But Manning wanted to wear No. While No. And thus, the Peyton Manning era — the greatest 14 years in Indianapolis Colts history — was underway. This weekend, not only will "The Sheriff" see his No. I have a great appreciation for how unique it is.
So I was proud to wear the horseshoe, and was proud to wear No. A 'transformation' Few professional athletes in the history of the National Football League have been as beloved in their home cities as Manning has been — and always will be — in Indianapolis.
On the field, Manning was both surgeon and gunslinger. He was thrown into the fire his first year in , tossing an NFL rookie record 28 interceptions in a season for the Colts.
But it took just one year to turn into , as double-digit win seasons, division titles and playoff runs became the norm in basketball-crazy Indianapolis, which was slowly building momentum as a football town. That distinction was solidified in the season, when Manning led the Colts to their first Super Bowl title in Indy, a victory over the Chicago Bears.
Just to kind of be a part of that transformation, I'm not sure that's not one of the things that me and my teammates during that era are most proud of. By the time Manning retired following the season, he had broken just about every major record by a quarterback in NFL history: career passing touchdowns and passing yards 71, ; single-season passing touchdowns 55 and yards 5, ; wins , including playoffs ; game-winning drives 56 ; comeback wins 45 ; four-plus touchdown passes in a game 35 ; 4,plus yard passing seasons 14 ; consecutive seasons with at least 25 passing touchdowns 13 ; and most Associated Press NFL Most Valuable Player awards 5; , , , , In , Manning and his wife, Ashley, established his PeyBack Foundation to "promote the future success of disadvantaged youth by assisting programs that provide leadership and growth opportunities for children at risk.
In Indianapolis, Manning became a regular at St. Tony Dungy, Manning's head coach with the Colts from through , said Manning's accomplishments off the field alone merit a statue in his honor. It was a team win, and my dad was always about the team. The former Notre Dame quarterback had actually come to the Broncos in to be assistant coach after playing 11 years for NFL and Canadian league teams.
But halfway through a preseason game, head coach Frank Filchock Tripucka's former coach in Saskatchewan asked the retired footballer to be the team's signal caller. In the inaugural AFL regular season game, the Broncos beat the Boston Patriots , and Tripucka earned the distinction of being the first quarterback to throw a touchdown pass in the newly formed AFL.
That year he also became the first quarterback in history to throw more than 3, yards in a season. But with a record in his four seasons with the Broncos, many might have wondered how his number was retired at all. In his first year, Tripucka threw 34 interceptions compared to 24 touchdowns. He would definitely be able to feel for Peyton in that situation. But Tripucka's contribution to the team wasn't about "his stats" anyway. Like Manning - who did have some spectacular numbers while a Bronco - the two No.
So having Manning add a winning legacy to the No. And though Chris likes to point out that his dad's number was never "unretired" but that his father and the Broncos "loaned" it to Manning, he's all for seeing the number retired again under Manning's name after the year quarterback announces today he is retiring from the NFL as a Bronco.
One of the greatest players to EVER step on a football field ThankYouPeyton Colts pic. The PeytonStatue started in May of We documented the entire journey: pic. Forever immortalized. ThankYouPeyton New phone background for you Colts fans: pic. In honor of the unveiling of his statue Peyton Manning's Top 10 career moments with the Colts! Very emotional to be here honoring Peyton today. Here are reactions from NFL players about Saturday's games.
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