John Elway golf cart accident kills friend during Stagecoach after-party
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 County 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 his removal from life support.
Published reports indicated Sperbeck was the passenger in a golf cart being driven by Elway about 7 p.m. Saturday on the 53000 block of Humboldt Boulevard.
The two friends and business partners had been involved in festivities surrounding the music fest, which ran from Friday to Sunday at the Empire Polo Club in Indio.
Sperbeck apparently fell out of the back of the cart while it was traveling at an unconfirmed speed, striking his head, according to Sports Illustrated.
He was taken to Desert Regional Medical Center in Palm Springs, where he lingered in a coma, never regaining consciousness, until the predawn hours Wednesday.
There was no word whether alcohol or other factors may have played a part in the fatality, which was under investigation by the sheriff’s department.
Sperbeck and Elway teamed up in 1990, when the victim became the athlete’s NFL agent, while Elway was quarterback for the Denver Broncos. The two-time Super Bowl winner hung up his jersey in 1998, ultimately serving as the team’s general manager, then later as a consultant. He retired altogether from the sport in 2023.
The two men partnered in a winery venture in 2013, according to reports.
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