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Elisha Archibald Manning III (born May 19, 1949) is an American former football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 14 seasons, primarily with the New Orleans Saints from 1971 to 1982. He also had brief stints with the Houston Oilers and the Minnesota Vikings.
May 20, 2024 · Archie Manning became a household name during his time with the Ole Miss Rebels, and his legacy still stands strong decades later. On May 19, 1949, a young man was born in Drew,...
May 19, 2024 · Archie has been approached about writing his life story since he was at Ole Miss, but he had resisted offers until Pipes — a former speechwriter for George W. Bush and Arnold Schwarzenegger...
Dec 30, 2015 · The last time Ole Miss played in the Sugar Bowl in New Orleans was in 1970, 46 years ago. The Rebels were led by one of the nation’s best quarterbacks, Ole Miss legend Archie Manning. Manning recalls fond memories of that 1969 season, ending with the New Year’s Day Sugar Bowl game.
Archie Manning. School: Ole Miss. Position: QB Heisman Voting: 4th in 1969, 3rd in 1970. Draft: 1st round, 2nd overall of the 1971 NFL draft by the New Orleans Saints. More bio, uniform, draft info
Dec 11, 2020 · Fifty years after his celebrated senior year at Ole Miss, the patriarch of a royal quarterback bloodline ponders his life and legacy.
May 19, 2020 · If anyone was born to play quarterback for the Ole Miss Rebels, it was Archie. For the final three seasons of legendary head coach John Vaught's tenure in Oxford, No. 18 became one of the best players in the country. Manning's dual-threat skill set made him a menace in the Southeastern Conference.
Nevertheless, in 1969, Lamont Wilson, a postman from Magnolia, Mississippi, literally began singing the praises of his favorite player, Ole Miss Rebels’ star quarterback, Archie Manning. Wilson was inspired to write the ballad honoring Manning following the Rebels’ 38-0 demolition of the Tennessee Volunteers during that year’s football ...
Dec 28, 2003 · But one state over, Mississippians still revere perhaps the greatest American sports hero of them all: Archie Manning. Has any athlete anywhere, anytime, ever so gripped a culture as Manning has Ole Miss for now more than 30 years?
An All-America quarterback at Ole Miss, a Pro Bowl player with the New Orleans Saints and a College Football Hall of Fame inductee, Manning charted a successful post-football career, including roles as an investment broker, broadcaster, restaurateur, endorser, community leader and philanthropist.
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