Eli Manning just had the cutest father-daughter date night with one of his daughters, and it’s like we’re seeing double. The NFL legend took his 10-year-old daughter Caroline — who he shares with wife Abby McGrew along with daughters Ava, 13, Lucy, 11, and son Charlie, 7 —and it’s like Manning’s DNA said, “Copy and paste!”
The retired New York Giants quarterback took Caroline to see the New York Sirens (the city’s professional women’s hockey team), and the two looked so cute sitting in the arena.
“Girl dad in the house! 🔊,” the Sirens captioned a joint Instagram post with Manning.
In the ultra-sweet photo, Manning has his arm around his budding hockey player who is rocking a jersey for her youth team. Fans were so happy about this rare sighting and couldn’t believe just how much Caroline looked like her dad. “Looks just like her daddy! ❤️,” one person wrote. Another added, “Mini Eli💐”
Because the two really do have the exact same face. The same long face shape, the same wide smile and plump cheeks, and the same big, dark eyes that crinkle when they smile. McGrew’s genes didn’t stand a chance!
After retiring from the NFL in 2019, Manning told People that he cherished the extra time with his kids.
“It’s good that I get to be around more,” he told the outlet. “I found out that just getting some car time with my kids can be the best time to get that chat in with them, get to know what’s going on in their day and at school.”
“It’s been a lot of fun for me,” he continued.
But just because he was hanging up his cleats professionally, that doesn’t mean Manning was done with athletics entirely. The dad of four has made sure sports are a part of his kids’ lives, and he has even gone so far as to invest in the future of women’s sports.
In 2022, the Super Bowl champion became a co-owner of Gotham Women’s Soccer Club and said his three daughters inspired his investment.
“As a dad, I want to make sure that my daughters have all the athletic opportunities that I was blessed with,” he said.
And even if they don’t decide to follow in the Manning family tradition of playing sports professionally (Yes, we’re talking about that Manning), they can still enjoy watching a game — be it soccer, hockey, or otherwise — with their lookalike father.
These celebrity fathers are all proud to be “girl dads.”
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