Of all the players in all the land, he has won the NFL (that's National Football League, not National Forensic League, nerds) Most Valuable Player award four times, the most of anybody ever. Sports Illustrated also named him NFL Player of the Decade for the 2000s. Something about passing yards and "immense presence." Are we losing you with all of this sports-talk? All you need to know is that he's way better than Sports Illustrated's College Player of the Decade Tim Tebow, who used to be the quarterback for the Denver Broncos but has been traded to New York. That's good for footballing but bad for single ladies.
9. Kids love Peyton Manning.In 2009, Peyton Manning won the Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Award for Best Male Athlete, elevating him to the same exalted status as SpongeBob SquarePants, the Jonas Brothers and High School Musical 3: Senior Year.8. Peyton Manning loves kids back.
7. Peyton Manning may or may not have two kids of his own.
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5. Some guy from Queens got the Manning brothers tattooed on his ass. See the photo above. But not if you're eating lunch.4. Peyton Manning co-wrote a children's book.
1. Peyton Manning can be funny.
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