Archie Manning
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| Elisha Archie Manning | |
|---|---|
| Date of birth | May 19, 1949 (age 57) |
| Place of birth |  Drew, Mississippi |
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Weight | 204 lb (93 kg) |
| Position(s) | QB |
| College | Ole Miss |
| NFL Draft | 1971 / Round 1 / Pick 2 |
| Career Highlights | |
| Pro Bowls | 1978, 1979 |
| Stats | |
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| Team(s) | |
| 1971-1982 1982-1983 1983-1984 |
New Orleans Saints Houston Oilers Minnesota Vikings |
| College Hall of Fame | |
Elisha Archie Manning (born May 19, 1949) is a former quarterback in professional American football. He was previously a star college player at Ole Miss from 1968-1970; in his junior season he finished fourth in the voting for the Heisman Trophy, and in his senior season he finished third. He is married to Olivia Williams Manning.
Manning is the father of three sons: Cooper, Peyton, and Eli – all of whom grew up playing football in their father's footsteps.
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[edit] Ole Miss
In the first national prime-time broadcast of a college football game (1969), Manning threw for 436 yards and three touchdowns, also rushing for 104 yards, in a heartbreaking 33-32 loss to Alabama. But despite his considerable talent, the rest of the team was not at his level, and the Rebels only had a record of 15-7 in his last two years. In his college career, he threw for 4,753 yards and 56 touchdowns and ran for 823 yards. He scored 14 touchdowns in 1969. In both 1969 and 1970, he was named to the All-SEC team and his #18 jersey was retired by Ole Miss. Manning was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1989. Manning's legacy is honored to this day on the campus of Ole Miss. During his time at Ole Miss Manning was a brother of Sigma Nu Fraternity.
[edit] NFL career
After college, he was selected in the 1971 NFL draft by the New Orleans Saints with the second overall selection. The Saints were at that time – and throughout Manning's stay there – one of the worst teams in the league, and Manning's supporters have often said that this was the reason that his career was less successful than it otherwise might have been. It seems very likely that if quarterback sacks had been an official statistic throughout his NFL career, there would probably have been more recorded against him than against any other player.
Manning played for the Saints for ten full seasons, none of them winning. In 1972 he led the league in pass attempts and completions, and led the NFC in passing yards, though the team's record was only 2-11-1. In 1978, he was named the NFC Player Of The Year by UPI after leading the Saints to their first non-losing season. They finished 8-8. That same year, Archie was also named All-NFC by both the UPI and The Sporting News.
Manning was selected to the Pro Bowl in 1978 and 1979. He went on to conclude his career with the Houston Oilers (1982-83), and the Minnesota Vikings (1983-84), where the teams posted a collective record of 6-35. He ended his 13-year career having completed 2,011 of 3,642 passes for 23,911 yards and 125 touchdowns, with 173 interceptions. He also rushed for 2,197 yards and 18 touchdowns. His 2,011 completions ranked 17th in NFL history upon his retirement.
[edit] Post-NFL career
Manning continues to make his home in New Orleans, though he also owns a condo in Oxford, Mississippi which he relocated to following Hurricane Katrina, and he is involved as an analyst with the Saints' radio and preseason television broadcasts. He can also be seen as a commentator for CBS Sports' college football broadcasts. He is the father of three sons, Cooper, Peyton and Eli. Archie has also been utilized as a commercial spokesman for products in Southeast Louisiana, where he remains popular with many fans.
[edit] Children
[edit] Cooper Manning
Cooper Manning, Archie's oldest son, was born in 1974. The only Manning brother not playing professional football, he was a standout wide receiver at the Isidore Newman School. During his senior year he was selected to the all-state team, the same season his brother Peyton started at quarterback as a sophomore.
Cooper was heavily recruited by Division I schools Texas, Virginia and Ole Miss, but was diagnosed with spinal stenosis in 1992.
After a successful surgery in 1993, he eventually graduated from Ole Miss and entered the business world as an oil and gas stock trader. Cooper married Ellen Heidingsfelder in 1999 and together they have three children, a daughter named May born in 2002, and two sons, Arch and Heid, born in 2004 and 2006, respectively. [1]
[edit] Peyton Manning
Peyton is the current quarterback of the Indianapolis Colts and was the first selection in 1998 NFL Draft. He attended the University of Tennessee and is currently the NFL's record holder for most touchdowns in a season and highest passer rating. He led the Colts to a 29-17 victory in Super Bowl XLI over the Chicago Bears on February 4, 2007. He also won the Super Bowl MVP Award. Peyton finally broke the drought of Super Bowl success in the family.
[edit] Eli Manning
Eli is the current starting quarterback of the New York Giants and was the first overall selection in the 2004 NFL Draft. Like his father, he attended Ole Miss and played as the Rebels' starting quarterback. He recently completed his third NFL season.
[edit] References
- ^ Greenberg, Alan and Altavilla, John. Another Line, The Hartford Courant, February 2, 2007.
Categories: 1949 births | Living people | American football families | American football quarterbacks | American sports announcers | College Football Hall of Fame | Houston Oilers players | Minnesota Vikings players | National Conference Pro Bowl players | New Orleans Saints players | Ole Miss Rebels football players | People from Louisiana | People from New Orleans
