Freed-Hardeman fundraiser featuring Peyton Manning raises $1.5 million

CHESTER COUNTY, Tenn. — The numbers are in after Friday night’s sold-out benefit dinner at Freed-Hardeman University hosting NFL MVP and “Vol for life” Peyton Manning.

The annual scholarship event raised more than $1.5 million for the Christian university in Henderson.

That amount is second only to the 2010 benefit dinner featuring President George W. Bush.