Editing Archie Manning (section)

{{Short description|American football player (born 1949)}}
{{About|the former American football quarterback|his grandson|Arch Manning}}
{{Use American English|date=February 2023}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2023}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name        = Archie Manning
| image       = Archie Manning by Gage Skidmore.jpg
| image_size  =
| alt         = 
| caption     = Manning in 2017
| number      = 8, 4
| position    = [[Quarterback]]
| birth_date  = {{birth date and age|1949|05|19}}
| birth_place = [[Drew, Mississippi]], U.S.
| death_date  = 
| death_place = 
| height_ft   = 6
| height_in   = 3
| weight_lb   = 212
| high_school = [[Drew High School (Mississippi)|Drew]]
| college     = [[Ole Miss Rebels football|Ole Miss]] (1968–1970)
| draftyear   = 1971
| draftround  = 1
| draftpick   = 2
| pastteams   =
* [[New Orleans Saints]] ({{NFL Year|1971|1982}})
* [[Houston Oilers]] ({{NFL Year|1982|1983}})
* [[Minnesota Vikings]] ({{NFL Year|1983|1984}})
| highlights  =
* [[UPI NFC Player of the Year]] (1978)
* [[The Sporting News NFL Player of the Year|''Sporting News'' NFC Player of the Year]] (1978)
* 2× [[Pro Bowl]] ([[1979 Pro Bowl|1978]], [[1980 Pro Bowl|1979]])
* [[New Orleans Saints#Ring of Honor|New Orleans Saints Ring of Honor]]
* [[New Orleans Saints#New Orleans Saints Hall of Fame|New Orleans Saints Hall of Fame]]
* [[Southeastern Conference football individual awards#Player of the Year|SEC Player of the Year]] (1969)
* [[DC Touchdown Club#Walter Camp Memorial Trophy|Walter Camp Memorial Trophy]] (1969)
* Second-team [[College Football All-America Team|All-American]] ([[1969 College Football All-America Team|1969]])
* 2× First-team [[List of All-SEC football teams|All-SEC]] ([[1969 All-SEC football team|1969]], [[1970 All-SEC football team|1970]])
* [[Southeastern Conference#50th anniversary All-Time SEC Team|SEC All-Time Team]] (1982)
* [[Ole Miss Rebels football#Team of the Century|Ole Miss Team of the Century]]
* [[Ole Miss Rebels football#Retired numbers|Ole Miss Rebels No. 18]] retired
* [[Gator Bowl]] Hall of Fame (1989)
* [[Sugar Bowl]] Hall of Fame (2017)
* [[Pro Football Writers of America#Jack Horrigan Award|Jack Horrigan Award]] (1983)
* [[Reds Bagnell Award]] (2011)
* [[Walter Camp Distinguished American Award]] (2018)
| statlabel1  = Passing attempts
| statvalue1  = 3,642
| statlabel2  = Passing completions
| statvalue2  = 2,011
| statlabel3  = Completion percentage
| statvalue3  = 55.2%
| statlabel4  = [[Touchdown|TD]]–[[Interception|INT]]
| statvalue4  = 125–173
| statlabel5  = Passing yards
| statvalue5  = 23,911
| statlabel6  = [[Passer rating]]
| statvalue6  = 67.1
| statlabel7  = Rushing yards
| statvalue7  = 2,197
| statlabel8  = Rushing touchdowns
| statvalue8  = 18
| pfr         = M/MannAr00
| CollegeHOF  = 1891 
}}

'''Elisha  Archibald Manning III''' (born May 19, 1949) is an American former professional [[American football|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 football|Ole Miss Rebels]] and was inducted into the [[College Football Hall of Fame]] in 1989. Manning is the patriarch of the [[Manning family|Manning football dynasty]], having preceded sons [[Peyton Manning|Peyton]] and [[Eli Manning|Eli]] as a successful NFL quarterback.