Posted on 01/19/2014 6:34:21 PM PST by ConorMacNessa
Not only is Peyton Manning heading to his third Super Bowl, he made $24,800 for his charity during the AFC Championship Game.
Eight businesses will donate the money to Manning's Peyback Foundation after they committed to donate a combined $800 for each time he said the word "Omaha" at the line of scrimmage. Manning said "Omaha" 31 times during Sunday's game against the New England Patriots.
"This has been terrific for us," said David G. Brown, president and CEO of the Greater Omaha Chamber of Commerce, which headed up the effort. "Before Friday, we had calculated that news coverage of Omaha had generated the equivalent of about $10 million in advertising."
That was before the chamber made a video highlighting some of its attractions, with Manning's "Omaha" calls in the background, which aired on some news stations in Denver.
(Excerpt) Read more at espn.go.com ...
You have a problem with Anaheim and Azusa?
For those of us who are old enough to remember Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom (or I should say, its reruns!)
Voice of Marlin Perkins: "Watch now as Jim sticks his head inside the alligator's mouth .....OHHHH! That's gonna leave a mark"
I’m glad someone finally got it.
I saw a meme on facebook with a pic of Tom Brady sitting on the ground saying “I yelled Omaha!!!!”
I was wondering what that meant. *Chuckle*
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