Archie Manning was elected to the college football Hall of Fame in 1989.
Manning was previously a star college player at Ole Miss from 1968-1970. In his junior season he finished fourth in the voting for the Heisman Trophy, and in his senior season he finished third.
In the first national prime-time broadcast of a college football game (1969), Manning threw for 436 yards and three touchdowns, also rushing for 104 yards, in a heartbreaking 33-32 loss to Alabama.
But despite his considerable talent, the rest of the team was not at his level, and the Rebels only had a record of 15-7 in his last two years.
In his college career, he threw for 4,753 yards and 56 touchdowns, also running for 823 yards. He also scored 14 touchdowns in 1969. In both 1969 and 1970 he was named to the All-SEC team and his #18 jersey was retired by Ole Miss.
After college, he was selected in the 1971 NFL draft by the New Orleans Saints with the second overall selection.
Manning played for the Saints for ten full seasons. In 1972, he led the league in pass attempts and completions, and led the NFC in passing yards, though the team's record was only 2-11-1. In 1978, he was named the NFC Player of the Year by UPI, despite the team's 7-9 record.
That same year Archie was also named All-NFC by both the UPI and The Sporting News.
Manning was selected to the Pro Bowl in 1978 and 1979. He went on to conclude his career with the Houston Oilers (1982-83) and the Minnesota Vikings (1983-84), where the teams posted a collective record of 6-35.
He ended his 13-year career having completed 2011 of 3642 passes for 23,911 yards and 125 touchdowns, with 173 interceptions. He also rushed for 2,197 yards and 18 touchdowns. His 2,011 completions ranked 17th in NFL history upon his retirement.
His sons Peyton and Eli currently play for the Colts and Giants respectively.
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