Caroline Olivia Manning is the daughter of the former American football quarterback Eli Manning and his philanthropist wife, Abby Mcgrew. Eli Manning hails from a family of footballers; his father, Archie Manning, and older brother Peyton Manning were both quarterbacks. Eli played 16 seasons in the National Football League with the New York Giants. The award-winning football star played college football at Ole Miss, where he won the Maxwell and Johnny Unitas Golden Arm awards as a senior. His other success was in 2004 when he was selected first overall in the NFL Draft by the San Diego Chargers and traded to the Giants.
Please keep reading to get a sneak peek into the lives of the football star and his celebrity daughter Caroline.
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Caroline Olivia Manning Early Life
Caroline Olivia Manning was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, on 29 January 2015. Details of her young life, education, and current pursuits have not been revealed to the public.
Caroline Olivia Manning Siblings
Caroline has three siblings; Ava Frances was born in 2011, Lucy Thomas followed in 2013, and Charles Elisha Manning was born in 2019. Eli rarely posts photos of himself and his family
Caroline Olivia’s Mother
Abby McGrew was born in Nashville, Tennessee, with two sisters named Molly and Lacey. She attended Brentwood Academy, a private Christian school in Brentwood, Tennessee. She earned a family and consumer sciences degree from the University of Mississippi in 2005. Abby has used her degree and dedicated most of her life to her and her husband’s charity efforts.
The couple is your typical college-sweetheart love story, having first met in 2002 at Ole Miss. The couple married in April 2008 in Los Cabos, Mexico, at the One & Only Palmilla resort. The couple has four children together.
Some of the couple’s joint charity contributions include a sizeable donation to New York City’s St. Vincent Hospital’s birthing center in 2009. The center was later renamed the Eli & Abby Manning Birthing Center. They also pledged $1 million to the $100 million campaign by the Children of Mississippi.
Caroline Olivia’s Father
Elisha Nelson Manning, best known as Eli Manning, was born on 3 January 1981 in New Orleans, Louisiana, to Olivia Williams and Elisha Manning III, an NFL quarterback. His older brothers, Cooper and Peyton, are also footballers. While attending the Isidore Newman School in New Orleans, Manning played football and basketball for the Greenies. In 1999, he committed to play college football at the University of Mississippi.
Manning is best known for having played for the New York Giants between 2004 and 2019. During his time with the group, he was a two-time Super Bowl champion. He also won the Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year in 2016, the New York Giants Ring of Honor, and The Bart Starr Award in 2020.
Manning has also won two NFL records for the most passing yards in a single postseason: 1,29 yards in 2011 and the Longest touchdown pass: 99 yards.
Manning carries on charitable activities alongside his wife.
Wrapping Up
The Manning football dynasty is a force to reckon with in the NFL, and although his daughters of Eli haven’t followed in his footsteps, his son seems to be following close behind.