Archie Manning: The Manning Family Legacy

You won’t meet a more genuine person than Archie Manning. Peyton played my high school in my hometown for the state championship in baseball in 93. I met him at his restaurant before the Saints Bears postseason game and he asked me where I was from and he remembered the the restaurant he took them to after they lost. He’s really a great guy. He’s still a legend to us Saints fans.

Archie was the NFC Player of the Year in 1978. Let that sink in, because for anyone to achieve that on that Saints team back was almost unimaginable. He achieved that with Tarkington, Staubach, and Bartkowski having great years in the same Conference🏈

Having Peyton Manning was like having a Quarterback and an offensive coordinator all in one.

I want to be adopted by Archie Manning.......greatest Dad...love this man!!

I for one admired Archie ( Steeler Fan) with the Saints. He like the Steeler teams then were BAD. Watch a few of his games runnin for his life, taking a hit get up back in the huddle. To watch the success his sons have had Wow. I admire the Manning Family as I think all pro, college fans do etc. All stems from proper upbringin', faith and living a good life. GOD Bless the Mannings. AMEN

Friends...fellow football fans....if you didn't grow up in Mississippi back in the day you simply cannot imagine what Archie Manning means to the diehard fans. I was born in Oxford, MS two years before Archie left Drew, MS to bring his immense talent to Ole Miss. Just a few years prior Ole Miss had been a national powerhouse in football, and Archie was seen as the savior that would restore the Rebels to former glory.

Great interview. Really impressed with Archie Manning. Class act through and through.

What a classy family......just good wholesome people.

Awesome interview…only one teeny tiny thing missing: I woulda liked to hear Archie’s thoughts about the Saints finally winning a Super Bowl, and it being at the expense of Peyton.

What a legacy this family has. I remember seeing Archie play in college and having to endure playing for a bad Saints and Oilers teams in the NFL. Would have been nice to see how good he could've been on a good team. Peyton's record speaks for itself. As for Eli in the HOF, I'm a bit prejudice beiing a lifetime Giants fan who suffered through some lean years. If the HOF is based strictly on wins/losses, no way Eli gets in. If it;s based on longevity, big wins, SB wins and what he meant to the Giants, he's in!. There's always the arguement the Giants didn't make many post seasons while he played. But when they did, he won. Look at the records of guys like Aaron Rogers, Drew Brees, one SB win dispite all the stats. Great interview though.

I have a pic I took off TV where Payton is standing on about the Broncos 10 yard line, time out, and Payton is standing next to a ref. The Ref reaches up and uses his hand to massage Payton's neck. I have never seen that before. Respect.

I worked with my grandson quite a bit on his baseball plays. He is a great pitcher. He has a ball that is natural for him to throw and it has crazy movement. I was a ok player in baseball in high school. I mostly pitched. I was a slop clean up pitcher when the team was losing big. But I did get my turns as closer. My grandson could not play baseball during Covid. My grandson started playing basketball with his friends. He became pretty good at it. Once play resume he went to his parent's and told them he was done playing baseball. He wanted to play basketball. His parent said he would have to talk to me and get my approval. So he came to my house. He asked if we could talk in my office. And he tells me is quitting baseball to play basketball. I did not say anything for a minute. But I knew I had to support his decision. I told him I do not care what sport he plays. He has to play a sport. He was not going to sit in his room playing PlayStation. He started playing. He was not very good. He is small and basketball players are tall usually. His parent's got him a coach and his play really turned around. A Travel Basketball team scouted him in late 2022. So he decided to play. He made it to the National Championships in Tampa Florida. His team placed 2nd. Do I want him to play baseball, yup I sure do. But with his success in basketball and he loves to play basketball. I will have to put baseball on the back burner.

Love ❤️ Archie. We were lucky 🍀 to have Payton in Denver ✝️❤️🇺🇸

Great interviewer I must say...

Legend

You can clearly see where his sons get their class from!

I don't know if I'll ever see you in person Archie, I had a chance at msy a bunch of years ago ,,, but I said nothing. I want to completely apologize from ever booing you back in the day. You are a great person and were and are a great player. I heard after that, a QB coach tried to change your style and not make the most of the way you played. There are a few Saints that I would throw a block for and number 8 is one that I would!!!!! Go Saints!!!!

Archie Manning America's Dad

I am so excited that Arch is with the Longhorns. I expect he will play next year but who knows, he may get in the Championship games depending on how it goes.

Archie Manning was a great player on bad teams - if he had played for a halfway decent team there's no doubt he would have won multiple superbowls and would no doubt be in the Pro Football HOF now