Cowboys, c. 1969
| position      = [[Quarterback]]
| number        = 14, 15, 7
| birth_date    = {{birth date and age|1943|2|5}}
| birth_place   = [[Flint, Michigan]], U.S.
| death_date    = <!--{{death date and age|20YY|MM|DD|1943|2|5}}-->
| death_place   =
| height_ft     = 6
| height_in     = 4
| weight_lbs    = 214
| afldraftyear  = 1965
| afldraftround = 10
| afldraftpick  = 75
| draftyear     = 1965
| draftround    = 1
| draftpick     = 5
| high_school   = [[Campbell High School (Campbell, California)|Campbell]] {{nowrap|([[Campbell, California]])}}
| college       = [[1964 California Golden Bears football team|California]]
| teams         =
* [[Dallas Cowboys]] ({{NFL Year|1965|1973}})
* [[New York Giants]] ({{NFL Year|1974|1976}})
* [[Denver Broncos]] ({{NFL Year|1977|1982}})
| highlights    =
* [[Super Bowl champion]] ([[Super Bowl VI|VI]])
* [[National Football League Comeback Player of the Year Award|NFL Comeback Player of the Year]] (1977)
* [[UPI AFL-AFC Offensive Player of the Year|AFC Offensive Player of the Year]] (1977)
* [[Broncos Ring of Fame|Denver Broncos Ring of Fame]]
* [[Pop Warner Trophy]] (1964)
* First-team [[College Football All-America Team|All-American]] ([[1964 College Football All-America Team|1964]])
* 2× First-team [[List of All-Pac-12 Conference football teams|All-Coast]] ([[1963 All-Pacific Coast football team|1963]], [[1964 All-Pacific Athletic Conference football team|1964]])
| statlabel1    = Passing completions
| statvalue1    = 2,053
| statlabel2    = Passing attempts
| statvalue2    = 3,786
| statlabel3    = Completion percentage
| statvalue3    = 54.2
| statlabel4    = [[Touchdown|TD]]–[[Interception|INT]]
| statvalue4    = 183–187
| statlabel5    = Passing yards
| statvalue5    = 27,908
| statlabel6    = [[Passer rating]]
| statvalue6    = 73.5
| statlabel7    = Rushing touchdowns
| statvalue7    = 12
| pfr           = MortCr00
| CollegeHOF    = 1879 
}}
'''Larry Craig Morton''' (born February 5, 1943) is an American former professional [[American football|football]] player who was a [[quarterback]] in the [[National Football League]] (NFL) for 18 seasons, primarily with the [[Dallas Cowboys]] and [[Denver Broncos]]. He played [[college football]] for the [[California Golden Bears football|California Golden Bears]], receiving [[College Football All-America Team|All-American]] honors, and was selected by the Cowboys fifth overall in the [[1965 NFL draft]]. Following nine seasons with the Cowboys, a quarterback controversy with [[Roger Staubach]] led to Morton joining the [[New York Giants]] for three seasons. He spent his final six seasons as a member of the Broncos, winning [[National Football League Comeback Player of the Year Award|NFL Comeback Player of the Year]] and [[UPI AFL-AFC Offensive Player of the Year|AFC Offensive Player of the Year]] in 1977.

Morton is the first starting quarterback to appear in the [[Super Bowl]] with more than one franchise, having helped lead the Cowboys to [[Super Bowl V]] and the Broncos to [[Super Bowl XII]]. He is also the only quarterback to start for multiple franchises in their inaugural Super Bowl appearance. Morton was inducted to the [[College Football Hall of Fame]] in 1992.

==Early life==
Morton is a 1961 graduate of [[Campbell High School (Campbell, California)|Campbell High School]] in [[Campbell, California]], where he received All-state honors in [[American football|football]] [[baseball]] and [[basketball]]. In football, he received  honors as a senior.

As a [[pitcher]], Morton received offers from [[Major League Baseball|major league]] teams to play in their [[Minor League Baseball|minor league]] systems. Morton was voted Northern California high school athlete of the year as a [[quarterback]] and was selected to play in the annual California Shrine High School football game.

==College career==
Morton played college football at the [[University of California, Berkeley]], under head coach [[Marv Levy]] and assistant coach [[Bill Walsh (American football coach)|Bill Walsh]], both future NFL head coaches and members of the [[Pro Football Hall of Fame]]. Morton became the starter in the sixth game of his sophomore season in [[1962 California Golden Bears football team|1962]]. Back then his nickname was "Big Hummer" and his production dominated the [[California Golden Bears football|Golden Bears]] offense output.

As a sophomore in 1962, he only played in the last five games because of a knee injury he suffered in practice while returning punts. He still managed 905 passing yards, a 54% completion rate and 9 [[touchdown]]s. As a junior in [[1963 California Golden Bears football team|1963]] he already owned most of Cal's all-time quarterback records.

In his three seasons as a starter at Cal, he never played on a winning team. He completed 185 of 308 passes for 2,121 yards and 13 [[touchdown]]s in his senior season in [[1964 California Golden Bears football team|1964]], but even with a losing 3–7 record, he was recognized for his talent and contributions by being named first-team [[College Football All-America Team|All-American]] over other winning quarterbacks. He also received the [[W. J. Voit Memorial Trophy]], given to the best player on the [[Pacific Coast]] and the [[Pop Warner Trophy]], given to the best senior player. In the [[1964 NCAA University Division football season#Heisman Trophy|balloting]] for the [[Heisman Trophy]] won by [[John Huarte]] of [[1964 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team|Notre Dame]], Morton was seventh, ahead of [[Joe Namath]] of [[1964 Alabama Crimson Tide football team|Alabama]] and [[Gale Sayers]] of [[1964 Kansas Jayhawks football team|Kansas]].<ref name=hwnhsmn>{{cite news |url=http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1964/11/25/page/35/article/huarte-wins-heisman-gridiron-trophy |newspaper=Chicago Tribune|agency=Associated Press |title=Huarte wins Heisman gridiron trophy |date=November 25, 1964 |page=1, sec. 3 }}</ref><ref name=jhhsmn64>{{cite web |url=http://heisman.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=30&path=football |work=Heisman Trophy |title=John Huarte |date=1964 |access-date=January 25, 2017}}</ref>

Morton finished his college career with 4,501 passing yards (a [[Pac-12 Conference|Pac-8]] record), and most of Cal's All-time passing records, including:
* Touchdown passes in one game (5)
* Touchdown passes in a season (13)
* Touchdown passes in a career (36)
* Total yards in one game (285)
* Passing yards in a career (4,501)
* Passing yards in a season (2,121)
* Most passing completions and attempts in one game
* Most passing completions and attempts in a season
* Most passing completions and attempts in one game

In 1964 as the starting quarterback for the West, he faced [[Roger Staubach]] in the [[East–West Shrine Game]], which was a sign of things to come.

He was inducted into the [[College Football Hall of Fame]], the Cal Athletic Hall of Fame and the San Jose Sports Hall of Fame.

==Professional career==

===Dallas Cowboys===
Morton was selected by the  [[1965 Dallas Cowboys season|Dallas Cowboys]] fifth overall in the [[1965 NFL draft]]. He spent his first four seasons as the backup for [[Don Meredith]], but still received opportunities to play due to periodic injuries suffered by Meredith.

In [[1969 Dallas Cowboys season|1969]], he became the starter at [[quarterback]] over [[Roger Staubach]], after Meredith's unexpected retirement. Morton dislocated a right finger in preseason and had to miss the season opener. In the next three games, he had a 71.1% passing percentage and was seen as having a promising future as the starter. In the fourth game against the [[Atlanta Falcons]], he suffered a [[separated shoulder|separated]] right shoulder after being tackled by [[Tommy Nobis]]. In the next contest against the [[Philadelphia Eagles]], he set club records with 10 consecutive passes and 5 [[touchdown]] passes in a single game, although he sat most of the second half. He did not miss any games because of his shoulder, but his effectiveness decreased to 53.6% the rest of the season, as he caused more damage.<ref name=shrldssn>{{cite news| url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1876&dat=19691125&id=SkMsAAAAIBAJ&sjid=PMwEAAAAIBAJ&pg=7198,4879857|newspaper=Spartanburg Herald |location=(South Carolina) |agency=Associated Press |title=Morton to require shoulder surgery | date=November 25, 1969 |page=13}}</ref> He had surgery on his right shoulder during the offseason.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1499&dat=19700220&id=LzkoAAAAIBAJ&sjid=NSgEAAAAIBAJ&pg=7147,4832024 |newspaper=The Milwaukee Journal |location=(Milwaukee) |agency=Press Distpatches |title=Morton to require shoulder surgery |date=February 20, 1970 |page=19 |access-date=November 15, 2015 |archive-date=November 17, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151117034956/https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1499&dat=19700220&id=LzkoAAAAIBAJ&sjid=NSgEAAAAIBAJ&pg=7147,4832024 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

In [[1970 Dallas Cowboys season|1970]], although he was bothered most of the season recuperating from his right shoulder surgery, he finished third in the NFL in passer rating with 89.8. He also led the Cowboys to [[Super Bowl V]], where the team lost 16–13 to the [[1970 Baltimore Colts season|Baltimore Colts]]. He had surgery on his right elbow during the offseason.

In [[1971 Dallas Cowboys season|1971]], head coach [[Tom Landry]] created one of the most famous [[quarterback]] controversies in [[NFL]] history,<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.nfl.com/videos/nfl-network-top-ten/09000d5d81113dc8/Top-Ten-QB-Controversies-Staubach-vs-Morton |work=NFL.com |title=Top Ten QB Controversies Staubach vs Morton | access-date=July 14, 2019}}</ref> when he began alternating Morton with Staubach as the starting quarterback, reaching its extreme against the [[1971 Chicago Bears season|Chicago Bears]], where they alternated between plays. After this famous game, Landry settled on Staubach and the Cowboys went on a 10-game winning streak that included a 24–3 victory in [[Super Bowl VI]] over the [[1971 Miami Dolphins season|Miami Dolphins]].

In [[1972 Dallas Cowboys season|1972]], Staubach suffered a separated right shoulder in the third preseason game against the [[Los Angeles Rams]] and Morton was named the starter. Although Staubach was activated in the fifth game of the season, by then Morton was entrenched at quarterback. For the first time since 1969, his arm had regained its strength, helping him register 185 completions (club record) out of 339 attempts (54.6%), 2,396 yards (fifth in the league), 15 [[touchdown]]s and 21 interceptions.<ref name=swms>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1734&dat=19720923&id=Y3kcAAAAIBAJ&sjid=AVIEAAAAIBAJ&pg=3660,1874320 |newspaper=The Dispatch |location=(Lexington, North Carolina) |agency=UPI |last=Richman |first=Milton |title=Staubach wished Morton success |date=September 25, 1972|page=10}}</ref> He was replaced late in the third quarter of the first-round playoff game against the [[1972 San Francisco 49ers season|San Francisco 49ers]]. Staubach entered an apparently hopeless situation trailing 28–13 and threw two [[touchdown]] passes in the last 90 seconds to win the game 30–28,<ref>{{cite web| url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1988&dat=19730712&id=yXciAAAAIBAJ&sjid=wKwFAAAAIBAJ&pg=872,1381429 |newspaper=The Argus-Press |location=(Owosso, Michigan) |agency=Associated Press |last=Rosenthal |first=Bert |title=Cowboys' Landry facing the same old Staubach or Morton question | date=July 14, 1973 |page=17}}</ref> eventually sealing Morton's fate with the team.

On March 18, [[1974 Dallas Cowboys season|1974]], he was selected by the [[Birmingham Americans]] in the second round (18th overall) of the [[1974 WFL Pro Draft|WFL Pro Draft]]. On April 10, after repeatedly asking for a trade, Morton signed a contract with the [[Houston Texans (WFL)|Houston Texans]] of the [[World Football League]] for their [[1975 World Football League season|1975 season]]. He never played a down with them; he was traded to the [[1974 New York Giants season|New York Giants]] six games into the 1974 season,<ref name=hadl>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ucdVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=N-ADAAAAIBAJ&pg=5154%2C5831703 |work=Eugene Register-Guard |location=(Oregon) |agency=Associated Press |title=Hadl dealt as NFL clubs switch QBs |date=October 23, 1974 |page=1D}}</ref> in exchange for their number-one draft choice in [[1975 NFL draft|1975]] (#2-[[Randy White (American football)|Randy White]]) and a second-round draft choice in [[1976 NFL draft|1976]] (#40-[[Jim Jensen (running back)|Jim Jensen]]).<ref name=mdlttog74>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=1wpaAAAAIBAJ&sjid=aUsNAAAAIBAJ&pg=6890%2C4029914 |newspaper=[[Victoria Advocate]] |location=Victoria, Texas|agency=Associated Press |title=Morton dealt to Giants |date=October 23, 1974 |page=1B}}</ref><!--<ref>{{cite web| url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1368&dat=19741022&id=A3hQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=khEEAAAAIBAJ&pg=4215,1665698 | title=Morton Sent To Giants | access-date=March 5, 2016}}</ref>-->

===New York Giants===
After acquiring Morton, the Giants traded their starting [[quarterback]] [[Norm Snead]] to the [[1975 San Francisco 49ers season|San Francisco 49ers]] in exchange for a third-round draft choice in 1975 and a fourth in 1976.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2512&dat=19741023&id=DjNIAAAAIBAJ&sjid=TgANAAAAIBAJ&pg=2324,3272280 |newspaper=Morning Record |location=(Meriden, Connecticut)|agency=Associated Press |title=Giants get Morton, trade Snead; Hadl to 'Pack |date=October 23, 1974 |page=10}}</ref> During his time with the Giants, he struggled along with the team, and "felt the vocal wrath of the fans."<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1917&dat=19770308&id=LzkwAAAAIBAJ&sjid=jeAFAAAAIBAJ&pg=952,1866654 |newspaper=Schenectady Gazette |location=(New York) |agency=UPI |title=Grid Giants trade Morton to Broncos |date=March 8, 1977 |page=26}}</ref> He was traded to the [[1977 Denver Broncos season|Denver Broncos]] in {{nfly|1977}} in exchange for quarterback [[Steve Ramsey (American football)|Steve Ramsey]] and a fifth-round draft choice in [[1978 NFL draft|1978]] (#137-[[Brian DeRoo]]). In his 34 career games with the Giants over three seasons, he had an 8–25–0 record, throwing for a total of 5,734 yards, 29 touchdowns, 49 interceptions and a 52.1 completion percentage.

===Denver Broncos===
At age 34, Morton revived his career with the Broncos,<ref name=swhtwt>{{cite news| url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2209&dat=19771130&id=nX9jAAAAIBAJ&sjid=3HkNAAAAIBAJ&pg=7200,6309936 |newspaper=Nashua Telegraph |location=Nashua, New Hampshire) |agency=Associated Press |last=Grimsley |first=Will |title=Denver's Craig Morton: the star who had to wait|date=November 30, 1977|page=43}}</ref> finishing the season as the second-rated passer in the [[American Football Conference|AFC]]. Morton was named the [[NFL Comeback Player of the Year]] for 1977 and selected All-[[American Football Conference|AFC]] by the ''[[Sporting News]]''. Although he suffered in the [[1977–78 NFL playoffs|playoffs]] from a swollen left hip that needed to be drained,<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1499&dat=19780103&id=Vw0qAAAAIBAJ&sjid=hCkEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6836,1245250 | title=Rozelle to Question Broncos About Injuries to Morton | first=Dave | last=Brady | author-link=Dave Brady | date=January 3, 1978 | work=The Milwaukee Journal | access-date=November 15, 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151117043834/https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1499&dat=19780103&id=Vw0qAAAAIBAJ&sjid=hCkEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6836,1245250 | archive-date=November 17, 2015 | url-status=dead | df=mdy-all}}</ref> he overcame the injury to become the first NFL quarterback to start the [[Super Bowl]] for two different teams (Dallas in [[Super Bowl V|V]] and Denver in [[Super Bowl XII|XII]]), a feat only equaled by [[Kurt Warner]], [[Peyton Manning]], and [[Tom Brady]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.espn.com/espn/wire?section=nfl&id=10349185 | title=Peyton Manning eyes Super Bowl title with 2nd team | first=Howard | last=Fendrich | publisher=ESPN | date=January 25, 2014 | access-date=February 26, 2014}}</ref> Morton is also the only quarterback to have started for two different teams' inaugural Super Bowl appearances. Unlike Warner, Manning, and Brady, however, Morton would not win a Super Bowl as a starter. He threw a franchise playoff record four interceptions in Denver's defeat against his former team, the Cowboys, which led to him being pulled in favor of [[Norris Weese]].

Morton's best statistical season came in his penultimate 17th season in [[1981 Denver Broncos season|1981]], when he threw for 3,195 yards and 21 [[touchdown]]s and had a 90.5 [[passer rating]]. He was a downfield passer not known for his mobility, but is one of the all-time leaders in yards per completion. He briefly held the record for the most consecutive passes completed. His 8.5 yards per attempt that season remains a Broncos franchise record, as do his 54 sacks, and two games where he was sacked seven times each (later matched by Elway and [[Tim Tebow]]). He was sacked 54 times in 1981, a team record for 41 years and still among the highest amount of sacks suffered by any quarterback in one season past the age of 35 in NFL history.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/leaders/pass_sacked_single_season.htm | title=NFL Sacked Single-Season Leaders (Since 1960) | website=[[Pro-Football-Reference.com]] }}</ref>

Morton wore number 7 for the Broncos and retired just before the arrival of celebrated rookie [[John Elway]] in [[1983 Denver Broncos season|1983]],<ref name=edrretmo>{{cite news| url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=860&dat=19821216&id=zZZUAAAAIBAJ&sjid=T48DAAAAIBAJ&pg=1484,7696071 |newspaper=Ellensburg Daily Record |location=(Washington) |agency=UPI |title=Craig Morton announces retirement | date=December 12, 1982 |page=12}}</ref> who wore the same number and in whose honor it was retired. Morton remains the third all-time passing yards leader in franchise history with 11,895 and his regular-season record was 50 wins and 28 losses in five seasons.

In 1986, Morton was inducted to the [[Colorado Sports Hall of Fame]]. He was inducted into the Denver Broncos' Ring of Fame in [[1988 Denver Broncos season|1988]].

==NFL career statistics==
===Regular season===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! rowspan="2"| Year
! rowspan="2"| Team
! colspan="2"| Games
! colspan="6"| Passing
! colspan="4"| Rushing  
|-
! GP !! GS !! Comp !! Att !! Yards !! TD !! Int !! Rate !! Att !! Yds !! Avg !! TD  
|-
! [[1965 NFL season|1965]] || [[1965 Dallas Cowboys season|DAL]]
| 4 || 1 || 17 || 34 || 173 || 2 || 4 || 45.0 || 3 || −8 || −2.7 || 0  
|-
! [[1966 NFL season|1966]] || [[1966 Dallas Cowboys season|DAL]]
| 6 || 0 || 13 || 27 || 225 || 3 || 1 || 98.5 || 7 || 50 || 7.1 || 0  
|-
! [[1967 NFL season|1967]] || [[1967 Dallas Cowboys season|DAL]]
| 9 || 3 || 69 || 137 || 978 || 10 || 10 || 67.7 || 15 || 42 || 2.8 || 0  
|-
! [[1968 NFL season|1968]] || [[1968 Dallas Cowboys season|DAL]]
| 13 || 1 || 44 || 85 || 752 || 4 || 6 || 68.4 || 4 || 28 || 7 || 2  
|-
! [[1969 NFL season|1969]] || [[1969 Dallas Cowboys season|DAL]]
| 13 || 13 || 162 || 302 || 2,619 || 21 || 15 || 85.4 || 16 || 62 || 3.9 || 1  
|-
! [[1970 NFL season|1970]] || [[1970 Dallas Cowboys season|DAL]]
| 12 || 11 || 102 || 207 || 1,819 || 15 || 7 || 89.8 || 16 || 37 || 2.3 || 0  
|-
! [[1971 NFL season|1971]] || [[1971 Dallas Cowboys season|DAL]]
| 10 || 4 || 78 || 143 || 1,131 || 7 || 8 || 73.5 || 4 || 9 || 2.2 || 1  
|-
! [[1972 NFL season|1972]] || [[1972 Dallas Cowboys season|DAL]]
| 14 || 14 || 185 || 339 || 2,396 || 15 || 21 || 65.9 || 8 || 26 || 3.2 || 2  
|-
! [[1973 NFL season|1973]] || [[1973 Dallas Cowboys season|DAL]]
| 14 || 0 || 13 || 32 || 174 || 3 || 1 || 76.8 || 1 || 0 || 0.0 || 0   
|-
! rowspan="2"| [[1974 NFL season|1974]] || [[1974 Dallas Cowboys season|DAL]]
| 6 || 0 || 2 || 2 || 12 || 0 || 0 || 91.7 || 1 || 0 || 0.0 || 0
|-
! [[1974 New York Giants season|NYG]]
| 8 || 7 || 122 || 237 || 1,510 || 9 || 13 || 61.3 || 4 || 5 || 1.2 || 0    
|-
! [[1975 NFL season|1975]] || [[1975 New York Giants season|NYG]]
| 14 || 14 || 186 || 363 || 2,359 || 11 || 16 || 63.6 || 22 || 72 || 3.3 || 0   
|-
! [[1976 NFL season|1976]] || [[1976 New York Giants season|NYG]]
| 12 || 12 || 153 || 284 || 1,865 || 9 || 20 || 55.6 || 15 || 48 || 3.2 || 0   
|-
! [[1977 NFL season|1977]] || [[1977 Denver Broncos season|DEN]]
| 14 || 14 || 131 || 254 || 1,929 || 14 || 8 || 82.0 || 31 || 125 || 4.0 || 4   
|-
! [[1978 NFL season|1978]] || [[1978 Denver Broncos season|DEN]]
| 14 || 13 || 146 || 267 || 1,802 || 11 || 8 || 77.0 || 17 || 71 || 4.2 || 0   
|-
! [[1979 NFL season|1979]] || [[1979 Denver Broncos season|DEN]]
| 14 || 10 || 204 || 370 || 2,626 || 16 || 19 || 70.6 || 23 || 13 || 0.6 || 1  
|-
! [[1980 NFL season|1980]] || [[1980 Denver Broncos season|DEN]]
| 12 || 9 || 183 || 301 || 2,150 || 12 || 13 || 77.8 || 21 || 29 || 1.4 || 1  
|-
! [[1981 NFL season|1981]] || [[1981 Denver Broncos season|DEN]]
| 15 || 15 || 225 || 376 || 3,195 || 21 || 14 || 90.5 || 8 || 18 || 2.2 || 0  
|-
! [[1982 NFL season|1982]] || [[1982 Denver Broncos season|DEN]]
| 3 || 3 || 18 || 26 || 193 || 0 || 3 || 51.1 || 1 || 0 || 0.0 || 0  
|-
! colspan="2"| Total || 207 || 144 || 2,053 || 3,786 || 27,908 || 183 || 187 || 73.5 || 215 || 627 || 2.9 || 12    
|}

==Coaching career and later life==
Following his playing career, Morton served as head coach for the [[Denver Gold]] of the [[United States Football League]] (USFL). He was a voter in the [[Harris Interactive College Football Poll]], a component of college football's now-defunct [[Bowl Championship Series]].

In 2008, he co-authored a book with ''[[Denver Post]]'' writer Adrian Dater entitled ''"Then Morton Said to Elway..." - The Best Denver Broncos Stories Ever Told.'' The book was published by Triumph Books.

==References==
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