Peyton Manning FOXBORO, MA – NOVEMBER 21: Peyton Manning #18 of the Indianapolis Colts celebrates a touchdown in the fourth quarter against the New England Patriots on November 21, 2010 at Gillette Stadium in Foxboro, Massachusetts. The Patriots defeated the Colts 31-28. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)

Peyton Manning finished off his Hall of Fame career by winning a Super Bowl title with the Denver Broncos. However, it’s hard to disagree that Manning will always be known more for what he did with the Indianapolis Colts than with the Broncos.

Now than Manning has retired, the Colts plan to honor Manning for his time in Indianapolis with a statue outside of Lucas Oil Stadium. Indianapolis has hired hired local artist and firefighter Ryan Feeney to create the statue, according to the Associated Press

Feeney is the founder of Indy Art Forge, which has created multiple statues standing all around Indianapolis. His statue of Manning will stand outside the Colts’ home stadium starting next year.

The Hall of Famer spent 14 years with the Colts, leading them to a Super Bowl XLI championship over the Chicago Bears, the franchise’s first Super Bowl win since moving from Baltimore in 1984. The QB played in 208 straight games for Indianapolis, racking up 54,828 passing yards, 399 touchdowns, and 198 interception, while completing 65 percent of his passes.

Indianapolis drafted Manning with the No. 1 overall pick in the 1998 NFL Draft out of the University of Tennessee He was named to the Pro Bowl 11 times and first-team All-Pro five times. Manning was also named the NFL MVP four times with the Colts and once with the Broncos.

When he announced his retirement in May, Manning spoke highly of his time in Indianapolis:

“Thank you to the Indianapolis Colts organization and all the fans across this country. You can’t fathom how much I enjoyed my 14 years there or the warmth that my family feels for you. I’d be wrong not to mention Jim Irsay, Bill Polian, some great coaches, support staff and a host of wonderful Colts teammates, many of whom will be lifelong friends.

“When I was drafted by the Colts, Indianapolis was a basketball and a car racing town but it didn’t take long for the Colts to convert the city and state of Indiana into football evangelists.”

[NBC Sports]

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