For his part, Manning seemed to appreciate Youngblood's kindness, telling the Los Angeles Times on September 23, 1974, "The Rams front four is the best I ever faced. Zimmerman wrote that opposing defensive linemen, " Jack Youngblood in particular" as well as most of the division rival Rams, were known to take it easy on the poorly protected Manning and not hit him as hard as they could. For example, while he was sacked 337 times during his Saints career, Sports Illustrated senior writer Paul Zimmerman wrote in 2007 that the number should have been even higher than that. Nevertheless, he was well respected by NFL peers.
500 once in 1979, which was also the only season they finished higher than third in their division. During his tenure in New Orleans, the Saints had nine losing seasons.
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Manning was the second overall pick in the 1971 NFL Draft and played for the New Orleans Saints for ten full seasons. He was named Southeastern Conference Quarterback of the Quarter Century (1950–75) by several publications. During his time at Ole Miss, Manning was a member of Sigma Nu fraternity. Manning's legacy is honored on the campus of Ole Miss where the speed limit is 18 miles per hour in honor of Manning's jersey number. Manning was inducted to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1989. He was also inducted into Omicron Delta Kappa in 1970 at Mississippi. He was fourth in the Heisman Trophy voting in 1969 and third in 1970. In 1969, Manning was Mississippi Sportsman of the Year and recipient of the Nashville Banner Trophy as Most Valuable Player in the Southeastern Conference in addition to winning the Walter Camp Memorial Trophy. In both 19, he was named to the All-SEC team and his No. In his college career, he threw 4,753 yards and 31 touchdowns (despite 40 interceptions) and ran for 823 yards. Two moments during Manning's time at Ole Miss: throwing a pass in 1969 (left), celebrating in the 1970 Sugar Bowl (right)ĭuring Manning's last two seasons at the University of Mississippi, the Rebels had a record of 15–7. In the first national prime time broadcast of a college football game (on ABC, October 4, 1969), Manning threw 436 yards and three touchdowns, also rushing for 104 yards, in a 33–32 loss to Alabama.
Manning attended the University of Mississippi in Oxford and was the starting quarterback at Ole Miss for three years. In the biopic-documentary Book of Manning, Manning said that he considered dropping out and getting a job to support his mother and sister, but his mother persuaded him to return to college and not put his rising football career to waste. Archie, who was home from college for summer vacation, was the first to discover Buddy's body. In the summer of 1969, his father, Buddy Manning, committed suicide. Manning was selected in the Major League Baseball draft four times, first in 1967 by the Braves, twice by the White Sox, and finally by the Royals in 1971. His mother was "a ubiquitous presence at all of his games, no matter what the sport or level." Manning attended Drew High School. Instead, Archie III drew his inspiration from a local high school sports star, James Hobson. His father, known as "Buddy", was interested in Archie's sports activities, but the nature of his job left him little if any time for attending games. He grew up heavily involved in football, basketball, baseball, and track. Manning is the patriarch of the Manning football dynasty, having preceded sons Peyton and Eli as a successful college and NFL quarterback.īorn in Drew, Mississippi, Manning was the son of Jane Elizabeth (née Nelson) and Elisha Archibald Manning Jr. In college, he played for the Ole Miss Rebels football team at the University of Mississippi and was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1989. He played for the Saints from 1971 to 1982 and also had brief stints with the Houston Oilers and Minnesota Vikings.
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Elisha Archibald Manning III (born May 19, 1949) is an American former professional football player who was a quarterback in the National Football League (NFL) for 13 seasons, primarily with the New Orleans Saints.
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