The Denver Broncos are mourning the passing of the first quarterback to lead them to the Super Bowl.
The team announced the death of Craig Morton on Monday, May 11. He died at the age of 83 on Saturday, May 9, in Mill Valley, California, according to his family.
No cause of death was revealed.
The fifth overall pick of the 1965 NFL Draft by the Dallas Cowboys, Morton played for three teams during his 18-year career, which also included a hitch with the New York Giants. A Cal product, he was also drafted in the 10th round of the 1965 AFL Draft by the Oakland Raiders but never played for them.
Morton played more than half his career with Dallas and started for the Cowboys in Super Bowl 5 to cap the 1971 season − throwing three interceptions in a game the Baltimore Colts won 16-13. He frequently split time and even platooned with future Hall of Famer Roger Staubach in the early 1970s before eventually being traded (at his request) to the Giants in 1974. Dallas recouped New York's first-round pick in 1975 as part of the package, a selection ultimately used on another future Canton resident, defensive tackle Randy White.
