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Archie Manning Biography

Birth Name:Elisha Archibald Manning

Birth Place:Drew, Mississippi, United States

Fast Facts

  • 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