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Peyton Manning surprised by special thank you video

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) – Over the almost two decades of his career, Peyton Manning wrote letters to lots of people.

As a surprise to Peyton, and as a celebration of his career, Gatorade compiled a lot of those letters in one video.

Some of the letters were read aloud and strung together as a new message for Peyton, according to the release.

Some of the faces and letters in video are:

Tony Dungy – Peyton’s Indianapolis Colts head coach, 2002-2008; Pro Football Hall of Fame Inductee; current NBC Analyst

Jon Scott – Peyton’s friend and current Indianapolis Colts Vice President of Equipment Operations

David Cutcliffe – Peyton’s quarterback coach at University of Tennessee, 1994-1997; current Duke Head Coach

Pam Frenzel – Mother of Tyler Frenzel; Peyton befriended Tyler – diagnosed with leukemia – during a visit to the Peyton Manning Children’s Hospital at St. Vincent in Indianapolis and remained in close contact with Tyler until his death in 2004 at age 9

Jeff Saturday – Peyton’s Indianapolis Colts teammate, 1999-2011; NFL center, 1992-2012

Eli Manning – Peyton’s brother; current New York Giants quarterback

Demaryius Thomas – Peyton’s Denver Broncos teammate, 2013-2016; current Denver Broncos receiver

Derek Jeter – Peyton’s friend; fellow Gatorade athlete; New York Yankees shortstop, 1995-2014

Brandon Stokley – Peyton’s Indianapolis Colts and Broncos teammate, 2003-2006 and 2012 respectively; NFL receiver, 1999-2013

Archie Manning – Peyton’s father; NFL Hall of Fame quarterback, 1971-1984

Chris Mortensen – Peyton’s friend; current ESPN NFL analyst

Brandon Washington – First recipient of PeyBack Foundation Scholarship; currently a graduate student at University of Indiana