Okay, so I wanted to figure out exactly when Peyton Manning, the legendary quarterback, decided to hang up his cleats. It’s something I’ve been curious about for a while, and I finally decided to dive in and get the definitive answer.

Digging for the Details
First, I started with a simple search. You know, just the usual, “Peyton Manning retirement age.” I figured that would give me the basic info quickly.
The search results popped up, and I saw a bunch of articles.I started skimming through a few of them.
- I checked some sports news sites.
- I looked at a couple of biography pages.
I found different ways of phrasing it, but all the main information pointed to the same answer.
The Final Answer
After going through all of that, it became super clear. Peyton Manning officially retired in March of * had just turned 40 years old.
So there you have it. Peyton Manning was 40 when he retired. It took a little digging, but it wasn’t too tough to find the answer!