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Abramowicz, Danny, 55, 56, 61
Accorsi, Ernie, 201, 203, 207, 217, 250
Adande, J. A., 221–22
Addai, Joseph, 222, 224–25, 226, 228, 231, 238, 239, 249, 252, 255, 260–61
African-Americans, 1–2, 4, 5–6, 8, 15, 16–17, 21, 24–25, 43–44, 49, 50–51, 57–59, 93, 155–56, 181, 184
Aikman, Troy, 140, 243
Alford, Warner, 111
Al Jazeera, 316–18, 320
Alworth, Lance, 82
Anderson, C. J., 306, 321
Anderson, Qadry, 137
Arians, Bruce, 149, 150, 161, 164, 188, 281
Armstead, Jason, 186, 187
Atkinson, Robert, 27
Atlantic, xix
Awakening, The (Chopin), 124–25
Bailey, Champ, 291
Baker, Tony, 56
Baldwin, Alec, xx
Ball, Marcus, 313
Ball, Montee, 300
Ballard, Bernell, 55
Ballard, Jake, 269
Barber, Marion, 236
Barber, Tiki, 208, 209, 217, 223, 271
Baskett, Hank, 255
Bassett, Johnny, 65
Bavaro, Mark, 272
Beadles, Zane, 291
Beathard, Bobby, 149
Beckham, Odell, Jr., x, 95, 311, 313, 314, 315, 333–36
Belichick, Bill, xvii, 141, 188, 197, 198, 215, 225, 227, 237–38, 241, 252, 273, 286, 307, 324
Benjamin, Guy, 79
Benner, Bill, 164
Benson, Tom, 93
Bethea, Antoine, 252
Bettis, Jerome, 221
Beuerlein, Steve, 178
Biles, Ed, 84, 85, 86, 88, 90
Bird, Larry, 150
Bishop, Greg, 321
Blair, Sam, 88
Bledsoe, Drew, 140, 164, 188
Boggs, Hale, 53–54
Boisture, Tom, 135
Boss, Kevin, 237, 249
Bowden, Terry, 145
Bowlen, Pat, 284–85, 287, 292, 331
Bowman, NaVorro, 271
Bradford, Sam, 163
Bradshaw, Ahmad, 241, 250, 269
Bradshaw, Terry, 59, 80, 198, 274
Brady, Tom, xiii, xiv, 141, 163, 191, 199–200, 213, 233, 237, 241, 242, 243, 244, 247, 260, 273–74, 275, 295, 299, 310, 314, 339
Peyton Manning vs., x, xi, xii, 188, 196–97, 198, 199, 210, 212, 214–15, 219, 225, 226–28, 251–52, 257, 292, 300–301, 307, 323–25
salary of, 211, 265, 266
Branch, Deion, 197
Brees, Drew, 163, 202, 210, 217, 252, 254, 255, 256, 257, 260, 284, 296, 311
Brennan, Christine, 195
Brewer, Billy, 104, 112, 136
Brooking, Keith, 208
Brown, Donald, 255, 260–61
Brown, Josh, 333
Brown, Tarell, 272
Brown, Ted, 90
Browne, Joe, 141
Broyles, Frank, 39
Brunell, Mark, 189
Bryant, Bear, 26, 29–30, 37, 38, 79, 116
Bullitt, Melvin, 252
Burns, Jerry, 89–90
Burns, Marty, 167
Burress, Plaxico, 217, 218, 223–24, 236, 241, 242, 244, 248
Burris, Jeff, 183
Burrough, Ken, 58–59
Burton, Larry, 69
Bush, Reggie, 255
Caldwell, Andre, 288, 296
Caldwell, Jim, 189, 226, 251, 252, 255, 279
Campbell, Earl, 88
Cannon, Billy, 9, 23
Carolina Panthers, x–xi
Carr, David, 187, 274
Carroll, Pete, 285–86, 310
Carter, Andre, 301
Carter, Loran, 31
Carter, Mae Bertha, 16
Carter, Tony, 293
Casper, Dave, 88, 90
Cavan, Mike, 30
Chandler, Wes, 72, 76, 82
Chappell, Mike, 260, 264
Chesney, Kenny, 160, 196
Childs, Henry, 71, 75, 76
Chopin, Kate, 124–25
Chung, Patrick, 274
Clady, Ryan, 303, 306
Clark, Dallas, 220, 230, 236, 253, 261, 281
Clark, Georgeanne, 19
Clark, Tom, 43
Clay, Willie, 167
Cobb, Kevin, 137
Collie, Austin, 253, 281
Collier, Jo Etha, 17, 51
Collins, Chris, 185
Collins, Kerry, 202, 203–4, 207, 267, 268
Collins, Mo, 143
Colquitt, Britton, 327
Colquitt, Craig, 113
Condon, Tom, 151, 159, 163, 203, 204, 206, 235, 259, 264, 266, 283, 284, 287, 310, 311, 319
Conerly, Charlie, 9, 17, 168
Copeland, Jeremaine, 142
Coryell, Don “Air,” 40
Cota, Chad, 175
Cothren, Paige, 53–54
Coughlin, Tom, 203, 207, 222, 236, 237, 242, 272, 273, 275, 312, 314, 333
Cowher, Bill, 220
Cozart, Travis, 125
Craig, Dameyune, 145
Crennel, Romeo, 198
Croom, Sylvester, 156
Crosthwait, Frank, Jr., 8, 35, 47, 48–49, 50–51, 64, 65, 68, 79, 159, 283, 284
Crouch, Eric, 187
Cruz, Victor, 269, 273
Csonka, Larry, 64
Cutcliffe, David, 113, 116, 119, 123, 125–26, 128, 129, 143, 172–74, 182, 185, 190, 200, 268, 279, 283, 285, 286
Cutler, Jay, 200, 286, 297, 310
Dalton, Andy, 264
Daniels, Keith, 112, 114
Daniels, Owen, 324
Dark Side, The (documentary), 316–18
Davidson, J. W. “Wobble,” 18, 23, 26
Davis, Al, 76
Davis, Thomas, 326
Davis, Vernon, 272
Deadspin, 196
Decker, Eric, 288, 298, 306
Demoff, Marvin, 149, 162
Denver Broncos, x, xvi–xvii, 286–88 see also Manning, Peyton
Dickerson, Eric, 183
Dickey, Doug, 126
Dilger, Ken, 164
Diliberto, Buddy, 61, 77, 255
Dillon, Corey, 215
Dils, Steve, 90
Ditka, Mike, 174–75, 208, 229
Dobler, Conrad, 72
Doss, Mike, 219
Douglas, William O., 43
Douglass, Bobby, 71
Drape, Joe, 186
Drew, Miss., 1–4, 5–6, 8, 10, 16–17, 49–50, 59, 184
Driver, Donald, 240, 241
Droughns, Reuben, 236
DuBose, Mike, 161
Dumervil, Elvis, 291
Dungy, James, 220, 231
Dungy, Tony, 189, 194–95, 219, 220, 221, 222, 227, 228, 229, 231, 239, 249, 251
Dunn, Joe Lee, 111, 129
Ealy, Kony, 327, 328
Eastman, Perry, 96
Edelman, Julian, 324
Edwards, Braylon, 253
Eli Manning Children’s Clinic, xx
Ellis, Joe, 331
Ellis, Shaun, 253
Elway, John, 149, 163, 284–85, 286, 287, 288, 303, 309, 327, 330, 331, 332
Erxleben, Russ, 75
Esiason, Boomer, 179, 277
ESPN the Magazine, 315–16
Everett, Jim, 110
Farrior, James, 220
Faulk, Kevin, 252
Faulk, Marshall, 161, 168, 175, 183, 332
Favre, Brett, x, xi, xiii, 163, 236, 240, 241, 267, 291, 297, 316
Fears, Tom, 54
Felts, Lon, 31
Fiedler, Jay, 183
Field, Ed, 104
Finney, Peter, 85
Fisher, Jeff, 179
Fitzgerald, Billy, 97, 99–100, 102, 103, 106, 115
Flacco, Joe, 252, 292, 293, 315
Fleischer, Ari, 319
Flowers, Charlie, 23
Foster, DeShaun, 218
Fowler, Bennie, 322, 328
Fox, John, 284–85, 286, 287, 288, 293, 295, 301, 309
Francesa, Mike, 337–38
Franks, Floyd, 31, 37, 45
Freeman, Mike, 152, 153, 300
Freeney, Dwight, 190, 213, 232, 250, 251
Fulmer, Phil, 113, 114, 115, 117, 118, 120, 123–24, 126, 127–28, 129, 140, 142, 143
Galbreath, Tony, 71, 73, 75, 90
Garcia, Jeff, 224
Garçon, Pierre, 251, 253, 255, 261
Garvey, Ed, 87
Gase, Adam, 290, 295
Gates, Antonio, 239
Gendusa, Frank, 96, 109–10, 111, 156, 158–59, 172
George, Eddie, 129, 179
George, Jeff, 160, 164
Gilbride, Kevin, 152, 274
Gilliam, John, 54, 58
Gillman, Sid, 79
Ginn, Ted, 327
Givens, David, 198
Glazer, Jay, 233
Glenn, Aaron, 168
Gonzalez, Anthony, 239
Gordon, Josh, 313
Gordon, Richard “Dick,” Jr., 60, 65, 67, 69, 71
Gore, Frank, 271
Gostkowski, Stephen, 228, 251
Gradishar, Randy, 67
Graham, Corey, 293, 296
Graham, Jay, 120, 126, 127, 137
Grant, Bud, 89–91, 92
Gray, Leon, 84, 85
Green, E. G., 161
Green, Jarvis, 198–99, 243
Green Bay Packers, xiii
Gresham, Bob, 55
Griffin, Robert, III, 285
Grigson, Ryan, 279, 291–92
Grisham, John, 21, 135
Gronkowski, Rob, 311, 313, 323, 324
Grossman, Rex, 187, 229, 231
Guiver, Harold, 79
Gunn, Joe, 185
Hack, Damon, 270
Hamer, Fannie Lou, 16
Harbaugh, Jim, 148, 160, 271, 272, 286
Harper, Nick, 221, 229
Harris, Chris, 307, 321, 324
Harris, Dwayne, 313
Harris, Ike, 72
Harrison, James, 317
Harrison, Marvin, 160, 161, 164, 165, 167, 168, 178, 179, 183, 189, 190, 197, 198, 211, 213–14, 219, 220, 221, 223, 224, 227, 236, 238, 243, 249, 251, 291
Harrison, Rodney, 198, 214
Hart, Jim, 73
Hayden, Aaron, 121
Hayden, Kelvin, 219, 231
Hefferle, Ernie, 69
Helton, Todd, 113, 115–16, 118, 263–64
Henson, Drew, 163
Herzeg, Ladd, 84
Hiles, Van, 102
Hill, King, 83
Hilliard, Ike, 208
Hillman, Ronnie, 298, 321, 327
Hindman, Steve, 29
Hixon, Domenik, 248–49
Hobbs, Ellis, 244
Hobson, James, 11, 12
Hochman, Benjamin, 305
Holliday, Trindon, 292
Houston Oilers, 84–85
Howard, Ryan, 317, 319
Hufnagel, John, 207, 222
Hughes, Ed, 73
Hunter, Scott, 37
Indianapolis Colts, x, xi, xvi, 160, 161
see also Manning, Peyton
Indianapolis Star, 162, 164, 166, 257, 267, 298
Infante, Lindy, 148
Irsay, Jim, 150, 152, 226, 231, 232, 264, 265, 267, 279–80, 282, 283, 292, 297, 298, 308, 331, 338
Irvin, Michael, 313
Isidore Newman School, 95–96, 99–103
Ivy, Corey, 227
Jackson, Malik, 327
Jackson, Marlin, 219
Jackson, Rickey, 80, 83
Jacobs, Brandon, 201, 223, 241, 249
James, Edgerrin, 174, 178, 179, 183, 188, 190, 197, 213, 220
Jefferson, John, 82
Jenkins, Lee, 253, 255
Jim Crow, 16, 93, 181
Johnson, Doug, 143
Johnson, Greg, 124
Johnson, Jimmy, 166
Jones, Bert, 160, 169
Jones, Deacon, 55
Jones, Jacoby, 293
Jones, June, 152
Jones, Kendrick, 118, 119, 121
Jones, Thomas, 229, 231, 253
Jones, Walker, 135
Kaepernick, Colin, 264
Katrina, Hurricane, 215–17, 254
Keating, Ed, 48–49, 50, 63–64, 65, 68, 150
Keith, Kenton, 239
Kent, Joey, 113, 121, 124, 126, 127, 128, 129, 142
Kern, Rex, 41
Kerry, John, 199
Khayat, Robert, 12
Kiick, Jim, 64
Kilmer, Billy, 48
King, Bernard, 116
King, Peter, 209, 213, 273, 289, 307
Kingrea, Rick, 66
Kiszla, Mark, 285, 287, 304, 309, 326
Kitna, Jon, 165
Klecko, Dan, 227
Klis, Mike, 284, 288, 304–5
Kolb, Kevin, 287
Kopay, Dave, 57
Kornstein, Harvey, 195
Kosar, Bernie, 140
Kramer, Tommy, 91
Kravitz, Bob, 261, 266, 279, 280, 282, 283, 298
Krieg, Dave, 198
Kubiak, Gary, 309, 316, 331
Ku Klux Klan, 4
Kupp, Cooper, xvi
Landrieu, Maurice “Moon,” 58
Landry, Tom, 72
Law, Ty, 198
Lawrence, Andrew, 301–2
Layden, Tim, 126, 127, 130–31, 143, 244
Leaf, Ryan, 148, 149, 151, 152, 165–66, 168, 174, 177, 203, 233
Lee, Donald, 241
Leeuwenburg, Jay, 166
Letterman, David, 146
Lewis, Ray, 225–26, 252, 292, 293
Liberty Bowl, 31, 121, 135
Limbaugh, Rush, 132–33
Lopienski, Tom, 198
Los Angeles Times, 221–22
Luck, Andrew, xiii, 88–89, 281, 282, 295, 297, 298, 308
Luck, Oliver, 88
Lupica, Mike, 141, 276
Lynch, Marshawn, 302, 303
Magnuson, Glen, 51
Maisel, Ivan, 176, 177
Making of a Saint, The, 54
Mankins, Logan, 227
Manning, Abby, 189–90, 245, 247, 275
Manning, Archie, xi, xvii, 125, 190, 235, 254, 270, 273
accused of racism, 57–58
as basketball star, 7, 12, 13, 16, 18, 28, 97
booing of, 68, 71–72, 78, 209
childhood of, 5, 7–8, 9–14, 17, 19–20, 28
children disciplined by, 83, 98
as childrens’ coach, 82, 92
and Cooper’s football playing, 95, 96, 97, 98, 104
and Cooper’s health problems, 101, 103, 104–5, 106
in difficulties with Saints, xiii, xiv, xvi–xvii
and doping allegations against Peyton, 319
drafted by baseball teams, 19, 50
and drafting of Eli, 204–5, 206
and drafting of Peyton, 140, 150–51
on Drew, 2–3
and Eli’s decision to go to Ole Miss, 173
and Eli’s high school playing, 158, 159
Fan Clubs of, 67
fan letters to, 64
father’s relationship with, 22–23
and father’s suicide, 33–35, 88, 106
Garden District house bought by, 66, 245
high expectations for, 59–60
on hunting trip, 171
in Hurricane Katrina, 216
injuries of, 56, 67–68, 69, 70, 72, 83, 90–91, 92
interceptions thrown by, 55, 60, 67, 68, 69, 73, 75, 78, 91, 157
in Liberty Bowl, 121
memoir of, 86, 116, 147, 193, 195
new contract of, 65–66
NFL scouting of, 36, 47–49
1971 season of, 54–57
1972 season of, 60
1973 season of, 60–61
1974 season of, 67–68
1975 season of, 68–70
1976 season missed by, 70–71
1977 season of, 71–72
1978 season of, 73
1979 season of, 75–76
1980 season of, 76–78
1981 season of, 83
1982 season of, 83–84
1983 season of, 89–91
1984 season of, 91–92
at Ole Miss, xii–xiii, xviii, 25–26, 29–31, 36–39, 41–43, 44–47
Ole Miss’s recruiting of, 17–19
Olivia’s first dance with, 28–29
and Peyton’s choice of Tennessee, 112, 113
and Peyton’s depression, 265
and Peyton’s fame, 130–31
and Peyton’s interceptions, 167
at Peyton’s Super Bowl, 231
and Peyton vs. Eli, xix–xx, 223, 246
in Pro Bowl, 59, 82
retirement of, 92–93
sacking of, 55, 56, 60, 69, 85, 88, 91, 92, 257
Saints’ plans to trade, 79, 80
in Saints’ training camp, 15–16
salary and net worth of, xii, 57, 63, 65, 73, 79, 84, 89, 91, 92–93
and sexual harassment allegation against Peyton, 132
Sports Illustrated profile of, 80–81
at Super Bowl 50, 327
surgeries of, 68, 70
thyroid condition of, 90–91, 92
touchdowns by, 54, 55, 56, 60, 61, 67, 68, 69, 73, 75–76, 78, 88
traded to Oilers, 84–85
traded to Vikings, 89–90
wedding of Olivia and, 48
Manning, Archie (Cooper’s son), 136
Manning, Ashley, xii, 115, 130, 131, 142, 176–77, 178, 184, 189, 230, 231, 262, 267, 317, 318, 319
Manning, Ava Frances, 246
Manning, Caroline Olivia, 246
Manning, Cooper, xiv, xx, 15, 60, 66, 68, 70, 77, 78, 81, 82, 85, 88, 113, 114, 135–36, 159, 177, 190, 202, 208, 216, 232, 253, 257, 265, 275, 301, 332
hand problems of, 101–2, 103, 104–6
jokes by, 77, 95, 97–98, 99, 156, 193
at Ole Miss, 103–6
spinal stenosis of, xiv, 104–7, 109, 136, 262, 268
sports played by, 92, 95–98, 100–103
Manning, Eli, xix, 245
advertising by, xii, xiii, xvii, 204
arrest of, 182
charitable donations of, 216
childhood of, 80, 81, 83, 98–99, 100
consecutive games played by, x, xix
and Cooper’s health problems, 106
in decision to go to Ole Miss, 172–73
drafting of, 202–6
facial expressions of, xiv, xvii
forehead injury of, xvii, xix
in Giants’ training camp, 206–7
on high school team, 156, 157, 158–59, 171–72
hobbies of, 157–58
interceptions thrown by, 207, 208, 209, 217, 218, 243, 249, 250, 262, 292, 314–15
as loner, 98–99, 156
as New York hero, 247–48
at Ole Miss, xviii, 181–87, 189–90, 200–202
at Peyton’s Super Bowl, xiii–xiv, 231
Peyton’s tutoring of, 171, 173, 174, 222–23
Peyton vs., xvii–xviii, 223, 246
political fundraising by, xviii
in Pro Bowl, xiii, xix, 248, 315
reading problems of, 99
sacking of, 208, 244
salary of, 206–7, 247, 250, 251, 311–12
on Saturday Night Live, xii, 276
scouting report on, 201
self-doubts of, 184–85
Super Bowl victories of, x, xiii, 241–45, 273–76
touchdowns thrown by, 209, 217, 218, 223, 224, 236, 243–44, 250, 272, 292, 297, 315, 334, 336
2004 season of, 206–10
2005 season of, 217–18, 222
2006 season of, 222–24
2007 season of, 236–38, 240–45
2008 season of, 248–49
2010 season of, 261, 262
2011 season of, 269–70, 271–77
2013 season of, 296–97
2014 season of, 311
2015 season of, 311–15
2016 season of, 333–36
2017 season of, ix–x, 336–40
wedding of Abby and, 245
Manning, Elisha Archibald “Buddy,” Jr., 3, 4–5, 6–7, 9–10, 11, 16, 19, 22–23
suicide of, 33–35, 67, 88, 106, 220
Manning, Elisha Archibald, Sr., 3, 9
Manning, Ellen, 136
Manning, Frank, 11
Manning, Heid, 136
Manning, Jane “Sis,” 2, 5, 10, 22, 33, 34–35, 36, 49, 183–84
Manning, Joe, 5
Manning, Lucy (Buddy’s sister), 11
Manning, Lucy (Eli’s daughter), 246
Manning, Mamie, 11
Manning, Marshall Williams, 262, 293, 325
Manning, May, 136
Manning, Mosley Thompson, 262
Manning, Olivia, xiii, xiv, 27, 28, 31, 58, 63, 68, 70, 71, 77, 88, 89, 98, 113, 156, 177–78, 223, 235, 254, 257, 265, 270, 271, 275, 286, 327
on Archie’s trade, 85
childhood of, 15–16
and Cooper’s health problems, 106
and drafting of Eli, 204, 205
and drafting of Peyton, 140
in first dance with Archie, 28–29
in Hurricane Katrina, 216
lack of sociability of, 64
in return to New Orleans, 92
at Super Bowl, 231
teaching job of, 50
wedding of Archie and, 48
Manning, Pamela Ann, 5, 7, 8, 33, 34, 36, 49–50, 184
Manning, Peyton, 171, 216
as addicted to attention, 338–39
advertising by, xii, xvii, 159, 177
Ashley’s relationship with, 115, 130, 131, 142, 176–77, 178, 184, 189
Brady vs., x, xi, xii, 188, 196–97, 198, 199, 210, 212, 214–15, 219, 225, 226–28, 251–52, 257, 292, 300–301, 307, 323–25
childhood of, 70, 77, 81–83, 88
children and pets named for, 141, 260
in choice to go to Tennessee, 111–15
in College Football Hall of Fame, 336
at Colts’ training camp, 161–62
competitiveness of, 81–82, 109–10, 115–16, 164
consecutive games played by, x, xix
and Cooper’s health problems, 104–6
doping allegations against, 317–20, 330
dropped by Colts, 89, 279–83
Eli tutored by, 171, 173, 174, 222–23
Eli vs., xvii–xviii, 223, 246
football studied by, 97, 109–10, 115, 117, 124, 149, 165
as free agent, 283–88
high school basketball quit by, 99–100
in high school football, 96, 99, 100–101, 102–3, 109–11
house bought by, 184, 245
injuries and surgeries of, x, xvi, 249, 259, 262–65, 267–68, 280–81, 283, 316
interceptions thrown by, 97, 166–67, 168, 169, 178, 183, 188, 189, 199, 213, 215, 225, 251, 256, 257, 299, 303, 308, 321, 327
memoir of, 86, 116, 147, 193, 195
MVP awards of, 197, 213, 231, 252, 300
new Colts contract of, 211
in NFL draft, 139–41, 148–53
1998 season of, 165–69
1999 season of, 175–76, 178–79
in playoffs, 197–99
in Pro Bowl, xi, xix, 178, 194, 213, 220, 305
records of, xi
Republicans supported by, xviii, 200
retirement considered by, 209–10
retirement of, 330–32
sacking of, 166, 168, 178, 212, 221, 324
salary of, xii, 159, 162–63, 211, 235, 251, 259, 264, 265–66, 280, 281, 287, 311, 312
on Saturday Night Live, xii, xvii, 235, 276
sexual harassment allegations against, 131–33, 193–96, 214, 319, 320, 330
sidelining of, 271–72
Super Bowl victories of, x–xii, 228–32, 325–30
at Tennessee, 116–20, 124–27, 128, 133–35, 136–38, 142–48
throwing relearned by, 265–67
touchdowns thrown by, xi, 167, 168, 169, 178, 183, 189, 190–91, 197, 198, 211, 213, 214, 219, 220, 225, 230, 231, 249, 251, 252, 291, 292–93, 298, 299, 306, 307, 309, 321
in training with Broncos, 288–90
2000 season of, 183
2001 season of, 187–88
2002 season of, 190–91
2003 season of, 196–200
2004 season of, 208, 211–15
2005 season of, 219–23
2006 season of, 224–33
2007 season of, 237–39
2008 season of, 249–50
2009 season of, 251–58
2010 season of, 260–62
2011 season of, 269, 279
2012 season of, 290–93
2013 season of, 295–96, 297–305
2014 season of, 306–10
2015 season of, 315–16, 320–30
worries about health of, 109
Manning, Peyton (Archie’s uncle), 11, 70
Manning, Ricky, 199
Manning family, xviii, 3, 4–5
Manningham, Mario, 248, 261, 272, 274, 297
Manning Passing Academy, xv–xvi, 264–65, 302
Mara, John, 337
Mara, Wellington, 203, 218, 220
Mara family, 206–7
Marino, Dan, 163, 167, 212, 260, 291, 297
Maroney, Laurence, 242
Marshall, Brandon, 327
Martin, Tee, 155
Mathis, Robert, 298
McAdoo, Ben, ix–x, 336, 337, 338
McAfee, Pat, 299
McAlister, Chris, 225
McAllister, Deuce, 182
McCarthy, Mike, 240
McCormack, Mark, 49
McCown, Luke, 187
McCoy, Mike, 284–85, 290, 295
McCullough, Andy, 134
McGahee, Willis, 288
McGinest, Willie, 199
McNabb, Donovan, 215, 224
McNair, Steve, 179, 197, 226
McNown, Cade, 142
Mears, Ray, 116
Mecom, John, Jr., 58
Mecom, John, Sr., 48, 50, 51, 53, 58, 64–65, 68, 69, 70, 79, 80, 84, 86, 93
Metcalf, Slade, 194
Middleton, Rick, 67
Miller, Robin, 162
Miller, Romaro, 174, 182, 184
Miller, Von, 288, 303, 322, 323–24, 327, 328, 329, 331
Mississippi, University of “Ole Miss,” xii–xiii, xvii, xviii, 8, 9, 17–18, 21–22, 27, 33, 64, 80, 96, 97, 103, 106, 111, 113, 135, 137, 144, 181, 189, 190
history of football at, 22–23
racism at, 24–25, 43–44
Mitchell, John, 155
Mitchell, Kawika, 242
Moeller, Gary, 112
Montana, Joe, 71, 162, 201, 257, 284
Montet, Bud, 55–56
Moore, Derland, 60, 69, 70, 71–72, 73, 78
Moore, Rahim, 293
Moore, Tom, 161, 164, 212
Mora, Jim, 148, 149, 150, 160–61, 165, 167, 174, 188, 189, 208, 209
Moreno, Knowshon, 290, 293, 300, 303
Morial, Ernest “Dutch,” 87
Morrall, Earl, 160
Morris, David, 193
Mortensen, Chris, 267
Morton, Craig, 302
Moss, Randy, 171, 238, 241
Moye, J. Todd, 4
Muhammad, Muhsin, 230
Muirhead, Jack, 106
Muncie, Chuck, 71, 73, 75, 76–77, 80, 83, 86
Musgrave, Bill, 165
Namath, Joe, 38, 42, 51, 60, 64, 160, 247, 260
Nash, Marcus, 121, 123–24, 142, 147–48, 150, 284
Neal, Richard, 57, 59, 139
Nelson, Darrin, 90
Nelson, Olivia, 11
Neumann, Johnny, 46–47, 48
New Orleans, La., 58, 59
New Orleans Saints, xiii, 160–61, 168, 174–75, 198, 210, 217, 229, 237, 254–57
Archie drafted by, 36, 47, 48–49, 50
beginning of, 53–54
see also Manning, Archie
New Orleans Times-Picayune, 1–3, 54, 59, 67, 93, 100
Newsome, Jonathan, 308
Newton, Cam, xi, 313, 314, 325, 327–28
New York, 247–48
New York Daily News, 141, 196, 276
New York Giants, ix–x
see also Manning, Eli
New York Post, 208, 209, 288, 312, 336
New York Times, 173, 186
Neyland, Robert, 22, 26, 114
NFL salary cap, 259–60, 265
NFL strike (1974), 63–64
NFL strike (1982), 87–88
Nicks, Hakeem, 262, 269, 270
Nielsen, Gifford, 87, 88
Ninkovich, Rob, 307
Nixon, Richard, 27, 43, 63
Nolan, Dick, 72–73, 76, 79, 86
Norman, Josh, 313, 314, 326
North, John, 60, 69
Obama, Barack, xii, 258, 286, 332
O’Connell, Robert, 178, 315
O’Donnell, Neil, 134–35
Olsen, Greg, 326
Orton, Kyle, 286
Osborne, Tom, 146, 147
Osweiler, Brock, 307, 309, 316, 321, 330–31, 332
Owens, Steve, 40
Pagano, Chuck, 279–80, 308
Paige, Woody, 284, 308
Painter, Curtis, 266
Painter, Dwain, 129
Paisley, Brad, 339
Palmer, Chris, 236
Parcells, Bill, 140, 141, 207, 218
Parker, Henry Lee, 36
Parker, Jason, 125
Parks, Dave, 55, 60
Pascoe, Bear, 272
Pastorini, Dante, 47, 52, 59
Pathon, Jerome, 161
Payton, Sean, 254
Payton, Walter, 82–83
Pennington, Chad, 191
Peppers, Julius, 317
Peterson, Adrian, 292
Pettine, Mike, 253
Peydirt Inc., 194
Phifer, Roman, 199
Philadelphia, Miss., 15–16, 27–28
Phillips, Oail Andrew “Bum,” 79–80, 83–85
Phillips, Wade, 79, 321–22, 326
Pierre-Paul, Jason, 270, 296
Pillow, Ronnie, 126
Plummer, Jake, 286
Plunkett, Jim, 41, 46, 47, 51, 59, 79
Polian, Bill, 148, 149–50, 151–53, 165, 174, 175, 219, 225, 229, 232, 264
Polian, Chris, 264
Pollard, Marcus, 164, 168, 199
Poole, Jim “Buster,” 26, 42
Porter, Tracy, 256, 257
Pounds, Paul, 12, 13, 17, 19, 26
Powers, Chris, 137
Powers, Jerraud, 252
Prater, Matt, 297
Prescott, Dak, xvi
Price, Peerless, 142
Price, S. L., 276–77, 303, 304
Pullum, Joe, 16–17
Putnam, Pat, 39
Quinn, Brady, 286
Quinn, Dan, 302
Ramirez, Manny, 303
Raspberry, William, 93
Reagor, Montae, 231–32
Reed, Ed, 225, 252
Reed, William F., 41, 43
Reese, Don, 78, 79, 80, 85–86
Reese, Jerry, 250, 311, 337, 338
Reginelli, Reggie, 101
Reginelli, Tony, 95–97, 100, 102, 109, 112, 114, 216, 330
Renfro, Mike, 88
Revis, Darrelle, 253
Rhodes, Dominic, 211, 223, 231, 249
Rice, Ray, 252
Richesson, Luke, 289
Riddle, Dennis, 137
Rivera, Ron, 314
Rivers, Philip, 203, 205, 249–50, 311, 321
Roanoake Times, 195
Roberts, J. D., 48, 49, 52, 54, 56, 58–59
Roby, Bradley, 324
Rodgers, Aaron, xiii, 213, 270, 291
Roesler, Bob, 55
Roethlisberger, Ben, 220, 221, 291, 311
Rogers, George, 79–80, 83
Rollo, Mike, 131
Romo, Tony, xvi, 163, 223, 236, 240, 295, 297, 312, 332
Rosenbloom, Steve, 76, 77–78, 79
Rozelle, Pete, 53
Rudoy, Herb, 47
Rupp, Adolph, 25
R. W. Manning Plantation, 3
Ryan, Matt, 163, 295
Ryan, Rex, 226, 253, 261
Samuel, Asante, 227
Sanchez, Mark, 253, 262, 269
Sanders, Bob, 219
Sanders, Randy, 124
Saturday, Jeff, 212, 224, 251, 305
Saturday Night Live, xii, xvii, 235, 276
Saunders, Patrick, 309
Saxon, Malcolm, 194
Schnatter, John, 329
Schwenk, Vic, 48, 50
Scott, Bart, 225–26
Scott, Bobby, 65, 71
Seattle Seahawks, xvi–xvii
September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, 185–86
Serby, Steve, 223, 312
Session, Clint, 256
Seubert, Rich, 272
Shanahan, Mike, 285
Shareef, Reginald, 195
Shaw, Dennis, 40
Shelton, Vernon, 50
Sherman, Richard, 302, 303, 304
Shilstone, Mackie, 309
Shipp, Ken, 60
Shockey, Jeremy, 208–9, 218, 223, 236, 237, 255
Short, Kawann, 326
Shows, Hank, 31
Shuler, Heath, 113
Shurmer, Pat, 338
Silvan, Nilo, 119, 126, 127–28
Silver, Michael, 215
Simms, Chris, 172
Simms, Phil, 140, 247, 277
Simpson, O. J., 54
Simpsons, The, xx
Sly, Charlie, 317, 318–19
Smith, A. J., 203, 204
Smith, Alex, 271, 272
Smith, Brady, 208
Smith, C. M. “Tad,” 19
Smith, Geno, 337–38
Smith, Justin, 271
Smith, Lamar, 183
Smith, Lovie, 229
Smith, Steve, 244, 249
Spanos, Alex, 151, 152, 162
Sports Illustrated, xiii, xix, 39, 41, 44, 80–81, 85–86, 126, 127, 130, 139, 142–43, 149, 167, 199, 205, 209, 211, 214, 215, 219, 224, 232, 244, 253, 255, 257, 270, 271, 276, 285, 300, 303, 321, 323, 324
Sproles, Darren, 250
Spurrier, Steve, 127, 133, 134, 143, 144
Stabler, Ken, 75, 80, 84
Stafford, Matthew, 163, 295
Stallings, Gene, 128
Stanfel, Dick, 78
Stanford, Joshua, 44
Starr, Bart, 276
Staubach, Roger, 59–60, 69, 140
Steckel, Les, 91–92, 179
Steinberg, Leigh, 139, 149, 151, 152, 162
Sternbergh, Adam, 247
Stevens, Stuart, 24
Stewart, Branndon, 113, 115, 118, 120
Stewart, Darian, 327
Stewart, James, 113, 326
Stiley, Brandon, 228
Stokley, Brandon, 197, 211, 281, 285, 293
Strachan, Mike, 86
Strahan, Michael, 207, 233, 242, 249, 271, 272
Stram, Hank, 70–71, 72, 77
Sullivan, Pat, 45
Super Bowl 50, x, xii, 325–30
Super Bowl XLI, 228–32
Super Bowl XLII, x, xiii, 241–45
Super Bowl XLIV, 254–56
Super Bowl XLVI, 273–76
Super Bowl XLVIII, xvi–xvii, 326
Super Bowl LII, 339
Swann, Lynn, 82
Swearinger, D. J., 305
Tagliabue, Paul, 152
Talib, Aqib, 301, 306, 322, 324
Tamme, Jacob, 291, 301, 306
Tarkenton, Fran, 70, 73, 301
Taylor, Leland, 125
Tebow, Tim, xviii, 284, 286–87, 288
Tennessee, University of, 111–15, 120–21, 126–27, 137, 141–43, 155, 171, 330
Theismann, Joe, 46
Thomas, Demaryius, 288, 289, 293, 298, 300, 301, 303, 308, 309, 316, 321, 322, 331
Thomas, Julius, 296, 303, 306
Time, 40
Tolbert, Mike, 326, 327
Tomlinson, LaDainian, 217, 225
Toomer, Amani, 218, 248
Trevathan, Danny, 327
Tripucka, Frank, 286
Trotter, Jeremiah, 209
Trump, Donald, xviii
Tuberville, Tommy, 136
Tuck, Justin, 217
Turner, Billy, 1–3
Tynes, Lawrence, 272
Tyree, David, xiii, 242–44, 297
Underwood, John, 194
Unitas, Johnny, 160, 201, 276, 331
Urlacher, Brian, 229
Vanderjagt, Mike, 194–95, 212, 214, 221
Van Devender, Billy, 42, 48
Vann, Pie, 30
Vaught, John, 17, 18, 19, 22, 23, 24–26, 29, 41–43, 44, 46, 50, 54, 59, 104, 114, 117
Vick, Mike, 208
Vietnam War, 27, 43, 48, 91
Vinatieri, Adam, 223, 228, 230, 231, 323
Volek, Billy, 239
Vrabel, Mike, 197
Wadsworth, Andre, 162
Walker, Bill, 136
Wall Street Journal, 260
Walsh, Bill, 88, 149, 282
Walters, Troy, 197
Walton, J. D., 291
Ward, Derrick, 249
Ward, T. J., 307, 327
Ware, Demarcus, 306, 322, 326
Warfield, Paul, 64
Warner, Kurt, 178, 179, 188, 207–8, 209, 217, 302
Washington, Ted, 198
Washington Post, 199
Watkins, Robert, 280
Wayne, Reggie, 191, 213, 214, 221, 230, 231, 239, 249, 252, 256, 291
Weaver, Charlie, 57
Webb, Davis, 337
Weddle, Eric, 239
Welker, Wes, 242, 274, 296, 297–98, 300
Westbrook, Brian, 224
Whann, Tyler, 96
White, Jason, 202
Whited, Jamie Ann Naughright, 131–33, 193–96, 214, 320
Widenhofer, Woody, 172
Wilbon, Michael, 199
Wilfork, Vince, 228
Wilkinson, Bud, 54
Williams, Billy, 113
Williams, Cooper, 27, 28
Williams, DeAngelo, 322
Williams, Jacquian, 272
Williams, Kyle, 272
Williams, Ricky, 174–75
Williams, Tennessee, ix, 4
Willis, Patrick, 271
Wilson, Lamont, 39
Wilson, Russell, 302, 303–4, 311
Wilson, Wade, 92
Wing, Brad, 314
Winter, Max, 90
Wise, Mike, xvii
Witten, Jason, 223, 312
Wolfe, Derek, 323, 324
Wolfson, Tracy, 329
Woodson, Charles, 146, 147
Woodson, Rod, 162
World Football League, 63–64, 65–66
Wuerffel, Danny, 126–27, 129, 133–34, 138, 140–41, 146, 168
Young, Steve, 163
Youngblood, Jack, 56
Zeigler, Doug, 187
Zimmerman, Paul, xii, xvi, 81, 209, 213, 230, 319
Zook, Ron, 19