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Position: | Quarterback | ||||||||||||||||||
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Born: | Drew, Mississippi, U.S. | May 19, 1949||||||||||||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||||||||||||
Weight: | 212 lb (96 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||
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High school: | Drew | ||||||||||||||||||
College: | Ole Miss (1968–1970) | ||||||||||||||||||
NFL draft: | 1971 / round: 1 / pick: 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
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Elisha Archibald Manning III (born May 19, 1949) is an American former professional football player who was a quarterback in the National Football League (NFL) for 14 seasons, primarily with the New Orleans Saints from 1971 to 1982. He also had brief stints with the Houston Oilers and the Minnesota Vikings. He played college football for the Ole Miss Rebels and was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1989. Manning is the patriarch of the Manning football dynasty, having preceded sons Peyton and Eli as a successful NFL quarterback.