Jeff Knapple

Jeffrey Scott Knapple (born August 27, 1956) is a former American football quarterback in the National Football League (NFL) who played for the Denver Broncos.^[1] He played college football for the UCLA Bruins, Colorado Buffaloes, and Northern Colorado Bears. He also played in the Canadian Football League (CFL) for the Calgary Stampeders and in the USFL for the Denver Gold and New Jersey Generals.^[2]

Jeff Knapple

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Position:	Quarterback
Personal information
Born:	(1956-08-27) August 27, 1956 (age 68) Würzburg, Germany
Height:	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:	200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High school:	Fairview (Boulder, Colorado)
College:	UCLA Colorado Northern Colorado
NFL draft:	1979: undrafted
Career history
Buffalo Bills (1979)* Denver Broncos (1980) Calgary Stampeders (1981) Denver Gold (1983) New Jersey Generals (1983-1984)
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
Second-team All-Big Eight (1977)
Stats at Pro Football Reference

After his football career, Knapple transitioned into business, and was instrumental in the broad adaptation of naming rights in professional sports venues. Knapple was responsible for deals including Staples Center (Los Angeles Lakers, Los Angeles Clippers, Los Angeles Kings), Citizen's Bank Park (Philadelphia Phillies), Emirates Stadium (Arsenal), MetLife Stadium (New York Giants, New York Jets), U.S. Bank Stadium (Minnesota Vikings), and Philips Arena (Atlanta Hawks). He is currently a senior executive at Elevate Sports Ventures.

Knapple was married to Tammera Wells in the 1970s. After Jeff's divorce from Tammera, Jeff married Lola Scarpitta in 1983. They were divorced in 2016. Knapple married actress Jill Whelan in 2017.^[3]