Fifty-four years ago, Archie Manning’s life changed forever. He married his college sweetheart, Olivia Williams, on Jan. 21, 1971. A few days later, the New Orleans Saints selected the star quarterback out of Ole Miss with the No. 2 overall pick in the NFL Draft.

Archie Manning writes: "As I go from place to place in Mississippi both in my travels and in my mind’s eye, I realize what I love most about my home state. It’s the people. There’s no place like Mississippi and no people like the folks in Mississippi.