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Archie Manning Gives Florida Thumbs Up on Will Muschamp Hire

NEW YORK -- It's not often that you get a chance to speak with Archie Manning and have the conversation sway more toward college football and away from the performance of his sons Eli Manning and Peyton Manning. That's exactly what happened recently when FanHouse had a chance to connect with the two-time Pro Bowl...

Texas' Sam Acho Wears Term Student-Athlete With Honor

NEW YORK -- Not too many massive defensive ends can be found walking around the Waldorf-Astoria dressed in a tuxedo, but that was Sam Acho's role Tuesday night. Few could recite a lengthy passage from Shakespeare upon request, but Acho did that, too, after a morning news conference with 15 other scholar-athletes who...

Peyton Manning Skips 'Manning Day' to Play Round With Tiger Woods

It was, apparently, Manning Day in Mississippi on Tuesday (no, not that Manning Day). The state Senate and a slew of legislators even stopped working -- no big deal in these pleasantly profitable times -- to honor the Manning family for their wonderful contributions to the state.Archie Manning and Eli Manning were both...

Are the 2008 Detroit Lions the Worst Team in NFL History?

As the Detroit Lions gird up their loins to hit the field of battle on another turkey day, they face quite a daunting task. No team in the history of the NFL has ever lost 16 games in the regular season. That's probably because they only play 16. You have to be a really, horrifically brutal football team to finish 0-16,...

Two Fathers Sharing the Same Pain

No one knows the joys of fatherhood better than another father. At the same time no one knows the pains of watching your child struggle like a fellow parent, which is why Archie Manning reached out to Dan Grossman this week. Dan is the father of Rex Grossman, perhaps the only quarterback in football who is more maligned...

Archie Manning News From the Web

05/15/12 Bronco Otis Armstrong, Buff Wooten, Ram Myers in... Source: The Cherry Creek News - Denver CO From the national ballot of 76 candidates and a pool of hundreds of eligible nominees, Archie Manning , chairman of The National Football Foundation & College Hall of Fame, announced today the 2012 College Football Hall of Fame Football Bowl Subdivision Class, which includes the names of 14 First Team All-America players and three legendary coaches.
04/26/12 Titans pick Baylor wide receiver Source: Tennessean.com - Nashville TN 1971Jim Plunkett, Stanford, by New England, and Archie Manning, Mississippi, by New Orleans. 1993Drew Bledsoe, Washington St., by New England, and Rick Mirer, Notre Dame, by Seattle. 1998Peyton Manning, Tennessee, by Indianapolis, and Ryan Leaf, Washington St., by San Diego. 1999Tim Couch, Kentucky, by Cleveland, and Donovan McNabb, Syracuse, by Philadelphia. 2012Andrew Luck, Stanford, by Indianapolis, and Robert Griffin III, Baylor, by Washington.
04/24/12 Manning passes on hoopla, lets ring do talking Source: New York Daily News - New York NY The two-time Super Bowl champion and MVP has never been one to seek the spotlight, but even he can't help but notice the lack of attention he's received this offseason.
04/24/12 Who's No. 1 in New York? Not me, says Eli Source: The Blue Screen - New York Daily News The two-time Super Bowl champion and MVP has never been one to seek the spotlight, but even he can't help but notice the lack of attention he's received this offseason.
04/24/12 Archie Manning says draft flops often lack commitment:... Source: Cleveland.com The NFL scouts everything, including a player's intelligence.

Background on Archie Manning

Elisha Archibald "Archie" Manning III (born May 19, 1949) is a former American football quarterback in the National Football League, playing for the New Orleans Saints from 1971 to 1982, then for the Houston Oilers and Minnesota Vikings.

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