Big John Studd. A basketball star in his youth, Big John Studd entered professional wrestling under the tutelage of fellow giant Killer Kowalski in the mid-70s. A legitimate 7-foot-1, Studd had the mass of an NFL linebacker with hands like baked hams.
Peyton Manning to retire a champion. Peyton Manning of the Denver Broncos addresses the media during Super Bowl XLVIII media availability on January 30, 2014, in Jersey City, New Jersey. ENGLEWOOD, Colo. - Peyton Manning surveyed the landscape of his brilliant career and called one last audible. He's retiring a champion.
Manning led the Colts to the AFC Championship that season, but both he and the team had a dismal showing, losing to the Patriots in Foxborough for the second year in a row. In 2005, Manning seemed to rebound, leading the Colts to a 13-0 regular-season start. Again, though, Manning disappointed in the postseason and, again, the Colts lost the AFC Championship, this time at home to the eventual Super Bowl champion Pittsburgh Steelers.