Overview
- The Denver Broncos announced the death of John Beake at age 87 and offered condolences to his wife Marcia and sons Chip and Chris.
- Team officials credited Beake with helping guide Denver to five Super Bowl appearances and the back-to-back championship teams of the late 1990s.
- Beake was in the personnel room for the 1983 deal that brought John Elway to Denver and rose through the Broncos’ front office after joining the club in 1979.
- Sources differ on the exact years he served as the franchise’s general manager, with some accounts listing 1985–1999 and others 1979–2000, a discrepancy not resolved in current reports.
- After leaving Denver’s front office, Beake spent years in senior NFL league roles, including running NFL Europe operations, and he continued to serve on the Broncos’ Ring of Fame committee.