Brett favre biography
Brett Favre
Favre with the Jets | |||||||||||||||
| Position: | Quarterback | ||||||||||||||
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| Born: | () October 10, (age&#;55) Gulfport, Mississippi | ||||||||||||||
| Height: | 6&#;ft 2&#;in (&#;m) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight: | &#;lb (&#;kg) | ||||||||||||||
| High school: | Kiln (MS) Hancock North Central | ||||||||||||||
| College: | Southern Miss | ||||||||||||||
| NFL Draft: | &#;/ Round:&#;2&#;/ Pick:&#;33 | ||||||||||||||
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Pro Football Hall of Fame | |||||||||||||||
Brett Lorenzo Favre (born October 10, , in Gulfport, Mississippi, United States) is a former American football quarterback in the National Football League. He played college football for the Southern Miss Golden Eagles. Favre was known for his controversy as well, especially his retirement saga and sexual abuse scandal with New York and failure to cooperate in the investigation, for which he was fined $50 thousand. Favre is also well known for his love of the outdoors and his "iron man" reputation earned for his toughness, which helped him in cold Wisconsin and Minnesota. He was a color anylst for one college game.
Childhood
[change | change source]Brett weighed 9 pounds 15 ounces when he was born on Oct. 10, He had several brothers with whom he played baseball and football.
College
[change | change source]Favre started at the quarterback position for The University of Southern Mississippi for four solid years.
Professional career
[change | change source]Atlanta Falcons
[change | change source]Favre was chosen in the second round of the NFL Draft by the Atlanta Falcons. He threw two interceptions.
Green Bay Packers
[change | change source]On February 10, , after a season with the Falcons, he was traded to the Green Bay Packers on for the 19th pick in the NFL Draft. He became the Packers' starting quarterback in , then started every game after the season until the end of the season with the P College: Southern Mississippi, During his 16 seasons with the Packers, Brett Favre might have been lauded by other legends of the game like no other player in team history. Whether it was current and future Pro Football Hall of Fame inductees, teammates, opposing coaches and players – you name it – accolades poured down on him in cascades and continued to do so into the early years of his retirement. Here, for example, was what Hall of Fame teammate LeRoy Butler and his head coach, Mike Holmgren, had to say about Favre's leadership. "He was the best teammate, in my opinion, ever and probably in all of sports because nothing bothered him, especially not color, especially not a guy's religion or sexuality or anything like that," said Butler. In a similar vein, Holmgren, who coached Hall of Fame quarterbacks Joe Montana and Steve Young as an assistant in San Francisco, said: "There are a lot of fabulous quarterbacks, but not everyone has the locker room like (Favre) did. All his teammates loved him. Now, he was a knucklehead sometimes with me, but they loved him and they played hard for him and he had so much fun playing." Two-time Super Bowl champion coach Mike Shanahan and Hall of Fame coach Tony Dungy couldn't have been more effusive in their praise of Favre for maybe his two most impressive records: most wins by a starting quarterback with and most consecutive games played by a quarterback or any offensive or defensive player for that matter. "You're judged by winning and he's won more games than any other quarterback who has ever played," Shanahan said after Favre's final season in Green Bay. In turn, Dungy said of Favre's , NFL-record consecutive games played streak: "I think it' American football player (born ) American football player Favre at Super Bowl 50 in Pro Football Hall of Fame Brett Lorenzo Favre (FARV; born October 10, ) is an American former professional footballquarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 20 seasons, primarily with the Green Bay Packers. Favre had consecutive starts from to , including regular season games, the most in league history. He was also the first NFL quarterback to obtain 70, yards, 10, passes, 6, completions, touchdowns, and victories over all 32 teams. Favre played college football for the Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles and was selected in the second round of the NFL draft by the Atlanta Falcons, where he spent one season as a backup. Traded to the Packers, he became their starter early in the season and revitalized a franchise that had been in a period of decline since the late s. During his 16 seasons with Green Bay, he led the team to 11 playoff appearances, seven division titles, four NFC Championship Games, two consecutive Super Bowl appearance Former NFL quarterback and Super Bowl champion Brett Favre stated during a September 24 congressional hearing he was recently diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease. According to The Los Angeles Times, the year-old spoke in front of the House Ways and Means Committee for a hearing about welfare accountability and reform, including allegations he and others used Mississippi state funds for personal and corporate gains. He discussed his support and investment in Prevacus, a drug company working to create a concussion treatment, when he revealed his health update. “I’m sure you’ll understand why it’s too late for me, because I’ve recently been diagnosed with Parkinson’s. This is also a cause dear to my heart,” Favre said. The Cleveland Clinic defines Parkinson’s disease as a degenerative brain condition that can cause symptoms such as tremors and balance problems. Boxing great Muhammad Ali, actor Michael J. Fox, and musician Ozzy Osbourne are among the notable figures who have been diagnosed with the disorder. According to the Parkinson’s Foundation, individuals suffering a single concussion during their lifetime have a 57 percent greater chance of developing the disease. Back in , Farve said he was officially diagnosed with only “three or four” concussions during his football career but could have experienced hundreds more. NFL quarterback Brett Favre attended the University of Southern Mississippi and, after a stellar college career, he was selected by the Atlanta Falcons in the NFL draft. Following his trade to the Green Bay Packers the next year, Favre led the franchise to victory in ’s Super Bowl XXXI. He was also named the league’s MVP three years in a row. After shorter stints with the New York Jets and Minnesota Vikings, Favre retired from football after the season. The Mississippi resident revealed he has Parkinson’s in September
Brett Favre
Position: Quarterback Born: () October 10, (age&#;55)
Gulfport, Mississippi, U.S.Height: 6&#;ft 2&#;in (&#;m) Weight: &#;lb (&#;kg) High school: Hancock North Central
(Kiln, Mississippi)College: Southern Miss (–) NFL draft: &#;/ round:&#;2&#;/ pick:&#;33 Brett Favre
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