Peyton Manning played the last four seasons of his career with the Denver Broncos, but he established himself as one of the greatest quarterbacks of all-time during his 13 seasons with the Indianapolis Colts.
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Now, the Colts are unveiling a statue of Manning on October 7, and they are retiring his No. 18 jersey the following day as the Colts host the San Francisco 49ers.
The #Colts will unveil a Peyton Manning statue on October 7, as well as retire his jersey the next day. They play the #49ers that Sunday.
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) May 9, 2017
The statue of Peyton Manning will be unveiled October 7th at 3PM. We'll also retire the No. 18 jersey at #SFvsIND: https://t.co/YkM37YnLHN pic.twitter.com/xL0X5OY7Fw
— Indianapolis Colts (@Colts) May 9, 2017
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Peyton Manning becomes the 1st @Colts from the Indianapolis era to have his jersey retired by the team
— Matt Conti (@ColtsConti) May 9, 2017
Manning won four of his five MVP awards with the Colts. He won back-to-back MVPs in 2003 and 2004 and in 2008 and 2009.
Manning led the Colts to a Super Bowl victory over the Chicago Bears in 2006, and he led the franchise to another Super Bowl appearance in 2009. He threw for nearly 55,000 yards and 198 touchdowns with the Colts before winning another Super Bowl with the Broncos.
The Colts drafted the legendary Manning with the No. 1 overall pick in the 1998 NFL Draft.