about ted sundquist

Ted Sundquist is a graduate of the United States Air Force Academy, Class of 1984, receiving a Bachelors of Science with an emphasis in Soviet Area Studies, and graduated with Military Honors. A four year letterman on the Falcon football team, Sundquist was a member of the ’82 Hall of Fame Bowl and ’83 Independence Bowl Champions. He has a Masters in Public Administration from the University of Colorado – Colorado Springs.

As a Signals Intelligence Officer, Sundquist was stationed in Berlin, Germany during the Cold War, then later returned to the Academy as an Assistant Football Coach & Head Coach of the USAFA Prep School.

After an eight year career in the USAF, he worked for the Denver Broncos of the National Football League as a Personnel Assistant, Director of College Scouting, and General Manager, and was in the front office when the Broncos captured Back-to-Back Super Bowl Championships in ’97 & ’98.

Sundquist was on the board of National Football Scouting, Inc. and played a pivotal role on its Committee to hire a new Executive Director. He served on the Selection Committee for the annual NFL Combine, and represented the Broncos in various capacities with the NFL’s league office.

After sixteen seasons in Denver, Sundquist sat on the Board of Directors for the AFA Athletic Foundation, and later held the role of Director of Player Personnel for the Omaha Nighthawks of the United Football League.

He has worked in television and radio as a commentator and gameday analyst, with appearances on ESPN, CBS Sports, The Mountain West Sports Network, Mountain West Football, and KOA Radio. His own website, The Football Educator, covered topics across the game of football for two seasons.

Sundquist’s passion for the sport led to a revolutionary idea in virtual reality. Taking concepts of immersive training for USAF pilots and applying the same techniques to quarterbacks, his efforts would lead to a U.S. patent and the founding of Sports Virtual Training Systems, Inc.

He authored the book Taking Your Team To The Top, How to build and manage great teams like the pros (McGraw-Hill), looking to pass on the knowledge, skills, and motivation used to replicate the same success he’s had in and around the game of football.

A member of the United States National Bobsled Team, he participated in the ’88 Calgary Olympic Trials and raced for the U.S. National Team for four seasons.

Ted Sundquist is a native of Houston, Texas, and he and his wife Amy now reside in Parker, Colorado.

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