When I was a kid, there was this guy named Archie Manning who played quarterback for the hapless New Orleans Saints.
He was a good quarterback who was never given a good team to lead. Some time ago–I don’t know when–he retired from NFL football to quietly raise a family. Along the way Archie had two sons, Peyton Manning and Eli Manning:
Well, last year young Peyton took the Indianapolis Colts to a Superbowl victory.
And this year, young Eli (the OTHER son) is taking the New York Giants to the Superbowl.
How about THOSE boys?
Good job, Archie!
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If there’s anybody I’d really like to have a beer with, it’s Sandra Bullock, Brett Favre, and Peyton Manning…in that order. Little brother Eli became the New John Elway in my personal pantheon of peeve when he cried like a wedgied fourth-grader after being drafted by the Chargers. I hate people who do that! He can spare me a lifetime of hatred merely my beating those smug SOBs, the Unbeaten New England Patriots. We’ll see.