New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning is a two-time Super Bowl champion, a two-time Super Bowl MVP and owns most franchise records. But on Saturday night, Manning added his most prestigious honor yet, having been named the co-winner of the 2016 Walter Payton Man of the Year Award along with Arizona Cardinals wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald.

Considered the league’s highest honor, the Walter Payton Man of the Year Award “recognizes an NFL player for his excellence on and off the field. The award was established in 1970. It was renamed in 1999 after the late Hall of Fame Chicago Bears running back, Walter Payton. Each team nominates one player who has had a significant positive impact on his community.”

For Manning, who was also a finalist for the 2015 Walter Payton Man of the Year Award, it represents something as rewarding as two Super Bowl rings.

“You don’t do any of these charitable [works] or try to help people to get recognized,” Manning said last week. “You do it because you truly care and you want to make a difference in people’s lives and in our community. But to be recognized and know that people do notice your work is nice.

“I really appreciate the Giants supporting me in the community, and the people who help out with my charities. I get tremendous support from the Giants, and I appreciate all their help as well.”

Manning had been named the Giants’ finalist nine separate times coming into the night, and becomes the first player in franchise history to win the award.

And perhaps no one is more deserving than Eli. He and his wife, Abby, had previously established the Eli and Abby Manning Children’s Clinics in Jackson, Mississippi and he is currently working with Tackles Kids Cancer. He’s also devoted time and effort to the March of Dimes, American Red Cross, Scholastic’s ClassroomsCare program, Guiding Eyes for the Blind, Phoenix House, Project Sunshine and Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation, as well as many others.

Manning and Fitzgerald are the third pair of players to split the award. Previously, LaDainian Tomlinson and Drew Brees (2006) and Derrick Brooks and Jim Flanigan (2000) had been named co-winners.