CHAPTER 1 THE MANNING BROTHERS STORY rchie Manning always expected his sons Peyton born March 24 1976 in New Orleans Louisiana and Eli born January 3 1981 in New Orleans Louisiana to be good football players Archie had once enjoyed a successful professional career as an NFL quarterback himself and always dreamed that his sons would follow in his footsteps From an early age Eli and Peyton showed signs of developing into great quarterbacks By the time he left high school in 1993 Peyton was widely regarded as a football star in the making He led the football team of Isidore AAA Newman School in New Orleans for three years helping ORO Peyton earns millions each year from his football career and his numerous sponsorship deals and
THE MANNING BROTHERS STORY the team achieve an astonishing win loss record of 34 5 In high school Peyton's younger brother Eli did not achieve quite the same football feats as his older sibling However he was still one of the outstanding high school quarterbacks in the country Peyton knew it too When he left Isidore Newman School in 1993 Peyton wrote the following words about Eli in his yearbook Watch out world he's the best one STAR STATS As a high school football player Peyton Manning won a number of awards In his o final year at school in 1993 he was named a Gatorade Circle of Champions National Player of the Year and Columbus Ohio Touchdown Club National Offensive Player of the Year as SAMA
PEYTON ELI MANNING IN THE COMMUNITY FROM ROOKIE TO MVP By the time he graduated from the University of Tennessee Peyton Manning had been marked out as a future NFL superstar The player held an amazing record with his college football team the Tennessee Volunteers Of the 45 games Peyton started the Volunteers won an incredible 39 losing only six When he joined the Indianapolis Colts Peyton's contribution to the team was significant In less than five years Peyton transformed the team from also rans to playoff
THE MANNING BROTHERS STORY In early 1998 Peyton put himself forward for the annual NFL Draft in which teams sign the best college football talent As predicted Peyton was the first pick and was chosen by the Indianapolis Colts Six years later in 2004 brother Eli also became the first pick in the NFL Draft completing a rare double first pick for the Manning boys Peyton soon made his mark with the Colts In his first season he set five NFL rookie records including the most touchdown passes in a season So great was Peyton's contribution to the Colts that in both 2003 and 2004 he was named Associated Press AP NFL Most Valuable Player MVP STAR STATS By the time he left college Peyton Manning had become the University of Tennessee Volunteers all time leading passer with II 201 yards and 89 touchdowns a SAMA 9
