Biography of archie manning
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Archie Manning
American football player (born )
This article is about the former American football quarterback. For his grandson, see Arch Manning.
American football player
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| Position: | Quarterback |
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| Born: | () May 19, (age&#;75) Drew, Mississippi, U.S. |
| Height: | 6&#;ft 3&#;in (&#;m) |
| Weight: | &#;lb (96&#;kg) |
| High school: | Drew |
| College: | Ole Miss (–) |
| NFL draft: | &#;/ round:&#;1&#;/ pick:&#;2 |
College Football Hall of Fame | |
Elisha Archibald Manning III (born May 19, ) is an American former professional football player who was a quarterback in the National Football League (NFL) for 14 seasons, primarily with the New Orleans Saints from to He also had brief stints with the Houston Oilers and the Minnesota Vikings. He played college football for the Ole Miss Rebels and was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in Manning is the patriarch of the Manning football dynasty, having preceded sons Peyton and Eli as a successful NFL quarterback.
Early life
[edit]Born in Drew, Mississippi, Manning is the son of Jane Elizabeth (née Nelson) and Elisha Archibald Manning Jr. He grew up heavily involved in football, basketball, baseball, and track. His father, known as "Buddy", was interested in Archie's sports activiti
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Archie Manning: The Interpretation and Describe of a Mississippi Icon
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Archibold Elisha Manning, III
Major Works
- Manning: A Father, His Sons, and A Football Legacy (by Archie and Peyton Manning with John Underwood)
Archie Manning: A Biography
by Bryan Nichols (SHS)
Archibald Elisha Manning III was born May 19, , to Sis and Buddy Manning in Drew, Mississippi (Manning 1). He grew up in the small town during the &#;s and &#;s. His father Buddy worked at a farm equipment store and earned only $6, per year (Manning 2). His mother was a homemaker. He had an older sister named Pam.
During his adolescence, Manning played organized sports. Baseball was his first love, then came football, and last came basketball. (Manning 1). &#; Manning recalls plowing a baseball field in his backyard so that his friends and he could play on a daily basis (Manning 4). Manning played on the varsity baseball team in the seventh grade at age twelve. He went on to play six years on varsity, and all of the people in Drew thought that he was going to sign a pro contract with a major league baseball team. He also started to play pee-wee football in the fifth grade where he played running back (Manning 2). He then began to play football in high school where he discovered that he wasn&#;t gifted enough to play running back.
As a sophomore, Manning started at