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The draft is frequently referred to as the quarterback class of 1983, because six quarterbacks were taken in the first round — John Elway, Todd Blackledge, Jim Kelly, Tony Eason, Ken O'Brien, and Dan Marino — tied with the 2024 draft for the highest number taken.
The 1983 NFL Draft is celebrated for its quarterbacks, and for good reason. It produced three of the greatest quarterbacks ever: John Elway, Dan Marino and Jim Kelly. It also had some misses. Ken ...
The 1983 draft is frequently referred to as the draft with the quarterback class of 1983, because six quarterbacks were taken in the first round, an unusually high number. [3] Of these quarterbacks, four played in the Super Bowl, four were selected to play in the Pro Bowl, and three have been inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. [4]
1983 NFL draft The Baltimore Colts had the first overall pick in the 1983 NFL draft , nicknamed the "Quarterback class of 1983". Elway was the first of six quarterbacks selected in the first round.
The 1983 NFL Draft is one of the most famous in the game's history, for one key reason: the quarterbacks.
The only other time six quarterbacks were taken in the entire first round came in 1983 in a draft that produced Hall of Famers John Elway, Jim Kelly and Dan Marino, along with less-productive ...
Eason was selected by the New England Patriots in the first round (15th overall pick) of the 1983 NFL draft. [13] He was one of six quarterbacks picked in the first round of the 1983 Draft along with John Elway (1st pick), Todd Blackledge (7th pick), Jim Kelly (14th pick), Ken O'Brien (24th pick), and Dan Marino (27th pick). [14]
June 25, 1983: Larry Gordon, the Miami Dolphins first round pick in the 1976 NFL draft, died from heart failure [2] October 31, 1983: George Halas, the owner of the Chicago Bears dies of cancer at the age of 88 years old. December 16, 1983: Doug Kotar, Running Back for the New York Giants, died from an inoperable brain tumor. [3]