PEYTON MANNING

Full name is Peyton Williams Manning…born in New Orleans, LA….attended Isidore Newman High School...helped team to 34-5 record during three seasons as starter…named Gatorade Circle of Champions National Player-of-the-Year and Columbus (Ohio) Touchdown Club National Offensive Player-of-the-Year as senior…named 1997 NCAA Top VIII for Outstanding Senior Student-Athlete in Athletics, Academics and Community Service…formed the PeyBack Foundation in 1999 to promote the future success of disadvantaged youth by helping programs that provide the necessary leadership and growth opportunities for youth at risk…the Foundation has distributed more than $3 million through its programs and grants in ten years…has conducted a flag football game the last ten years which include a team from Child Advocates (CASA) foster children, against another team of youth from Indianapolis-area community centers…the games have generated more than $100,000 for CASA… Peyton launched the inaugural PeyBack Classic in 2000, enabling central Indiana area high school football teams to play a regular season game in the RCA Dome and has since moved to the new Lucas Oil Stadium…the PeyBack Foundation instituted the Ticket Incentive Program in 2002, which makes it possible for 50 disadvantaged children to attend each Indianapolis Colts home game…instituted the Peyton's Pals program in 2003 in conjunction with Child Advocates…20 middle school students are selected each year and participate in one event a month…these activities range from community service, cultural, educational and recreational outings (past events included a three-night trip on a Disney Cruise, team building/challenge activities, a trip to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, the chance to volunteer at a Special Olympics event, three night educational trip to Washington D.C. plus much more)...the PeyBack Foundation has donated more than $2.6 million to community agencies in Indiana, Tennessee and New Orleans through its grant program…in 2009, the PeyBack Foundation distributed more than $500,000 in grants to 104 different community agencies...Peyton has hosted a special holiday celebration the past six years for more than 1,000 children from different Indianapolis community agencies at the Children's Museum of Indianapolis…the foundation also hosted holiday parties in New Orleans and Knoxville…in 2008 distributed holiday hams to 700 families in Knoxville…hosted more than 1000 children at the Indianapolis Zoo for the “2008 Summer Fun Day”… established “True Heroes” program in 2004 for children at St. Vincent Hospital…the PeyBack Foundation sponsors periodic events for the patients in the hospital throughout the year, including a special holiday celebration… in September 2007, in recognition of his ongoing commitment to giving back to children and the community, St. Vincent Hospital in Indianapolis renamed its children's hospital to "Peyton Manning Children's Hospital at St. Vincent…through his PeyBack Foundation, Manning established the PeyBack Award in 2002 to recognize an individual associated with football who achieved a high level of success in the sport and distinguished himself through philanthropic deeds, past recipients of the PeyBack Award include Gale Sayers, Marshall Faulk, Derrick Brooks, Roger Staubach, Dan Marino and Connie Payton, wife of the late Walter Payton….hosts annual PeyBack Bowl in Indianapolis with national and local celebrities…the event has raised more than $1.7 million for the Foundation in six years…hosts 'Taking Care of Those in Need' event each Thanksgiving, distributing meals for 700 needy families… named one of 10 outstanding young Americans by the United States Junior Chamber of Commerce on January 9, 1999, in Washington, D.C….in 2000, the Indianapolis Business Journal named Manning one of the area's Top 40 leaders under 40 years of age…Peyton was named to the NCAA Foundation Board of Directors in 2000 (now the NCAA Leadership Advisory Board), and is its youngest-ever member and first active professional athlete…Manning was awarded the 2001 American Dream Award by the Hudson Institute for his work with the PeyBack Foundation… he was honored by his teammates as the 2001 Ed Block Courage Award nominee… Manning was honored in 2002 as the male recipient of the Henry P. Iba Citizen Athlete Award, given annually to America's premier male and female athletes who excelled in their sport and through their actions have helped others…in 2002, Peyton earned the USA Weekend's Most Caring Athlete Award for his ongoing community service activities… The Sporting News selected Peyton as one of the Good Guys in professional sports in 2002 and 2004…earned inaugural John Wooden Trophy in 2004 from Athletes for a Better World… Manning was named the 2005 Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year….Manning won the Byron “Whizzer” White Humanitarian Award in 2005, joining father, Archie (1978), in being the recipient of prestigious award…serves on the American Red Cross National Celebrity Cabinet, National Football Foundation Scholar-Athlete Advisory Board, Board of Visitors of the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Tennessee and Board of Advocates for the Indiana Golf Foundation…a portion of the Manning Passing Academy is donated to Special Olympics of Louisiana and the Fellowship of Christian Athletes…along with St. Vincent Hospital and Health Services in Indianapolis, he helped create 'Peyton's Playbook,' a kid's guide to healthy living and the importance of making the right decisions…his father, Archie, was an All-America choice at Ole Miss in 1969 and 1970, and had a 14-year NFL career with New Orleans (1971-82), Houston (1982-83) and Minnesota (1983-84)…his brother, Eli, was the first overall pick in the 2004 NFL Draft by the New York Giants and was the MVP of Super Bowl XLII …Manning and his wife, Ashley, reside in Indianapolis.

ELI MANNING

As a senior, guided Newman to an 11-1 record and a berth in the state quarterfinals for the 2nd straight year...Finished with career totals of 429 completions of 725 passes (59.2%) for 7,389 yards and 81 touchdowns with only 24 interceptions...All-American, All-State and All-District pick...USA Today Player of the Year in Louisiana...All-Metro MVP...Super Prep Louisiana Top 38, ranking 7th.
Marketing major. Made the Chancellor's Honor Roll in Fall of 1999 and Fall of 2002, the Dean's Honor Roll in Spring of 2000 and Fall of 2000, the U.M.A.A. Honor Roll in Spring of 2001, Spring of 2002 and Spring of 2003...Named to the 2000, 2001 and 2002 SEC Academic Honor Roll, to the 2001 and 2002 Verizon District VI All-Academic first-team and to the 2001 Verizon national All-Academic second-team.
Son of Archie and Olivia Manning...Archie Manning was the second pick of the 1971 draft and played 14 years with New Orleans, Houston and Minnesota. Brother, Peyton played at Tennessee and was the No. 1 pick in the 1998 draft by the Indianapolis Colts...Oldest brother, Cooper, was a freshman member of the Ole Miss football team in 1992, but a congenital narrowing of the spinal canal and a bulging disk in his neck ended a promising career.
Born Elisha Nelson Manning on Jan. 3, 1981.

JOE MONTANA

Montana has been married three times. His first wedding was in 1974, when Montana married his hometown sweetheart, Kim Moses, during his second semester at Notre Dame; however, they divorced less than three years later. Montana wed again in 1981, to Cass Castillo; they divorced in 1984. He met Jennifer Wallace, an actress and model, while the two worked on a Schick commercial, and the two married in 1985. He and Jennifer are still married and have four children: Alexandra Whitney (b. 10 October 1985), Elizabeth Jean (b. 20 December 1986), Nathaniel ("Nate") Joseph (b. 3 October 1989), and Nicholas Alexander (b. 28 April 1992). His oldest son, Nate, was a walk-on quarterback at Notre Dame starting in Fall 2008 after being a third stringer at De La Salle. He transferred to Pasadena City College in 2009. Montana's other son, Nick, transferred to Oaks Christian in Westlake Village in 2008, prior to his junior year, and became the starting quarterback. The nationally-ranked Lions were undefeated in 2008 and Nick is considered a top prospect. On June 10, 2009, he verbally committed to play at the University of Washington, which was originally not high on his list, over schools like Alabama, Arizona, Arizona State, Florida State, Georgia, LSU, Maryland, Nebraska, Notre Dame, Ohio State, South Carolina, and Stanford, who all tried to recruit him. Nick said he chose the Huskies because of their new head coach, Steve Sarkisian.

In 1986, doctors diagnosed Montana as having a narrow spinal cavity. He elected to have an operation, which was successful, and was able to return to football and continue his storied career.

Montana resides in Lafayette, California. He now owns horses and produces wine under the label Montagia.

KERRY COLLINS

On August 28, 2006, Collins agreed in principle to a deal of unknown length and money with the Tennessee Titans. After three games, all losses for the Titans, Collins had completed fewer than half his passes, and had thrown one touchdown and six interceptions. Vince Young, who played extensively as a substitute in the second game, started the fourth through sixth games while Collins saw no playing time in any of them. On March 5, 2007 he re-signed with the Titans.

After Titans quarterback Vince Young was injured against Jacksonville on September 7, 2008, Collins finished the game and was named the Titans starting quarterback for the rest of 2008 later that week. On September 21, 2008, Collins became just the 15th player in NFL history to pass for more than 35,000 yards. Coming into the game against the Houston Texans, Collins needed only 90 yards to eclipse the mark. On his ninth completion of 13 attempts, Collins completed a 17-yard pass to Justin McCareins to give him 107 yards on the day and 35,007 yards for his career.

The Titans finished the regular season with a record of 13–3, top seed in the playoffs, and a first round bye. In the divisional round they lost to the Baltimore Ravens 13-10. A last minute field goal by Matt Stover won the game for the Ravens. Collins indicated after the season that he would like to play next year, but only as a starter. Collins replaced Jets quarterback Brett Favre in the 2009 Pro Bowl, after first alternate Philip Rivers pulled out. He re-signed with the Titans on February 27, 2009. His new contract is worth $15 million, with $8.5 million guaranteed over two years.

Collins returned as the team's starting quarterback for the beginning of the 2009 season, but after the Titans got an abysmal 0-6 record on the season, coach Jeff Fisher replaced Collins as starting quarterback with Vince Young, three days before the November 1, 2009 game against the Jacksonville Jaguars. Fisher has said that he is against this decision, saying that the problems with the team are unrelated to quarterback play, but he made the substitution after being urged by Titans owner Bud Adams to do so. The Titans won their first game of the season with Young as quarterback.