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Videos: Peyton Manning prefers Dan Marino and Kevin Durant over Tyra Banks circa 1998

If you ever had any doubts about how big a sports fan Peyton Manning is, they were erased at last night's ESPY awards. PM was named Best NFL Player and honored for Best Record-Setting Performance, and in accepting the latter, he said receiving the bauble from Miami Dolphins legend Dan...
By Michael Roberts
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If you ever had any doubts about how big a sports fan Peyton Manning is, they were erased at last night’s ESPY awards. PM was named Best NFL Player and honored for Best Record-Setting Performance, and in accepting the latter, he said receiving the bauble from Miami Dolphins legend Dan Marino and Oklahoma City Thunder star Kevin Durant topped the moment when he was given the Best College Player ESPY by supermodel Tyra Banks in 1998.

Who would you prefer to hand you a trophy — Marino and Durant or Banks in her mid-twenties? To help you decide, we’ve juxtaposed a clip of last night’s acceptance speech with 1998 footage of Banks issued in conjunction with that year’s Sports Illustrated swimsuit edition. Enjoy making the comparison below.

See also: Photos: Peyton Manning Broncos victory memes

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RaMlWGS_-s8

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Michael Roberts began his career with Westword in 1990 as music editor. In 1999, he took on a new role, full-time media reporter, as author of a column called The Message. In 2008, he became the lead writer for Westword‘s news blog, The Latest Word, a position he held until January 2023. Michael continues to freelance for Westword, covering everything from business to sports and the media; he also contributes to Jazziz, a national music magazine. He holds a bachelor’s degree from what is now Colorado Mesa University and master’s degrees from the University of California, Los Angeles, and Northwestern University.

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