

Manning's career ended with a victory in Super Bowl 50, making him the first starting quarterback to win the Super Bowl for more than one franchise. Serving as the Broncos' starting quarterback from 2012 to 2015, he helped them clinch their division each season and reach two Super Bowls. After undergoing neck surgery that sidelined him for the 2011 season, Manning was released by the Colts and signed with the Broncos. Manning was also named Super Bowl MVP in the victory. He helped transform the struggling Colts franchise into consistent playoff contenders, leading them to 11 playoff appearances, eight division titles, three AFC Championship Games, two Super Bowl appearances, and one championship title in Super Bowl XLI, the franchise's first in over three decades and first since relocating to Indianapolis. Manning was selected first overall in the 1998 NFL Draft by the Colts, where he served as their starting quarterback from 1998 to 2010. He played college football at Tennessee, where he won the Maxwell, Davey O'Brien, and Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Awards as a senior en route to victory in the 1997 SEC Championship. A member of the Manning football dynasty, he is the second son of former NFL quarterback Archie Manning and an older brother of former NFL quarterback Eli Manning. Manning is considered to be one of the greatest quarterbacks of all time. Nicknamed " the Sheriff", he spent 14 seasons with the Indianapolis Colts and four with the Denver Broncos. Peyton Williams Manning (born March 24, 1976) is an American former football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 18 seasons.


Louisiana High School Sports Hall of Fame (2021).University of Tennessee Athletics Hall of Fame.Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the Year (2013).2× NFL completion percentage leader (2003, 2012).Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year (2005).2× NFL Offensive Player of the Year (2004, 2013).
