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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Former National Football League quarterbacks |
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Archie, Peyton, and Eli Manning thrilled fans with their |
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outstanding play on the gridiron and have also distinguished |
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themselves through their commitment to helping others; and |
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WHEREAS, Archie Manning first gained acclaim at the |
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University of Mississippi, where he set numerous school records, |
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many of which would later be broken by his son, Eli; he went on to |
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play 13 seasons in the NFL for the New Orleans Saints, Houston |
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Oilers, and Minnesota Vikings; he and his wife, Olivia Manning, are |
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the founders of the Manning Family Fund, which supports the vital |
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work of the University of Mississippi Medical Center; and |
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WHEREAS, Peyton Manning, Archie and Olivia's second son, |
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became one of the most decorated quarterbacks in the history of the |
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NFL; drafted first overall in the 1998 draft out of the University |
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of Tennessee, he had an illustrious 18-season career with the |
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Indianapolis Colts and Denver Broncos; his remarkable resumé |
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includes two Super Bowl rings, five Most Valuable Player awards, |
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and induction into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2021; in 1999, |
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he established the PeyBack Foundation to fund programs that provide |
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at risk children with leadership and growth opportunities; over the |
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years, it has provided more than $15 million in grants to programs |
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in Colorado, Indiana, Tennessee, and Louisiana; and |
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WHEREAS, Eli Manning, Peyton's younger brother, was twice |
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named MVP of the Super Bowl while guiding the New York Giants to two |
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championships; over the course of 16 seasons, he earned four Pro |
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Bowl nods and threw for more than 57,000 yards and 366 touchdowns; |
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he was named a winner of the 2016 Walter Payton Man of the Year award |
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for his extensive charitable endeavors; these include the Tackle |
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Kids Cancer initiative and the New York March for Babies, as well as |
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the Eli Manning Children's Clinics, which he and his wife, Abby, |
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founded in 2009; and |
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WHEREAS, The members of the Manning family have made a |
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meaningful difference through their philanthropic work, and their |
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myriad achievements on and off the field will continue to inspire |
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football fans for many years to come; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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Legislature hereby honor Archie Manning, Peyton Manning, and Eli |
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Manning for their NFL careers and their civic engagement and extend |
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to them sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Archie, Peyton, and Eli Manning as an expression of |
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high regard by the Texas House of Representatives. |