Peyton Williams Manning is an American former professional football quarterback, born in 1976, who played 18 seasons in the National Football League, 14 with the Indianapolis Colts and four with the Denver Broncos, and is considered one of the greatest quarterbacks of all time. Selected first overall in the 1998 NFL draft, he led the Colts to 11 playoff appearances and won Super Bowl XLI as the game's Most Valuable Player, then led the Broncos to two more Super Bowl appearances, winning Super Bowl 50 to close his career. A member of the Manning football family, he is the son of former NFL quarterback Archie Manning and older brother of former NFL quarterback Eli Manning, and at Tennessee he won the Maxwell, Davey O'Brien and Johnny Unitas Golden Arm awards in 1997.
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Career HighlightManning won Super Bowl championships with two different franchises, the Indianapolis Colts and the Denver Broncos, becoming the first starting quarterback to do so. 1 Classification
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Peyton Williams Manning (born March 24, 1976) is an American former professional football player.
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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.
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Peyton Williams Manning (born March 24, 1976) is an American former professional football player.
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Peyton Williams Manning (born March 24, 1976) is an American former professional football player.
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Helping lead both the Colts and Broncos to two Super Bowl appearances each, Manning is the only quarterback with multiple Super Bowl starts for different franchises.
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