Was inducted into the National Football Foundation College Hall of Fame, as well as other Halls of Fame in Mississippi and Louisiana
Was named Mississippi's Greatest All-Time Athlete in 1992, Mississippi's Most Popular Athlete of the Century, and one of the Top 25 Athletes of the Century in Louisiana
Hosts golf tournaments in Louisiana and Mississippi to benefit his Archie Manning Cystic Fibrosis charity
Was named one of 10 Outstanding New Orleanians by the Family Service of Greater New Orleans and Hornblower of the Year by the Public Relations Society of America
Graduated from the University of Mississippi, where he was an All-American quarterback, and he remains the only Ole Miss player to have his number retired
Has three sons, Cooper, Peyton, and Eli, the latter two of whom have also played in the NFL, and with whom he runs the summer football camp Manning Passing Academy
Best known as a former NFL football player and sports analyst for "College Football Today․"
Was a quarterback in the NFL for 14 years, during which he spent a decade with the New Orleans Saints, two years with the Houston Oilers, and two years with the Minnesota Vikings
Wrote the book "Manning: A Father, His Sons and A Football Legacy" with his youngest son, Eli
Was the second player chosen in the 1971 NFL draft and the number one choice of the New Orleans Saints