For generations, American athletes have enjoyed the ever-escalating
celebrity lavished upon them when they combine on-the-field talent
with off-the field charisma, but never before have we seen as
transformative a sports dynasty as the Mannings: a bloodline of
strong arms, Southern values, and savvy business instincts-each man
compelling in his own right, made whole by family. But how, in just
fifty years, did this private trio achieve football immortality? A
gripping and definitive account, In the Name of the Father traces
Archie, Peyton, and Eli's roots from red-clay Mississippi to the
bright lights of the Super Bowl to reveal the truth of their grit
and dedication, their inherent ability, and the drama they endured
behind closed doors. As New York Times Notable biographer Mark
Ribowsky meticulously chronicles, the road to football stardom was
not paved smoothly for patriarch Archie. The most celebrated and
beloved athlete to emerge from tiny Drew, Mississippi, Archie lost
his father to suicide during his heyday at Ole Miss. Then, despite
his playing through the pain, a string of surgeries prematurely
ended a storied NFL career, most memorably spent with the New
Orleans Saints. Similar savior-like expectations were passed to
Archie's eldest, Cooper, the most gifted of his brood, but the
shocking discovery of a spinal condition prevented Cooper from ever
playing a single snap of college ball. Luckily, Archie had been
raising all three of his sons to love the gridiron, throwing deep
balls to them off the front porch, and there were two more heir
apparents in the wings. Raised watching dusty old game films in the
family den, Peyton was swiftly hailed as a generational talent, his
record-breaking tenure at Tennessee paving a clear path to the NFL.
Winning Super Bowls with both the Indianapolis Colts and the Denver
Broncos, he was able to overcome a debilitating neck injury-after
barely being able to hold a football-to eclipse Archie in football
success. It was Peyton who would first pair his football cachet
with capitalism, selecting commercials and appearances to show off
his humor and expand the now-ubiquitous Manning brand into
mainstream popular culture. And finally there was quiet Eli, with
an arm and a career to match his big brother's but a reserved and
enigmatic affect all his own. The good-boy who followed his father
to Ole Miss, Eli entered the NFL even more carefully managed then
his brother was, forcing a trade when the lackluster San Diego
Chargers selected him with the first pick in the draft. Even with
two dramatic Super Bowl wins with the New York Giants, Eli's lows
have been catastrophic, and he has never been quite the media
darling his brother is. But even as their football careers wind
down, the power of the Manning name only grows. Drawing on new
interviews and research, Ribowsky reveals a family of transcendent
talent and intense loyalty dedicated to maintaining an all-American
facade that has, on occasion, shown cracks. From the family's past
steeped in problematic parts of Southern identity, to locker-room
scandal turned lawsuit, to flashes of fraternal jealousy, Ribowsky
leaves no stone unturned. Rich in gridiron dramatics and familial
intrigue, In the Name of the Father is a quintessentially American
saga of a multifaceted lineage that has forever changed the game.
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