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Tennessee Volunteers, Mississippi Rebels
The Book of Manning
This documentary explores the rich history of the Manning family, a clan that has had two generations of success playing football in the SEC. Father Archie Manning was a hero at the University of Mississippi before going on to a career in the NFL with the New Orleans Saints. While his oldest son suffers from a condition that cut short his playing career, Peyton and Eli Manning created even greater legacies both in that highly-competitive college conference, and in the NFL., The story of football’s Manning family, focusing not only on the careers of Ole Miss star Archie and his NFL sons Peyton and Eli, but on the sudden death of Archie’s father and its impact on his approach to fatherhood. Olivia and oldest son Cooper also appear, along with numerous friends and relatives. John Goodman narrates.
