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Article: SUPER BOWL XXXII; Denver 31 Green Bay 24 `THIS ONE'S FOR JOHN' Broncos QB Elway gets his first Super Bowl ring on his fourth try, and it comes at the expense of the defending champion Packers.(SPORTS)
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- Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN)
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- January 26, 1998
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John Elway, Super Bowl winning quarterback.
Has a certain ring to it, doesn't it?
The football nation got its sentimental wish granted Sunday, as the Denver Broncos staged a Super Bowl upset for the ages and delivered a long-sought piece of championship jewelry to the Broncos quarterback.
In shocking the heavily favored and defending champion Green Bay Packers 31-24 in a dramatic and riveting Super Bowl XXXII at Qualcomm Stadium, the Broncos plunged the city of Denver into mile-high delirium with the first NFL title in the team's 38-year history.
"I was afraid to imagine it," said Elway of his first taste of Super Bowl success. "I just ...