Peyton Williams Manning Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
Peyton Williams Manning (born March 24, 1976) is an American football quarterback for the Denver Broncos of the National Football League (NFL). A five-time league MVP, he played for the Indianapolis Colts for 14 seasons from 1998 to 2011. He is a son of former NFL quarterback Archie Manning and an elder brother of New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning.Manning played college football for the University of Tennessee, leading the Volunteers to the 1997 SEC Championship in his senior season. However, No. 3 Tennessee lost to the No. 2 Nebraska Cornhuskers 42-17 in the Orange Bowl giving Nebraska and Tom Osborne their 3rd national championship in 4 years. He was chosen by the Indianapolis Colts with the first overall pick in the 1998 NFL Draft. Manning's playing career and statistics have ranked him among the greatest quarterbacks of all-time. From 1998 to 2010, he led the Colts to eight (seven AFC South and one AFC East) division championships, two AFC championships, and one Super Bowl championship (Super Bowl XLI). His five NFL MVPs are a league record, he was the most valuable player of Super Bowl XLI, has been named to thirteen Pro Bowls, has thirteen 4,000-yard passing seasons, and is the Indianapolis Colts' all-time leader in passing yards (54,828) and touchdown passes (399). In 2009, he was named the best player in the NFL, and Fox Sports, along with Sports Illustrated, named him the NFL player of the decade for the 2000s. Before the 2013 season had even finished, SI had named him their Sportsman of the Year.In May 2011, he underwent neck surgery to alleviate neck pain and arm weakness he dealt with during the previous few seasons before signing a five-year, $90 million contract extension with the Colts in July 2011. Manning had hoped to play in the 2011 season, but in September 2011 he underwent a second, and much more serious surgery: a level one cervical fusion procedure. Manning had never missed an NFL game in his career, but was forced to miss the entire 2011 season. He was released by the Colts on March 7, 2012, and after an almost two-week period where he visited with and worked out for several NFL teams, he signed with the Denver Broncos on March 20, 2012. On October 19, 2014, he broke Brett Favre's record for most career TDs when he threw his 509th touchdown pass, in a game against the San Francisco 49ers.Manning's pre-snap routine has earned him the nickname "The Sheriff", and he is one of the most recognizable and parodied players in the NFL. Teams led by Manning more often than not use the hurry-up offense in place of the standard huddle.
April 13, 1955, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center
Place Of Birth
New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Height
6' 5½" (1.97 m)
Weight
104.33
Profession
American football player
Education
Isidore Newman School, University of Tennessee, Lafayette College, United States Military Academy Preparatory School
Nationality
American, American
Spouse
Ashley Thompson
Children
Marshall Williams Manning, Mosley Thompson Manning
Parents
Archie Manning, Olivia Williams Manning, Francis March
Siblings
Eli Manning, Cooper Manning
Awards
Super Bowl Most Valuable Player Award, All-Pro, Sports Illustrated Sportsperson of the Year, Associated Press NFL Offensive Player of the Year Award, National Football League Comeback Player of the Year Award, Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year Award, Best NFL Player ESPY Award, Maxwell Award, ESPY I...
Nominations
Heisman Trophy, Best Male Athlete ESPY Award, Best Comeback Athlete ESPY Award, Fantasy Player of the Year, Teen Choice Award for Choice Male Athlete, NFL Honors - GMC Never Say Never Moment of the Year, Kids' Choice Sports Award for Best Male Athlete
Movies
NFL: In Just One Play, NFL Insider, 1998 Orange Bowl National Championship Game
TV Shows
Battle of the Gridiron Stars, Guys Choice
Star Sign
Aries
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Trademark
1
Often yells Omaha on the line of scrimmage
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Thick southern accent
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Fact
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Quarterback with the Indianapolis Colts (1998-2010; missed 2011 season with neck injury) and Denver Broncos (2012-2015).
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Announced his retirement from the NFL on 7 March 2016.
3
Appeared in a commercial for Wheaties' "Fuel" cereal. [2010]
4
Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay announced at a news conference, with Manning in attendance, that Manning was being released by the team. [March 2012]
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As a child, he was called "Peytie Pie" by his mother.
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Was in the audience, and was on video cheering, when brother Eli Manning led The New York Giants to their Super Bowl XLII victory. [2008]
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Led the Indianapolis Colts to their first NFL championship since the 1970 season, to beat the Chicago Bears 29-17 in Super Bowl XLI. Was named Super Bowl MVP. [2007]
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(September 10, 2006) He and younger brother Eli Manning made NFL history as the first time two brothers who play starting quarterback played against one another.
9
Good friends with Country Music Super Star Kenny Chesney.
10
Had four pairs of hightop black shoes made which he planned to wear in the 15 September 2002 game as a tribute to Johnny Unitas. But the NFL threatened to slap Manning with a $25,000 fine if he wore the shoes. Further, it declared only the Baltimore Ravens would have the sole right to honor Unitas with a patch or armband on their uniforms that Sunday.
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Broke the record set by Dan Marino for most regular-season touchdown passes with 49. [December 2004]
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Graduated from the University of Tennessee with a degree in speech communication in three years, but chose to return to Tennessee for a fourth year (and also to work on his master's degree).
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Frequently calls audibles at the line (meaning that he'll change a play at the line if he sees that the play won't work against the defensive scheme he sees).
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Considered one of the smartest players in the NFL.
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Wears #18, in part, as a tribute to his older brother Cooper, who wore the number in high school but had his career cut short by injuries.
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