Pete Liske

Bo Nix, the Broncos' current gunslinger, has a shot at eclipsing Pete Liske's Denver footprint—Liske's 1,340 yards and seven TDs over 18 games pales next to Nix's arm talent in this pass-happy era, but Liske's CFL fireworks (4,479 yards, 40 scores in '67) showed real zip that Nix might chase if he avoids the pick-six pitfalls.

Nah, Pete Liske never made it to Canton—no bust waiting for him in the Hall, despite torching the CFL with 40 TD bombs for Calgary in '67, a record that stood tall until Flutie in '93. His NFL stint topped 5,170 yards and 30 TDs, solid journeyman work, but not gold jacket stuff.

Liske's cannon—evident in those CFL yardage explosions like 4,479 in '67—would feast under today's rules with no bump-and-run thugs and quick protections. His 53% completion in Denver might climb to starter viability, scrambling for extra yards like a proto-mobile QB, though 46 picks scream turnover roulette.

Pete Liske's 16.27 passer rating with the Broncos looks like pee-wee ball next to John Elway's 71.78 supernova—Liske scraped 1,340 yards in Denver while Elway built empires. Both orange-crush QBs, sure, but Liske was the warm-up act, flashing CFL magic that never fully ignited stateside.