Manning whose Giants number was retired (3)

I believe the answer is:

eli

(Other definitions for eli that I've seen before include "High priest in the Book of Samuel" , "Biblical teacher of Samuel" , "Man's name" , "Priest at Shiloh (Samuel)" , "Man" .)

I've seen this clue in The Wall Street Journal.

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