Archie Manning

Archie Manning

19-May-1949


United States


Athlete

Elisha Archibald Manning III is the first American football player to play in the National Football League for 13 seasons, most notably with the New Orleans Saints. He was a member of the Saints from 1971 to 1982 and had short titles with the Houston Oilers and Minnesota Vikings.

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When Peyton played, he was a grinder. I mean he was up early and late.

God that's a great game. I wish I'd played my whole career in flag football.

I wasn't supposed to run as much as I did in the NFL. But it turned out that all that scrambling I had done in college became necessary in the NFL. It wasn't by design. It was because I was running for my life!

The game of football is always changing.

I hate football.

We just take pride that our sons have worked hard and they handle their position as a quarterback.

Kids are doing more in their offseason. That's what the college quarterbacks, the pro quarterbacks do. That's how you get better.

People are just so passionate about football in the South. Great rivalries through the years. Unbelievable rivalries. It's healthy.

My wife, Olivia, always thought I was one day going to go into coaching. But after playing until I was 37, I didn't want to subject my family to that nomad life. I think I definitely could have done it.

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