Peyton Manning
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Peyton Williams Manning (born March 24, 1976) is an American football quarterback who plays for the Indianapolis Colts, a team in the National Football League. Many people think that Peyton Manning is close to the best quarterback in the National Football League.[1][2] Manning played college football for the University of Tennessee before he played professional football,. Manning has played for the Indianapolis Colts all the time he has played professional football. He joined the team in 1998.[3] Peyton is the older brother of New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning.
Manning has been in many television commercials. He has also had his picture on the covers of some video games for the Xbox, and was on an episode of Saturday Night Live.[4][5][6] Manning has also made a lot donations to charities and he has his own charitable group, called the Peyback foundation.[7]
On February 4, 2007, Manning led the Indianapolis Colts to a victory over the Chicago Bears in the forty-first Super Bowl. He was called the Most Valuable Player of that game.[8]
[change] References
- ↑ The Best: Quarterback. ESPN (2007-05-29). Retrieved on 3 February 2008.
- ↑ Chadiha, Jeff (2008-01-30). Arms of Greatness: Ranking the best QBs by each decade. ESPN. Retrieved on 5 February 2008.
- ↑ 1998 NFL Draft Analysis: Indianapolis Colts. Sports Illustrated (1998-06-07). Retrieved on 6 January 2008.
- ↑ Show, Jon. Exclusive survey names Peyton Manning most marketable NFLer. Street & Smith's Sports Business Daily. Retrieved on 6 February 2007.
- ↑ Peyton Manning Returns to Quarterback "NFL Fever 2003". Microsoft (2002-07-25). Retrieved on 22 January 2007.
- ↑ Consoli, John (2007-03-26). SNL Scores Ratings Touchdown with Manning. Media Week. Retrieved on 26 March 2007.
- ↑ Laying the foundation for life long success. PeytonManning.com. Retrieved on 31 October 2007.
- ↑ Manning wins Big One as Colts beat Bears in Super Bowl. ESPN.com (2007-02-04). Retrieved on 25 December 2007.
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| NAME | Manning, Peyton Williams |
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION | American athlete |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 24, 1976 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | New Orleans, Louisiana, United States |
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