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Peyton Manning
Peyton Williams Manning is an American former professional football player. He was a quarterback in the National Football League (NFL) for 18 seasons. Nicknamed "the Sheriff", he spent 14 seasons with the Indianapolis Colts and four with the Denver Broncos. Manning is considered one of the greatest quarterbacks of all time. A member of the Manning football dynasty, he is the second son of former N…
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sports · American football player (born 1976) · American football player · restaurateur · actor · voice actor · also Peyton Manning, The Sheriff, Manning
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2026· 29 entries
“...faith, family, friends, and football.”
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“I committed my life to Christ, and that faith has been most important to me ever since.”
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“Thank you very much from the bottom of my heart. I truly have enjoyed being your quarterback.”
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El Universal: Tom Brady y Peyton Manning tendrán documental sobre su rivalidad en la NFL
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MARCA: Marshall Manning se vuelve viral en su debut en la escuela secundaria y el hijo de Peyton Manning demuestra por qué genera tanta expectación
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The Shadow League: ‘Too Much Pressure On A Kid’: QB Marshall Manning, Son Of NFL Legend Peyton Manning, Makes High School Debut As Teammate Steals The Show
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Atlanta Falcons: Jack Strand displays Peyton Manning-like accuracy on 35-yard dime in Indy
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NFL.com: Atlanta Falcons quarterback Jack Strand displays Peyton Manning-like accuracy on 35-yard dime in Indy
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Broncos Wire: Peyton Manning reveals who he’ll root for when Arch plays Tennessee
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Yahoo Sports: “Tennessee Better Lock This Kid Down”: Fans React to Peyton Manning’s Son Marshall’s High School Debut
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People.com: Peyton Manning’s 15-Year-Old Son Marshall Looks Like His Dad as He Makes High School Football Debut
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New York Post: How Peyton Manning’s son Marshall fared in high school debut
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USA Today: Pat McAfee reacts to Marshall Manning, Peyton Manning's son, after varsity debut
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KOLN | Nebraska Local News, Weather, Sports | Lincoln, NE: FULL VIDEO: Nebraska Football Defensive Edges Coach Roy Manning Press Conference |Aug. 21, 2026
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Broncos Wire: NFL: Peyton Manning's son, Marshall, makes high school football debut
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SB Nation: Arch Manning’s next step can make him even more than the face of college football
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Sports Illustrated: David Pollack Is All of Us After Peyton Manning's Son Marshall Makes High School Debut
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AL.com: Peyton Manning’s son makes high school debut
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Yahoo Sports: ESPN2 announcers were thrilled to call Peyton Manning’s son’s first high school play
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Yahoo Sports: How Marshall Manning and his former team kept Peyton Manning from a coaching career
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USA Today: Marshall Manning, son of Peyton Manning, makes Baylor School debut on ESPN2
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Fox News: Peyton Manning’s freshman son makes his debut, but freak running back steals the show
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Detroit Free Press: Marshall Manning through the years: Top photos of Peyton Manning's son
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Barstool Sports: There's Another One – Peyton Manning's Son, Marshall Manning, Made His High School Football Debut at QB Last Night
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Bleacher Report: Why Peyton Manning's Son Marshall Played Limited Snaps in HSFB Debut and What to Expect in 2026
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Public attention spiked: 6,589 Wikipedia readers in one day, 3.3× the usual 2,009, with 0 article edits. Coverage that week: “‘Too Much Pressure On A Kid’: QB Marshall Manning, Son Of NFL Legend Peyton Manning, Makes High School Debut As Teammate Steals The Show” (The Shadow League).
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Austin American-Statesman: Golden: Arch Manning is doing his talking at practice during media break - Austin American-Statesman
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Sports Illustrated: Peyton Manning’s Son Makes Official High School Football Debut for Baylor
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2025· 14 entries
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Snopes rated the claim “Former NFL quarterback Peyton Manning gave a Black waitress a job and financial support after she was fired for giving him free coffee.” False.
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Snopes.com rated the claim “Former NFL quarterback Peyton Manning paid for a 13-year-old girl named Nia to attend math camp.” False.
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Snopes.com rated the claim “Former NFL quarterback Peyton Manning bought a failing dog rescue center called "Maple Creek Rescue."” False.
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Lead Stories rated the claim “Former NFL quarterback Peyton Manning bought a dog rescue shelter that was about to close” Fan Fiction.
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Snopes.com rated the claim “Former NFL quarterback Peyton Manning adopted an 8-year-old girl named Lily after her parents died in a car accident.” False.
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Lead Stories rated the claim “Former NFL quarterback Peyton Manning adopted a daughter named Lily” Fan Fiction.
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Snopes.com rated the claim “Former NFL quarterback Peyton Manning refused to laugh at a cruel talk show joke about a person living with obesity.” False.
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It was announced Manning would be joining the ownership group of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) team Denver Summit FC
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Snopes.com rated the claim “Retired NFL star Peyton Manning accompanied a teenage cancer patient to her prom.” False.
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Snopes.com rated the claim “Former NFL quarterback Peyton Manning left a gala in a tuxedo to sit on the floor with a crying 9-year-old boy named Dylan.” False.
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Snopes.com rated the claim “In April 2025, former NFL quarterback Peyton Manning gifted a minivan to a mom who walked her son to football practice every day for two years.” False.
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Snopes rated the claim “Former NFL quarterback Peyton Manning calmed a crying baby on a long flight, then slipped the child's father a kind note of encouragement.” False.
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Manning donated $4 million to the University of Tennessee College of Communication and Information
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2024· 1 entry
Manning was honored with the Mizel Institute Community Enrichment Award
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2023· 1 entry
It was announced Manning would join the University of Tennessee as a professor in the College of Communication and Information
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2022· 1 entry
The Peyback foundation teamed up with Georgia Tech to launch a scholarship in honor of Manning's former Broncos teammate Demaryius Thomas
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2021· 5 entries
And the Broncos Ring of Fame on October 31, 2021
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Manning was unanimously elected to the Denver Broncos Ring of Fame
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Manning was elected into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in his first year of eligibility, with the committee taking only 13 seconds to debate his selection
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Peyton hosted a revival of the quiz show College Bowl, with his brother Cooper as his "sidekick"
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Peyton and Eli began hosting an alternative broadcast of Monday Night Football called the Manningcast on ESPN2 and ESPN+
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2020· 1 entry
And is named after his trademark audible call
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2019· 1 entry
Manning was named to the NFL 100 All-Time Team
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2018· 1 entry
Drove the pace car during the 2018 Daytona 500
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2017· 3 entries
In a ceremony attended by hundreds of fans, the Colts unveiled a bronze statue of Manning outside its Lucas Oil Stadium
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His first year of eligibility for the honor, and was inducted during a ceremony in December
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And the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2021
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2016· 1 entry
The Broncos defeated the Carolina Panthers 24–10 in Super Bowl 50 as the Broncos' defense shut down the favored Panthers' top-ranked offense and regular season MVP Cam Newton
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2015· 2 entries
Al Jazeera America released a report conducted by the Al Jazeera Investigative Unit investigating professional athletes' use of Performance-enhancing drugs (PEDs) which named Manning, among other prominent athletes, as h
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Was statistically his weakest, but saw him end his career with a Super Bowl victory through the assistance of the Broncos' No Fly Zone defense
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2014· 3 entries
Against the San Francisco 49ers on NBC Sunday Night Football, Manning threw his 509th career touchdown pass to Demaryius Thomas, passing Brett Favre to become the NFL's all-time leader in passing touchdowns
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In a stellar performance against the Arizona Cardinals, Manning threw for a career-high 479 passing yards, tied his career-high with an 86-yard touchdown pass to Demaryius Thomas, threw his 500th career touchdown pass to
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Manning was fined $8,268 for taunting D
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2013· 2 entries
And Peyton and the Broncos beat Eli's Giants 41–23
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Manning was awarded the AP National Football League Comeback Player of the Year Award, named a first-team All-Pro selection, and finished second in MVP voting
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2012· 6 entries
Manning bought 21 Papa John's Pizza stores, all in Colorado
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Won the NFL Comeback Player of the Year with _Retired American Football (2012).
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Was able to precisely recall the details and timing of a specific play that he used at Tennessee 16 years earlier
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Manning reportedly memorized the Colts' playbook within a week after being drafted, and in 2012, he was able to precisely recall the details and timing of a specific play that he used at Tennessee 16 years earlier.
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Joined Denver Broncos in 2012.
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Played for Denver Broncos (2012–2015).
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2011· 1 entry
The Colts signed Manning to a 5-year, $90 million contract after negotiations in which he made it clear that he did not need to be the highest-paid player in the NFL
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2010· 1 entry
With Peyton and the Colts beating Eli's Giants again by a score of 38–14
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2009· 2 entries
Manning guest voiced (with his brothers Eli and Cooper) on an episode of The Simpsons called "O Brother, Where Bart Thou
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When analyst Jon Gruden described Manning's ability to use audibles at the line of scrimmage on the road
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2008· 2 entries
Manning had surgery to remove an infected bursa sac in his left knee
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The Saturday Night Live 40th Anniversary Special in 2015, and on Weekend Update on the January 29, 2022, episode hosted by Willem Dafoe
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2007· 2 entries
Manning waved the green flag to begin the 91st Indianapolis 500
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His 31st birthday, Manning hosted NBC's Saturday Night Live (season 32, episode 16)
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2006· 1 entry
And Peyton's Colts defeated Eli's Giants by a score of 26–21
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2005· 3 entries
Won the NFL First team All Pro with _Retired American Football (2005).
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Tennessee retired Manning's number (16)
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The Colts had a greatly improved defense over that of recent years
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2004· 1 entry
Won the NFL First team All Pro with _Retired American Football (2004).
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2003· 3 entries
Won the NFL First team All Pro with _Retired American Football (2003).
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And a court order imposing a condition on both Manning and Naughright preventing them from ever talking about the settlement or each other again
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Naughright sued for defamation, resulting in an undisclosed settlement in 2003 and a court order imposing a condition on both Manning and Naughright preventing them from ever talking about the settlement or each other again.
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2002· 1 entry
Claiming that Manning defamed her in a book he wrote with his father and author John Underwood in which he described her as having a "vulgar mouth"
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1998· 5 entries
Studied at University of Tennessee (1994–1998).
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Played for Indianapolis Colts (1998–2011).
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Joined Indianapolis Colts in 1998.
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For the Colts with 3,739 passing yards and 26 passing touchdowns, but also threw a league high 28 interceptions as the team struggled to a 3–13 record with a defense that gave up more than 27 points per game
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Largely because Manning sat out much of the final two games with the top AFC seed clinched
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1997· 1 entry
En route to victory in the 1997 SEC Championship Game
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1996· 1 entry
While attending the University of Tennessee, Manning was accused of sexual assault by trainer Jamie Ann Naughright after she alleged that he pressed his genitals against her face during a foot examination
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1994· 3 entries
Won the Gatorade Player of the Year with _Retired American Football (1994).
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Studied at Isidore Newman School (1994).
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Played for Tennessee Volunteers football (1994–1997).
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1976· 1 entry
Born 1976-03-24.
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