I wouldn’t have picked him. He’s worthy, but I think that David Ortiz is the guy who deserves the award. He didn’t have the best stats, but he was the heart and soul of a championship team and a city in need of healing.
NEW YORK, NY (December 15) – Sports Illustrated today announced that Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning is the 2013 Sportsman of the Year. After winning the NFL’s Comeback Player of the Year award in 2012, Manning returned to the Mile High City to anchor the Broncos’ high-octane offense, which leads the league in total offense (453.4 ypg), passing (333.6 ypg), receiving (344.4 ypg) and points scored (535). Manning’s 47 touchdown passes during the Broncos’ 11–3 start puts him four TDs away from breaking Tom Brady’s record for most touchdowns thrown in a season. Manning is just one of eight professional football players to be named Sportsman. He joins Pete Rozelle (1963), Terry Bradshaw (’79), Reggie Williams (’87), Joe Montana (’90), Tom Brady (2005), Brett Favre (’07), and Drew Brees (’10). To download a high resolution JPEG of the cover click here.
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