Growing up a die-hard Browns fan in Canton, Mark Thewes had his heart repeatedly ripped out by legendary Denver Broncos quarterback John Elway.
Now Thewes is one of Elway’s top lieutenants as director of team administration for the Broncos, who’ll face the Carolina Panthers in Super Bowl 50 on Sunday night at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif.
Thewes was in grade school when Elway, who’s in his fifth season as Denver’s executive vice president of football operations and general manager, started his run of three victories in AFC title games against the Browns in the late 1980s.