

Favre rarely threw more than five passes in a game. As a result, in the three years Brett was on the team, his father ran the wishbone, a run-oriented offense. Irvin Favre said he knew his son had a great arm but also knew that the school was blessed with good running backs. He played quarterback, lineman, strong safety, placekicker, and punter in a primarily option, run-oriented offense coached by his father, Irvin Favre, who was the head coach of the Hawks football team.įavre spent his early years on the North Central Hancock High School football field, where his throwing ability led to a Southern Miss. Favre started for the Hancock North Central baseball team as an eighth-grader and earned five varsity letters. īrett was the second of four children and attended Hancock North Central High School, where he played baseball and football. One of his ancestors is Simon Favre, a Creole and an influential figure in Spanish West Florida in the late 18th and early 19th centuries Brett descends from Simon's Choctaw Native American mistress, Pistikiokonay, and thus his grandfather was affiliated with the Choctaw. Both of his parents were schoolteachers in the Hancock County School District. 3.2.4 Later career and personal tragedies (2003–2006)įavre grew up in the small Mississippi gulf town of Kiln.īrett Favre was born in Gulfport, Mississippi, the son of Bonita Ann (née French) and Irvin Ernest Favre, and raised in the small town of Kiln.
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He was inducted to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2016. Favre also led the NFL in passing touchdowns a record four times, while receiving 11 Pro Bowl selections. From 1995 to 1997, he was named Most Valuable Player three times, the most the award was consecutively received. He holds the league records for most interceptions and fumbles, in addition to his consecutive starts. His 2009 campaign for the Vikings saw him guide them to a division title and NFC Championship Game appearance, while having one of his strongest statistical seasons.Īt the time of his retirement, Favre was the NFL leader in passing yards, passing touchdowns, and quarterback wins. Favre was traded in 2008 to the New York Jets, whom he was a member of for one year, and spent his final two seasons with the Minnesota Vikings. During his 16 seasons with Green Bay, he led the team to 11 playoff runs, seven division titles, four NFC Championship Games, two consecutive Super Bowl appearances, and one championship title in Super Bowl XXXI, their first in nearly three decades. Traded to the Packers, he became their starter early into the 1992 season and revitalized a franchise that had been in a period of decline since the late 1960s. He was also the first NFL quarterback to obtain 70,000 yards, 10,000 passes, 6,000 completions, 500 touchdowns, 200 wins, and victories over all 32 teams.įavre played college football at Southern Miss and was selected in the second round of the 1991 NFL Draft by the Atlanta Falcons, where he spent one season as a backup. Favre had 321 consecutive starts from 1992 to 2010, including 297 regular season games, the most in league history.

