Sports Illustrated has been with Manning every step of the way and celebrates his retirement with a special commemorative edition collecting the best of SI's coverage of Peyton through the years. The scope and breadth of Manning’s career are captured in 104 colorful pages featuring SI’s trademark prose and photos: From John Ed Bradley’s 1993 profile of the young Peyton as a New Orleans high school football prodigy, continuing through Tim Layden’s definitive coverage of Manning during his record-setting years as a Tennessee Volunteer, through Peter King’s assessment of the aging star in the moments following the Broncos’ victory in Super Bowl 50.
Few athletes have been born and bred to carry the mantle of greatness as Peyton Manning was. Even fewer have lived up to, or beyond, such expectations—and the Sports Illustrated Peyton Manning Retirement Tribute Issue is a fitting sendoff for this singular athlete.