Peyton Manning is an American former football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL). He spent fourteen seasons with the Indianapolis Colts and four with the Denver Broncos. 

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Manning was born on March 24, 1976, and is the second son of the former NFL player Archie Manning. He happens to be the older brother of Eli Manning, who is also the former NFL quarterback. He earned the nickname “The Sheriff” for his skill to audible prior to the snap. 

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He went to Isidore Newman School in New Orleans. He led the Greenies football team to a 34-5 record during his three seasons as the starter. At Newman, he began wearing the #18 jersey to honour his elder brother Cooper, who had to give up the game due to his spinal stenosis. 

He played college football at Tennessee and won Maxwell, Davey, O’Brien and Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Awards as a senior en route to victory in the 1997 SEC Championship. He was selected in the 1998 NFL Draft by the Colts. He served as their starting quarterback from 1998 to 2010. He led the Colts into 11 playoffs, eight division titles, three AFC Champion Games, two Super Bowl appearances and one championship title in Super Bowl XLI. 

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Manning was also named Super Bowl MVP. He was sidelined in the 2011 season because of his neck injury. Manning was released by the Colts and signed with the Broncos, where he served as the Broncos’ starting quarterback from 2012 to 2015. 

Manning helped the Broncos reach the two Super Bowls. His football career concluded with a victory in Super Bowl 50. He was the first starting quarterback to win the Super Bowl for more than one franchise. 

Manning holds many NFL records including MVP awards and first-team All-Pro selections. He happens to be the first quarterback to have multiple Super Bowl starts with more than one franchise. 

He was enlisted in the College Football Hall of Fame in 2017 and in the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2021.