Countdown To Kickoff - 2024 New Orleans Saints
Excerpts below are from an 8/31/24 article by Luke Loffredo of Saints Wire as viewed at www.saintswire.usa.today.com
Other source of information: wikipedia.org
August 31st, 2024 = 8 Days Until Opening Day For The 2024 Saints Season
Countdown to Kickoff: Currently no Saints player is wearing the Number 8 (and nobody will ever wear #8 for the Saints again)
Only one player has ever had the privilege of wearing this number for the New Orleans Saints, and that player is Archie Manning.
The father of Eli and Peyton, Manning attended Ole Miss where he was a two-time first-team All-SEC player as well as a third-team All-American in 1969. In the 1971 NFL Draft, Manning was selected no. 2 overall by the Saints. During his time in New Orleans, Manning was for the most part a highly talented player on a not so talented team which led to some hard times in the Bayou. However, even with little success as a team Manning was able to carve out a 12-year career with the Saints passing for nearly 22,000 yards and 115 passing touchdowns. Manning was also named to two consecutive Pro Bowls in 1978 and 1979. Today, Manning is now honored and recognized to the highest degree as a he was elected into the teams Ring of Honor as well as the teams Hall of Fame. And for all the reasons above, it is likely that no other Saint will wear his No. 8 again.
Elisha Archibald Manning, III was born on May 19th, 1949. Born in Drew, Mississippi, Manning was 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. His mother was "a ubiquitous presence at all of his games, no matter what the sport or level." Manning attended Drew High School. Manning was selected in the Major League Baseball draft 4 times, first in 1967 by the Braves, twice by the White Sox, and finally by the Royals in 1971.
In the summer of 1969, his father, Buddy Manning, committed suicide. Archie, who was home from college for summer vacation, was the first to discover Buddy's body. In the biopic-documentary 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.
Manning attended the University of Mississippi in Oxford and was the starting quarterback at Ole Miss for three years. In the first national prime time broadcast of a College Football Game (on ABC, October 4, 1969), Manning threw for 436 yards and three touchdowns, also rushing for 104 yards, in a 33–32 loss to Alabama.
Manning was the second overall pick in the 1971 NFL draft and played for the News Orleans Saints for ten full seasons. In 1972, he led the league in pass attempts and completions and led the National Football Conference in passing yards, though the team's record was only 2–11–1.
Manning sat out the entire 1976 season after corrective surgery on his right shoulder, spending the second half of that season in the team's radio booth after Dick Butkus abruptly quit his position as color commentator. In 1978, he was named the NFC Player of the Year by UPI after leading the Saints to a 7–9 record. That same year, Archie was also named All-NFC by both the UPI and The Sporting News. Manning was selected to the Pro Bowl in 1978 and 1979.
He retired having never played on a team that notched a winning record or made the playoffs. Indeed, he is one of the few players to have played 10 or more years in the NFL without taking part in an official playoff game. His record as a starter was 35–101–3 (26.3%), the worst in NFL history among QBs with at least 100 starts.
The Saints have not reissued Manning's No. 8 since he left the team midway through the 1982 season.
While it has not been formally retired, it has long been understood that no Saint will ever wear it again.
Sources of information in Links below:
https://saintswire.usatoday.com/202...looking-back-at-the-career-of-archie-manning/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archie_Manning
Excerpts below are from an 8/31/24 article by Luke Loffredo of Saints Wire as viewed at www.saintswire.usa.today.com
Other source of information: wikipedia.org
August 31st, 2024 = 8 Days Until Opening Day For The 2024 Saints Season
Countdown to Kickoff: Currently no Saints player is wearing the Number 8 (and nobody will ever wear #8 for the Saints again)
Only one player has ever had the privilege of wearing this number for the New Orleans Saints, and that player is Archie Manning.
The father of Eli and Peyton, Manning attended Ole Miss where he was a two-time first-team All-SEC player as well as a third-team All-American in 1969. In the 1971 NFL Draft, Manning was selected no. 2 overall by the Saints. During his time in New Orleans, Manning was for the most part a highly talented player on a not so talented team which led to some hard times in the Bayou. However, even with little success as a team Manning was able to carve out a 12-year career with the Saints passing for nearly 22,000 yards and 115 passing touchdowns. Manning was also named to two consecutive Pro Bowls in 1978 and 1979. Today, Manning is now honored and recognized to the highest degree as a he was elected into the teams Ring of Honor as well as the teams Hall of Fame. And for all the reasons above, it is likely that no other Saint will wear his No. 8 again.
Elisha Archibald Manning, III was born on May 19th, 1949. Born in Drew, Mississippi, Manning was 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. His mother was "a ubiquitous presence at all of his games, no matter what the sport or level." Manning attended Drew High School. Manning was selected in the Major League Baseball draft 4 times, first in 1967 by the Braves, twice by the White Sox, and finally by the Royals in 1971.
In the summer of 1969, his father, Buddy Manning, committed suicide. Archie, who was home from college for summer vacation, was the first to discover Buddy's body. In the biopic-documentary 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.
Manning attended the University of Mississippi in Oxford and was the starting quarterback at Ole Miss for three years. In the first national prime time broadcast of a College Football Game (on ABC, October 4, 1969), Manning threw for 436 yards and three touchdowns, also rushing for 104 yards, in a 33–32 loss to Alabama.
Manning was the second overall pick in the 1971 NFL draft and played for the News Orleans Saints for ten full seasons. In 1972, he led the league in pass attempts and completions and led the National Football Conference in passing yards, though the team's record was only 2–11–1.
Manning sat out the entire 1976 season after corrective surgery on his right shoulder, spending the second half of that season in the team's radio booth after Dick Butkus abruptly quit his position as color commentator. In 1978, he was named the NFC Player of the Year by UPI after leading the Saints to a 7–9 record. That same year, Archie was also named All-NFC by both the UPI and The Sporting News. Manning was selected to the Pro Bowl in 1978 and 1979.
He retired having never played on a team that notched a winning record or made the playoffs. Indeed, he is one of the few players to have played 10 or more years in the NFL without taking part in an official playoff game. His record as a starter was 35–101–3 (26.3%), the worst in NFL history among QBs with at least 100 starts.
The Saints have not reissued Manning's No. 8 since he left the team midway through the 1982 season.
While it has not been formally retired, it has long been understood that no Saint will ever wear it again.
Sources of information in Links below:
https://saintswire.usatoday.com/202...looking-back-at-the-career-of-archie-manning/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archie_Manning