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Peyton Manning is born in New Orleans. He is the second of three boys born to former NFL quarterback Archie Manning.
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Wins the Gatorade Circle of Champions National Player-of-the Year Award at Isidore Newman School in New Orleans, Louisiana
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Peyton Manning was originally the third-string quarterback behind Todd Helton and Jerry Colquitt. Injuries forced him to take over against Mississippi State.
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Peyton Manning wins his second NFL MVP Award.
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Manning is named the MVP in the Citrus Bowl after throwing for 408 yards and four touchdowns against Northwestern.
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Peyton Manning was selected first overall in the NFL Draft by the Indianapolis Colts. During his rookie season, he passed for 3,739 yards and 26 touchdowns – and was named to the NFL All-Rookie first team.
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The book “Manning: A Father, His Sons and a Football Legacy” is released.
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Peyton Manning marries his wife, Ashley.
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Peyton Manning wins his first Most Valuable Player Award.
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Peyton Manning plays against his brother Eli Manning’s New York Giants for the first time. He won the first “Manning Bowl” with a score of 26-21.
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Peyton Manning leads the Colts to a 29-17 victory over the Chicago Bears in Super Bowl XLI, completing 25 of 38 passes for 248 yards and one touchdown and one interception.
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Peyton Manning hosts Saturday Night Live.
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Peyton Manning wins his third MVP season.
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Manning wins his fourth MVP Award, and the Colts lose to the New Orleans Saints 31-17 in Super Bowl XLIV.
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Peyton Manning competes in the second “Manning Bowl,” defeating the Giants 38-14.
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Peyton Manning has a neck surgery on May 23, and uses the Colorado Rockies baseball team’s trainers at Coors Field due to the NFL lockout. He was officially ruled out for the season on Sept. 7. The Colts went 2-14 without him.
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Peyton Manning’s twins, Marshall Williams Manning and Mosley Thompson Manning, are born.
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Peyton Manning is released by the Colts.
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Peyton Manning signs a five-year, $96 million contract with the Denver Broncos.
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Peyton Manning makes his first appearance with the Denver Broncos.
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Peyton Manning buys 21 Papa John’s Pizza franchises in Colorado.
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Peyton Manning defeats brother Eli and the New York Giants 41-23.
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Peyton Manning plays against the Colts for the first time since being released.
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Peyton Manning surpasses Tom Brady for the most touchdown passes in a season.
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Peyton Manning wins his fifth NFL MVP Award.
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Peyton Manning leads the Broncos to Super Bowl XLVIII, where they lost to the Seattle Seahawks 43-8.
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Original storyPeyton Manning dances to “Rocky Top” during training camp. The Internet goes wild.
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Peyton Manning is fined $8,268 for taunting D.J. Swearinger during a preseason game against the Houston Texans.
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Peyton Manning agrees to a $4 million paycut.
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Peyton Manning ties Brett Favre for the most wins by a starting quarterback in NFL history with 186.
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Peyton Manning surpasses Brett Favre’s record for career passing yards against the Kansas City Chiefs. He is later benched after throwing four interceptions.
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Peyton Manning comes off the bench to lead the Broncos to a 27-20 victory of the San Diego Chargers to secure the top-seed in the AFC – and home-field advantage against the New England Patriots.
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Peyton Manning says he welcomes an NFL review of a claim made by an Al Jazeera documentary that claims he had taken human growth hormone during the 2011 NFL season.
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A New York Daily News report releases documents about a sexual assault investigation involving Peyton Manning at the University of Tennessee.
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Peyton Manning’s Broncos win his second career Super Bowl with a 24-10 win over the heavily favored Carolina Panthers. Manning threw for 141 yards and one interception. It was Manning’s 200th overall win including regular and postseason games, snapping a tie with Brett Favre.
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Peyton Manning throws his 500th career touchdown pass to Julius Thomas.
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Peyton Manning surpasses Brett Favre to become the NFL’s all-time leader in passing touchdowns with his 509th career touchdown pass.