CANTON (AP) — Peyton’s Place is now in Canton, at the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
The only five-time NFL MVP and a two-time Super Bowl winner who left the game five years ago with a slew of passing records was enshrined with other members of the class of 2021.
The stadium rocked with cheers from fans in Colts blue or Broncos orange, the two franchises he took to the top, when Manning was introduced.
Joining Manning in this year’s class were two other first-time eligibles, defensive back Charles Woodson, who beat out Manning for the 1997 Heisman Trophy, and receiver Calvin Johnson.
From bone-rattling tacklers Troy Polamalu, Steve Atwater and Cliff Harris to hard-charging runner Edgerrin James to the pass-catching brilliance of Isaac Bruce and Harold Carmichael, the Pro Football Hall of Fame class of 2020 has something for everyone.
Add in blocking dynamos Steve Hutchinson and Jim Covert, Steel Curtain stalwart Donnie Shell and such as leaders as former NFL Commissioner Paul Tagliabue and coaches Bill Cowher and Jimmy Johnson.
They all entered the hall Saturday night, a year late due to the COVID-19 pandemic, yet just as rewarding.