Documentary Recap - Elway to Marino (ESPN 30 for 30)
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English - April 26, 2021 20:00 - 33 minutes - 30.7 MB - ★★★★★ - 19 ratingsFootball Sports TV & Film cbs espn mlb nfl sports abc baseball classicgames collegebasketball collegefootball Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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John Elway and Dan Marino would become two of the faces of the NFL for 15 years after being selected in the 1983 NFL Draft. Other than both having rocket right arms in common, they both had the same agent in attorney Marvin Demoff.
The ESPN 30 for 30 documentary Elway to Marino chronicles the events leading up to and the day of the '83 draft which largely centered around the two future Hall of Fame signal callers along with a plethora of other storylines, which is why many consider it to be the best in the league's history. In this episode we discuss: - The Baltimore Colts vs. the Elway's - Virtually every team wanting to get their hands on Elway - Marino and Elway's path to the '83 draft - Ernie Accorsi vs. Robert Irsay - Dan Marino's reaction to Tony Eason, Todd Blackledge, and Ken O'Brien being selected over him - The Jets being the Jets - Did the league screw over Al Davis and the Raiders from trading up for Elway? - The Broncos quiet confidence that they would land Elway - much more... For more, visit us online at http://distantreplaypodcast.com