Colts Legend Peyton Manning Makes 'No Brainer' Pick For Hall of Fame Presenter

When it came time to select who would present him into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in early August, former Indianapolis Colts' legendary quarterback Peyton Manning said the decision was a "no brainer."

Manning announced Thursday that his father, Archie, a former NFL quarterback with the New Orleans Saints, would present him into Canton as a member of the Hall of Fame's Class of 2021.

In an interview with the Pro Football Hall of Fame discussing his decision to have his father present him, Manning talked about the impact Archie had on him as a player.

Class of 2021 enshrinee, Peyton Manning, discussed what it meant for him to have his father serve as his presenter for his enshrinement into the Hall of Fame.#PFHOF21 pic.twitter.com/4y4Wa01sOu
— Pro Football Hall of Fame (@ProFootballHOF) July 15, 2021

"He never was my coach, by any means, but he certainly had the greatest impact on my football life, more than anybody," Manning said. "Growing up around the game...I was 8 years old when he retired. He would bring Cooper and I to Saturday morning practices and let us go down onto the Superdome field after games.

"....Like I said, he never was my coach, but always my mentor," Manning added later in the interview. "I can only think of two or three games in my career that he missed, since I was in high school...Just a no-brainer as far as picking him to present me and having a more appropriate person to do that."

Going back to Manning's NFL debut at home against the Miami Dolphins at a packed RCA Dome in 1998, Archie was caught on camera in the stands with a young Eli Manning, watching Peyton go through trials and tribulations in his first NFL start with plenty of hype and expectations heaped on his shoulders.

Eighteen years later, Archie will get the chance to sum up Peyton's career in heartwarming fashion, presenting his son moments before Peyton etches his name into the annals of football history.

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