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Eli Manning Recognized Among World’s Most Charitable Athletes
Eli Manning makes a visit in April to Blair E. Batson Children’s Hospital in Jackson for an event in conjunction with a BankPlus Friends of Children’s Hospital Checkcard donation of $627,195.
Photo courtesy UM Communications
Ole Miss alumnus and New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning is getting recognized for something other than his Super Bowl-winning talent.
Manning has been named as one of the world’s top 10 most charitable athletes by Global Grind, according to Sports Media 101.
Early in his NFL career, Manning volunteered in relief efforts, helping get supplies to the devastated Gulf Coast region after Hurricane Katrina. He has helped raise $2.8 million for the University of Mississippi Medical Center’s Batson Children’s Hospital in Jackson for the construction of the Eli Manning Children’s Clinics, which offers outpatient care to thousands of children in Mississippi.
He and his wife also donated $1 million to the Ole Miss Opportunity Scholarship Fund, a program designed to help Mississippi students with financial need to attend college.
Earlier this year, the New York Observer also named Manning as one of the Top 20 Philanthropists Under 40 for his charitable efforts.
Written by CHRISTINA STEUBE
Story and photo Courtesy UM Communications
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| Fri, Nov 8 |  | vs Grambling | W, 66-64 |
| Tue, Nov 12 |  | vs South Alabama | W, 64-54 |
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| Tue, Jan 14 |  | @ 5 Alabama | W, 74-64 |
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| Wed, Jan 22 |  | vs 13 Texas A&M | L, 62-63 |
| Sat, Jan 25 |  | @ Missouri | 5:00 PM SECN |
| Wed, Jan 29 |  | vs Texas | 8:00 PM ESPN2 |
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| Tue, Feb 4 |  | vs 10 Kentucky | 6:00 PM ESPN |
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| Wed, Feb 12 |  | @ South Carolina | 6:00 PM SECN |
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| Wed, Feb 26 | | @ 2 Auburn | 6:00 PM TBA |
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Jim Hays
August 2, 2015 at 7:54 am
Thanks for this article! Nice to know of continued good things done by members of the Manning family, other than football, that would not be found in most reports concerning them.
Stanley Merritt
August 2, 2015 at 12:41 pm
Greatest family on the history of slorts, and they just get greater.
Anonymous
August 2, 2015 at 6:16 pm
A great QB from Ole Miss who loves to help others and was raised the right way by Archie and Olivia Manning who was also one best QB’s at Ole Miss. All are great credit to Ole Miss. Hotty Toddy Rebs !!!!!!!!!!