INDIANAPOLIS – The awards are still coming for Peyton Manning.
Now, they’re coming for his family, too.
Manning, the Colts’ four-time Pro Bowl quarterback, last season was named the NFL’s co-Most Valuable Player. Recently, the National Quarterback Club named Manning its NFL Quarterback of the Year. Manning will receive the award June 29.
Manning’s father, Archie, will receive the National Quarterback Club Hall-of-Fame Award, and his brother Eli – the No. 1 overall selection in this past April’s NFL Draft – will receive the National College Quarterback-of-the-Year Award.
The Mannings are scheduled to receive the awards at the 19th Annual National Quarterback Club Awards dinner, which benefits the Boys and Girls Club of Greater Washington, D.C., and which will be held at the JW Marriott Hotel in Washington on Tuesday, June 29.
The club will also honor Pro Football Hall-of-Fame and former Dallas Cowboys quarterback Roger Staubach (Hall-of-Fame Award), University of Maryland quarterback Scott McBrien (Local College Quarterback-of-the-Year Award), Naval Academy Quarterback Craig Candeto (Military Quarterback-of-the-Year Award), Louisville (Ky.) Trinity High School quarterback and University of Louisville recruit Brian Brohm (National High School Quarterback-of-the-Year Award), Chantilly (Va.) Westfield High School quarterback and Virginia Tech University recruit Sean Glennon (Local High School Quarterback-of-the-Year Award) and New Orleans Saints quarterback Aaron Brooks, who received the club’s Humanitarian Award for outstanding commitment to the community.
George Michael, host and creator of the nationally syndicated “The George Michael Sports Machine,” will be the Master of Ceremonies. The dinner will feature a special tribute to former Arizona Cardinals safety and U.S. Army Ranger Pat Tillman, who recently lost his life in the line of duty.
Archie Manning, who played 14 NFL seasons for the New Orleans Saints, Houston Oilers and Minnesota Vikings, will join a Quarterback Club Hall of Fame that includes Sammy Baugh (Washington Redskins, 1985), Sonny Jurgensen (Washington Redskins, 1990), Bart Starr (Green Bay Packers, 1987), Joe Theismann (Washington Redskins, 1999), Johnny Unitas (Baltimore Colts, 1987) and Jim Kelly (Buffalo Bills, 2002).
Peyton Manning will join former Dallas Cowboys quarterback Troy Aikman as the only quarterbacks to receive both the National College Quarterback-of-the-Year and NFL Quarterback-of-the-Year Awards. Peyton Manning was honored as the nation’s top college quarterback at Tennessee in 1997.
Manning led the NFL last season in passing yards (4,267) and completions (379), while also throwing 29 touchdowns.
Eli Manning, a Heisman Trophy finalist last season, was selected No. 1 overall by the San Diego Charters before being traded to the New York Giants.
The Quarterback Club, a non-profit organization based in Rockville, MD, was founded by Robert J. Geoghan in 1965 as a social sports organization specifically hosting the Washington Redskins luncheons during the football season.
In celebration of its 20th anniversary, he created The National Quarterback Club and The National Quarterback Hall of Fame. Previous host cities include Houston (2002), Minneapolis (2001), Denver (1999), Green Bay (1997-1998), Charlotte (1996), Jacksonville (1994-1995), Tampa Bay (1993), Miami (1992) and Washington, DC (1986-1991).
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