Editing Archie Manning (section)

==Early life==
Born in [[Drew, Mississippi]], Manning is the son of Jane Elizabeth (née Nelson) and Elisha Archibald Manning Jr. He grew up heavily involved in football, basketball, baseball, and track. His father, known as "Buddy", was interested in Archie's sports activities, but the nature of his job left him little if any time for attending games. Instead, Archie III drew his inspiration from a local high school sports star, James Hobson.<ref>{{Cite book |last1=Manning |first1=Archie |title=Manning |last2=Manning |first2=Peyton |last3=Underwood |first3=John |publisher=Harper Entertainment |year=2001 |isbn=0-06-102024-9}}</ref> His mother was "a ubiquitous presence at all of his games, no matter what the sport or level."<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Duncan |first=Jeff |date=Nov 2010 |title=Growing Up Manning |journal=Athlon Sports Monthly |volume=1 |issue=1}}</ref> Manning attended [[Drew High School (Mississippi)|Drew High School]].<ref name="Turner">{{Cite news |last=Turner |first=Billy |date=January 26, 2009 |title=The hometown Archie once knew is no more |work=[[The Times-Picayune]] |url=http://www.nola.com/news/index.ssf/2008/01/the_hometown_archie_once_knew.html |url-status=live |access-date=March 30, 2012 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20121209141424/http://www.nola.com/news/index.ssf/2008/01/the_hometown_archie_once_knew.html |archive-date=December 9, 2012}}</ref> Manning was selected in the [[Major League Baseball draft]] four times, first in 1967 by the [[Atlanta Braves|Braves]], twice by the [[Chicago White Sox|White Sox]], and finally by the [[Kansas City Royals|Royals]] in 1971.<ref>{{Cite web |title=MLB Amateur Draft Picks with the Name Matching: archie manning - Baseball-Reference.com |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/?query_type=name&name=archie+manning |website=Baseball-Reference.com}}</ref> In the summer of 1969, his father Buddy Manning, facing financial struggles and having suffered a stroke, died by suicide. Archie, who was home from college for summer vacation, was the first to discover Buddy's body.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Maisel |first=Ivan |date=2013-09-24 |title=Maisel: Archie Manning's SEC family history |url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/9716260/spurred-book-manning-archie-manning-reluctantly-embraces-legacy |access-date=2024-09-15 |website=ESPN.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Price |first=Chris |date=2021-09-01 |title=Archie Manning: A Hall of Fame Dad - Biz New Orleans |url=https://bizneworleans.com/archie-manning-a-hall-of-fame-dad/ |access-date=2024-09-15 |website=New Orleans Business Journal |language=en-US}}</ref> In the [[biopic]]-documentary ''The Book of Manning'', Manning said that he considered dropping out and getting a job to support his mother and sister, but his mother persuaded him to return to college and not put his rising football career to waste.