Archie Manning

Athlete

1949-05-19

Archie Manning is an American former professional football quarterback and father of NFL quarterbacks Peyton and Eli Manning.

Quotes by Archie Manning

The '84 Bears were just like the '85 Bears, they just didn't win the Super Bowl. The defense was the same.
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If you just make every effort to do the right thing, you'll come out ok. It comes down to priorities and making good decisions.
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Back in 1983, quarterback Tommy Kramer got hurt and the Minnesota Vikings traded for me. The plan was for me to play, but I got something called Graves' disease, an autoimmune disorder, and wound up on injured reserve.
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People are just so passionate about football in the South. Great rivalries through the years. Unbelievable rivalries. It's healthy.
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When I grew up, we played in vacant lots.
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New Orleans people love their weekends.
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I've said publicly, and it's true, I've had a lot of wonderful things come my way. But personally, the greatest thing I ever accomplished was when I was named the starting quarterback at Ole Miss. That was my childhood dream, as it was thousands of kids in Mississippi.
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My first toy was an adjustable wrench I called 'my wrencher.'
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Growing up in a small town of two thousand people, there wasn't too many ways to get in trouble. But I found some. We got caught stealing green plums from this old lady's yard.
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There are all sorts of challenging conversations as a parent and it's never easy. I think the main thing is trying to be fair, sometimes there has to be a little bit of discipline, maybe even punishment involved in trying to make your child understand, learn from bad experiences and make sure they don't happen again.
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