Peyton Williams Manning is a famous football player. Since 1998, he was the leader of "Indianapolis Colts." In 2012, he moved to Denver "Broncos" and nowadays he is considered to be one of the best quarterbacks of all time. Peyton Manning was born on March 24, 1976 in New Orleans, Louisiana. He was the son of the former quarterback of the teams "Ole Miss" and "New Orleans Saints" Archie Manning and Olivia Manning, which was a beauty queen of Mississippi. He has a younger brother Eli Manning, who is a quarterback of "New York Giants" and an older brother Cooper Manning.
Peyton Manning was born to be a football player. Initially, he played on the high school football team, in New Orleans. Playing on the starter position for three seasons, he led his team to the league record with 34 wins and only five losses. In 1993 Gatorade Circle of Champions National named Peyton Manning to be a player of the year. In 1996, Peyton was awarded to be the best amateur athlete of the country. In 1998, Peyton successfully graduated and got a bachelor's degree in "Speech Communication". Three years later Peyton Manning married his longtime girlfriend Ashley Thompson.
Manning is one of America's most famous NFL player, he led the Indianapolis Colts to victory in Super Bowl, in 2007. He was the leader of the Colts for most wins, passes yards, and touchdowns. Manning is the only NFL player, who received the title of the Most Valuable Player four times. Unfortunately, Peyton got some health issues and had several neck surgeries. When Manning recovered the Colts said goodbye to him, and the owner said that no one would wear number 18 ever again. Therefore, he signed a contract with Denver Broncos.
Together with Archie Peyton they released a book “Manning: A Father, His Sons, and a Football Legacy”. This book tells the story of the life and career of Archie, Peyton and Cooper talks about football in its form, and how Archie and Peyton imagine it. However, Peyton Manning does not spend all his time playing football, he also made a big contribution to charity. Together with his brother Eli, they helped the victims of Hurricane Katrina. They helped to deliver thirty thousand pounds of water, energy drinks, baby food, diapers and pillows to the victims. Moreover, St. Vincent’s Hospital in Indianapolis renamed its children's wing after Peyton, as he and his wife made a big donation to the hospital.
In conclusion, I would like to say that, firstly, Peyton Manning is one of the best football players in the world. Manning has many awards, including the "Player of the Year" according to "The Sporting News" and Best NFL Player. Many people call Manning one of the best quarterbacks of all time. He has the largest number of MVP awards in the history of NFL. Manning established a number of new NFL records, including becoming the only player who received 4000 passing yards in six consecutive seasons. Also, he is the only player who has made more than four touchdowns in five games, in a row. Furthermore, Peyton Channing is a very open person. He was in different television commercials, was on the cover of a video game series 'NFL Fever' for game console 'Xbox', and with his brothers Eli and Cooper, Peyton was the voice of the animated series 'The Simpsons'. Moreover, Peyton Manning helps others and participates in different charity works. He is not just the best football player, but also a wonderful person in general.
Works Cited
"JockBio: Peyton Manning Biography." JockBio • Full-length biographies of sports heroes and discount sports memorabilia. N.p., n.d. Web. 3 Apr. 2014.
