NY Post · Jan 25, 2020
Eli Manning’s true greatness through Tom Coughlin’s eyes
He came to us a 23-year-old boy, grew up in front of our eyes, and we were glad to have Son of Archie, Little Brother of Peyton.
We had no idea what he would mean to us 16 years later, no idea he would deliver two Super Bowl championships. We had no idea he would protect the NFL shield the way it was meant to be protected, no idea he would mean to the Giants what the late Frank Gifford meant once. We had no idea that on the day of his retirement, the field house outside 1925 Giants Drive would be packed with teammates and coaches and Giants employees whose lives he has touched in a way few can, or will, to honor Our Beloved Giant For Life.
