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Peyton Manning pens heartfelt tribute to David Letterman

Published May. 21, 2015 1:43 p.m. ET

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It was clear that David Letterman was abundantly pleased that Peyton Manning played a role in the final taping of the “Late Show” on Wednesday, taking part in a star-studded “Top 10 List.” After all, Letterman, a longtime Indianapolis Colts fan, has long been an admirer of Manning and remained a fan even after he joined the Denver Broncos.

The feeling is clearly mutual, as Manning penned a heartfelt tribute to the retiring late-night icon, in which he makes it quite clear that he is and will forever be a “Letterman guy.”

Manning writes that he will never forget taking part in Wednesday's taping, and notes that Letterman’s program is the only late-night talk show on which he has appeared — four times before his appearance on the swan song show of the esteemed broadcaster’s career.

Writing that Letterman “sure has been a big part of my life,” Manning relayed a story about how Letterman reached out to him shortly after he joined the Broncos. He recalls that Letterman wanted to make sure it was OK with him if Andrew Luck was presented with a Colts jersey during an upcoming appearance around the time of the 2012 NFL Draft.

Via an MMQB column on SI.com:

Manning continues in his tribute to wax nostalgic about his appearances on the show and his friendship with Letterman, but one of the final passages truly establishes just how much the quarterback admires the comedic legend.

Darn straight.

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