Born in New Orleans, LA, Eli Manning attended Isidore Newman High School where he played quarterback, completing 59.2% of his passes for 7,389 yards and 81 touchdowns. After high school, he was recruited to Ole Miss. While at Ole Miss, he played in 43 games, completing 841 of 1,383 passes for 10,286 yards and 84 touchdowns, and ran for 5 touchdowns. He set or tied 47 Ole Miss single-game, season, and career records. He was a 2x winner of the C Spire Conerly Trophy, winner of the Maxwell Award, Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award, NCAA Today's Top VIII Award, and much more. Eli is the most decorated and famed quarterback in Ole Miss history.
Manning was the 1st overall pick of the 2004 NFL Draft by the San Diego Chargers and was traded on draft day to the New York Giants where he spent the entirety of his 16-year NFL career. At the Giants, Eli played in 236 games, starting 234, completed 4,895 of 8,119 attempts for 57,023 yards, and 366 touchdowns. He ran 315 times for 567 yards and 7 touchdowns. He played in 12 postseason games with an 8-4 record in the playoffs, winning the 2008 and 2012 Super Bowls. He was one of only 5 players in NFL history to have multiple Super Bowl MVP Awards. He was a four-time Pro Bowl selection and named Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year in 2016. Eli set 27 NY Giants franchise records including records for passing yards, touchdown passes, and completions. Eli retired in January of 2020, becoming one of the greatest quarterbacks in the history of the New York Giants.
In addition to being inducted into the MS Sports Hall of Fame, Eli is also a member of the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame (2023) and the New York Giants Ring of Honor (2021). His number 10 jersey has been retired by both Ole Miss and the New York Giants.
Since 2021, Eli has been an analyst for ESPN. He and his brother Peyton host Monday Night NFL games on ESPN-2, winning a Sports Emmy for Outstanding Personality/Emerging On-Air Talent. Over the course of his career, Eli has raised millions of dollars for charitable organizations including Tackle Kids Cancer, March of Dimes, Guiding Eyes for the Blind, American Red Cross, Robin Hood Foundation, and the Eli & Abby Manning Children's Clinics for the University of Mississippi Medical Center.
