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Eli Manning goes down in the NFL legacy as the Miracle master. He is the only QB to defeat Tom Brady twice in the Super Bowl. But despite having such recognition in the game, people cannot identify the former Giants quarterback. Younger Manning once revealed such a scenario, and which personality did the people think him to be?

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During The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon, Eli Manning discusses dressing up as Chad Powers to try out for the Penn State football team. He also discussed an instance where a Store owner mistook him for Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps.

Eli Manning mentioned, “Not too long ago, this summer, I’m taking the girls fishing, and we’re kind of driving. I pull over to get some water, get some snacks, go into a store. And, you know, I get to the counter, and the guy looks at me and goes, ‘Are you who I think you are?’ I’m like, ‘Yeah, I think so.’ He goes, ‘Oh, my gosh! Michael Phelps is any store!’ He’s like, ‘Everybody, come out! It’s Michael Phelps!’ I’m like, ‘Whoa. No, no, no. No, no, no. I’m not Michael Phelps.’ He’s like, ‘So you lied to me?’”

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It is hilarious how people mistakenly identify the two-time Super Bowl champ as the olympian god. Additionally, if one observes Manning’s expressions while speaking, one could see that it has not happened once but multiple times.

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One celebrity athlete may be mistaken for another. However, some people may mistake Eli Manning for Michael Phelps. It is not the people’s fault. Both of them have a very close resemblance which leads to the misunderstanding.

Michael Phelps delightfully responded on being an Eli Manning Lookalike

It looks like Younger Manning is not the only one who regularly faces the problem. When meeting the Olympic swimming legend, people get confused in recalling who is who. Out of curiosity, Eli Manning tweeted if Michael Phelps faces the same things as he does. To everyone’s surprise, Phelps also went through the same.

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Michael Phelps responded to one of Omaha Production’s images on Twitter that resembled the iconic spiderman meme. He mentioned facing it all day, and someone even asked about the Giants QB’s brother and father.

The Fans would love to see the two taking part in a collaboration someday. Will it happen? It is subject to witness.

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