University of Tennessee Athletics
Manning Wins ESPY For TD No. 509
July 16, 2015 | Football
Tennessee legend Peyton Manning won another ESPY Award on Wednesday. ESPY voters tabbed Manning's eclipsing of Brett Favre's career touchdowns mark as the Best Record-breaking Performance, an award the Broncos quarterback accepted to jump-start the event in Los Angeles.
Manning, who supplanted Favre with his 509th career touchdown in an October rout of the 49ers, topped Devin Hester, for career runback TDs; Lauren Chamberlain, for NCAA softball home runs; and Klay Thompson, for NBA points in a quarter.
"I'm truly blessed to be able to play the game of football, and I humbly accept this award," said Manning, who was accompanied for the night by his daughter, Mosley, who was flanked by Favre and his wife as Manning accepted the award.
LeBron James soon followed Manning onto the stage, garnering the Best Championship Performance ESPY.
In 2014, Manning received ESPY awards for Best NFL Player and Best Record-Breaking Performance Wednesday night in Los Angeles.
A winner tonight at the #ESPYS, re-live #Peyton509! [http://t.co/qryVqBeiaL] pic.twitter.com/KTIrFW8dVo
— Denver Broncos (@Broncos) July 16, 2015
Here’s what 39 all-star appearances look like. #Manning. @KingJames. #Jeter. #ESPYs pic.twitter.com/skbRdRnazD
— Denver Broncos (@Broncos) July 16, 2015
Hey, records are set to be broken. Still friends. Congrats again Peyton. @NFL @ESPYS https://t.co/48tW3XWJW9 pic.twitter.com/skpDTSEhSR
— Brett Favre (@Favre4Official) July 16, 2015
Peyton Manning wins #ESPY for Best Record Breaking Performance and shares moment with his daughter. #LeanInTogether pic.twitter.com/7NL7fjGam8
— espnW (@espnW) July 16, 2015
