Peyton ManningAon Miller and his wife Amanda left Chattanooga on Saturday morning for New York City. They’ll attend the Super Bowl this evening, rooting hard for their good friend Peyton Manning to win his second Super Bowl ring, his first with the Denver Broncos.
But it’s not Manning’s immense football skills or his ties to the University of Tennessee that has most impressed Miller all these years.
“He’s the most superb person I have ever known,” the 1997 UT grad said. “He makes you want to be a better person. You watch him and think, ‘That’s the way to do it.'”
From a football perspective, a Denver victory tonight over the Seattle Seahawks might cement the argument that Manning has done this NFL quarterback stuff better than anyone who’s ever played.
Already the owner of several of pro football’s most meaningful records — including most passing yardage and most touchdown passes in a single season — Manning could become the first starting quarterback to secure the Lombardi Trophy for separate franchises. He won a Super Bowl with the Indianapolis Colts after the 2006 season.