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four-year career (based on 34 in 1,169 regular-seasonattempts) also ranks as one of the best in NCAA history…Overcame injuries in a serious summer car accident priorto his senior year to lead his team to an 8-3 record andjust eight points from an undefeated season…Sufferedinternal injuries in the accident on July 14, 1990, hesubsequently had 30 inches of his intestines surgicallyremoved 24 days later (Aug. 7)…Shocked his coachesand teammates by returning to the starting lineup a monthlater (Sept. 8) and escorting the Golden Eagles to an upsetover Alabama… Also was MVP of All-American Bowl atconclusion of senior year…Became starter at SouthernMiss in third game of his freshman season…Majored inspecial education.personalGiven name Brett Lorenzo Favre…Bornin Gulfport, Miss. …Grew up in Kiln,Miss. (pronounced KILL)…Married long-time girlfriendDeanna Tynes on July 14, 1996, after a 12-year courtship,the couple has two daughters, Brittany, 19, andBreleigh, 9…Earned five letters in baseball (he led team inbatting all five seasons) and three in football at HancockNorth Central High School in Kiln, where his late father,Irvin, was his coach…Played quarterback and strongsafety, also serving as punter and placekicker…Playedin Mississippi high school all star game following seniorseason…Had his high school jersey (No. 10) retired inApril of 1993; school further honored him May 8, 2004,by re-naming its field, ‘Brett Favre Field,’ and dedicatinga new life-sized statue of Favre displayed at the entranceto the stadium…Also had the No. 4 jersey he had wornat Southern Mississippi retired in September of 1993…Was inducted into the Southern Miss Sports Hall ofFame in April of 1997 and was named to the SouthernMississippi Football Team of the Century in 2001…Fatherpitched for Southern Mississippi baseball varsity…Olderbrother, Scott, played quarterback for Mississippi Stateand younger brother, Jeff, was a free safety on SouthernMississippi football team…Sister, Brandi, is a former‘Miss Teen Mississippi’…Grew up idolizing a pair ofSouthern quarterbacks, the Saints’ Archie Manning andthe Cowboys’ Staubach…Established the ‘Brett FavreFourward Foundation’ in 1996, its mission to provide aid todisadvantaged or disabled children residing in Mississippiand Wisconsin; in conjunction with his annual golf tournament,celebrity softball game and fundraising dinners,foundation has donated in excess of $3 million to charitiesin the two states…In 2005 the charity took on a newcause, raising money in support of HurricaneKatrina relief; the efforts raised approximately $1million to be used in the state’s three Gulf Coastcounties: Hancock, Harrison and Jackson…Alsoin 2005, his wife founded a charity, the DeannaFavre Hope Foundation to benefit uninsured andunderinsured breast cancer patients; Deannaunderwent successful treatment in 2004 forthe disease…“A Night of Faith,” a dinner andconcert featuring Grammy-winning artist FaithHill was held March 12, 2005, in Biloxi, Miss.;the evening raised more than $400,000 forher foundation, with proceeds used to endowassistance programs at Memorial Hospital inGulfport, Miss., and Forrest General Hospital inHattiesburg, Miss. …Held eight editions (2000-07) of the ‘Brett Favre Celebrity Softball Game’at Fox Cities Stadium in Grand Chute, Wis.;the event raised more than $800,000…Held 12 annualMississippi celebrity golf tournaments, many featuringa concert by country music superstar Tim McGraw…Annual fundraising dinner in Green Bay has featured Hallof Famers Starr and Paul Hornung; in eight years theevent raised more than half a million dollars…In 2003and ’04, hosted a similar dinner at his Hattiesburg home,raising $140,000…Also raised more than $1.3 million forthe Boys & Girls Club of Green Bay over 12 seasons by525RECORDS BRETT & HISTORY FAVREdonating $200 for each touchdown pass and rushing TDhe has, a monetary total augmented by matching corporatecontributions…Ran a similar program, benefiting ascholarship fund at Southern Miss, during the 1997 and’98 seasons, which raised roughly $250,000…Taped apublic service announcement in the 2000 offseason forlocal and state Red Cross Awareness, himself more awareof disaster-type situations after experiencing a harrowing,early-March tornado that year at his Hattiesburg, Miss.,residence, the storm heavily damaging his property andleaving him fearing for his life…Received the ‘CommunityService Award’ from the Green Bay Chamber of Commercein August of 1997 in recognition of his work with thearea Boys & Girls Club, in addition to Special Olympicsand Cystic Fibrosis…Has worked at Thanksgiving withthe Salvation Army in Green Bay and Gulfport, Miss., todonate food baskets to needy families…Was named asone of 100 “Good Guys” in sports by The Sporting Newsin July of 2000 in recognition of his civic responsibility andcharacter…Gave time during the 1993-95 seasons as thePackers’ player representative to the state Punt, Pass &Kick competition…Had his fourth grade teacher, Billy RayDedeaux of Hancock North Central Elementary School inhis native Kiln, Miss., named as the NFL’s ‘Teacher of theMonth’ for September, 1994…Formerly was a co-owner,along with Dale Jarrett, of a NASCAR Busch racing team,sponsored by Rayovac…Is a partner in ‘Brett Favre’sSteakhouse’ in Green Bay, and its sister operation, ‘BrettFavre’s Two Minute Grill,’ located in the Lambeau FieldAtrium…Sold over 100,000 copies of his authorizedautobiography, entitled Favre For The Record…, whichwas published by Doubleday late in the summer of1997; an updated version of thebook, which included a chapteron the ‘97 season and SuperBowl XXXII, came out in paperbackin September of 1998…With his family, in 1999 publishedFavre Family Cookbook:Three Generations of Cajun andCreole Cooking from the GulfCoast, combining the best ofMississippi-style seafood withADMIN. &DRAFT &COMMUNITY COACHES VETERANS FREE AGENTSRECORDS &2007 REVIEW HISTORY FAVRELAMBEAUFIELDMISC.
COMMUNITYADMIN. &COACHESVETERANSDRAFT &FREE AGENTS2007 REVIEWRECORDS &HISTORY FAVRELAMBEAUFIELDMISC.RECORDS BRETT FAVRE & HISTORYthe award-winning recipes of the Brett Favre Steakhouse,recipes from the entire family along with family anecdotesand photos…In 2004, authored, with his mother,Bonita, FAVRE, an updated biography co-published bythe National Football League and Rugged Land; the bookhas sold nearly 270,000 copies and spent three monthson the New York Times Hardcover Nonfiction Best-SellerList, peaking at No. 5…Has an official Web site, www.officialbrettfavre.com…Hasbeen one of the country’s mostmarketable athletes since leading Green Bay to a SuperBowl victory in January 1997…Has shot commericals forRayovac and Prilosec OTC and in 2007 signed an agreementwith Wrangler…In 2005 appeared in commercialsfor Sensodyne Toothpaste, Starter (owned by Nike), FordMotor Company and Snapper lawn care equipment…Alsocontinues his endorsement of Nike…In 2003 appearedin a popular national ad for MasterCard, with his wife,Deanna, as part of the company’s “…Priceless” campaign…Hadover two million of his candy bars, the ‘BrettFavre MVP Bar,’ sold through fund-raising groups in itsfirst year (1997-98), the most ever sold by the MorleyCandy Company…Made an appearance near the end ofthe hit 1998 movie There’s Something About Mary as themysterious boyfriend of Mary, co-star Cameron Diaz’scharacter…Previously had made a cameo as a janitorin Reggie’s Prayer, the 1997 movie project of ReggieWhite…Served as a pallbearer at White’s funeral, Dec.30, 2004…Has been a guest on The Tonight Show, TheLate Show and The Late, Late Show; played himself in oneepisode of HBO series Arli$$…Formerly an avid golfer,carried a handicap in the “one to two” range – down fromthe 15 he carried as recently as 1998, before reducing hishours on the course after the ‘05 season to spend moretime with his family…Participated in the pro-am at the2006 Ford Championship at Doral as part of a promotionwith Phil Mickelson and Toby Keith…In 2005 participatedin the U.S. Bank Championship pro-am and charity shootoutat Milwaukee’s Brown Deer Park golf course, the siteAttempts61 vs. San Francisco, 10/14/9658 at Chicago, 12/4/0555 vs. New Orleans, 9/17/0654 at Chicago, 12/5/9351 vs. Miami, 9/11/94vs. St. Louis, 9/3/95at Carolina, 11/27/00vs. Chicago, 12/25/0550 Three times(last: vs. Min., 12/21/06)Completions36 at Chicago, 12/5/9333 at Atlanta, 10/4/92at Houston T., 11/21/04vs. Minnesota, 11/11/0732 vs. Cleveland, 9/18/05at Minnesota, 9/30/0731 Nine times(last: at Detroit, 11/22/07)Passing Yards402 at Chicago, 12/5/93399 at Oakland, 12/22/03395 vs. San Francisco, 10/14/96390 vs. Tampa Bay, 10/10/99388 at Carolina, 9/27/98Completion Percentage*82.1 at Cleveland, 11/19/9579.5 at Minnesota, 11/22/9879.4 vs. Baltimore, 10/14/0179.3 vs. Dallas, 10/24/0478.9 vs. Detroit, 12/6/9225 526of the annual PGA tour stop…Also enjoys hunting, TVnature programs, crossword puzzles, fishing and tendingto his home and land on the 460 acres he owns inHattiesburg, Miss. …Resides in Hattiesburg.FAVRE’S 44 TOUCHDOWN TARGETSBrett Favre in 2007 padded his career list of touchdown targetsto 44, adding James Jones and Koren Robinson.The quarterback notched his first two touchdown passes Sept.20, 1992, vs. Cincinnati. In rallying Green Bay to a 24-23 win, heconnected with Sterling Sharpe and Kitrick Taylor, respectively.Favre’s 57 connections with Antonio Freeman represent thesixth most by any duo in history — and most in Packers annals.Only Peyton Manning-Marvin Harrison, Steve Young-Jerry Rice,Dan Marino-Mark Clayton, Jim Kelly-Andre Reed and JohnnyUnitas-Raymond Berry have combined for more touchdowns.Players on the other end of Favre’s 442 TD passes (regularseasongames only):Antonio Freeman .......57Sterling Sharpe ........41Donald Driver ..........36Robert Brooks .........32Bubba Franks ..........29Bill Schroeder. .........19Javon Walker ..........19Mark Chmura ..........16Dorsey Levens .........16Ahman Green ..........14Greg Jennings .........14William Henderson. .....13Tyrone Davis ..........12Robert Ferguson .......12Keith Jackson. .........11Edgar Bennett. .........10David Martin. ...........9Donald Lee .............8Anthony Morgan ........8Corey Bradford. .........7Jackie Harris ...........6Antonio Chatman ........5FAVRE’S SINGLE-GAME CAREER HIGHSTouchdown Passes5 vs. Chicago, 11/12/95vs. Minnesota, 9/21/97at Carolina, 9/27/984 at Tampa Bay, 10/24/93at Dallas, 11/24/94vs. Minnesota, 10/22/95at New Orleans, 12/16/95at Tampa Bay, 9/1/96at Seattle, 9/29/96at Chicago, 10/6/96vs. Detroit, 11/3/96vs. Denver, 12/8/96vs. Dallas, 11/23/97vs. Oakland, 9/12/99at San Diego, 12/14/03at Oakland, 12/22/03at Indianapolis, 9/26/04vs. Minnesota, 11/14/04at Carolina, 10/3/05Interceptions^5 at Cincinnati, 10/30/054 at Detroit, 1/2/94vs. Seattle, 11/1/99at Tampa Bay, 11/24/02vs. Minnesota, 9/7/03vs. Chicago, 12/25/05^—Threw six INT at StL (1/20/02) in ‘01playoffsPasser Rating*154.9 at Oakland, 12/22/03147.2 vs. Chicago, 11/12/95143.6 vs. Tampa Bay, 11/26/95142.8 at New Orleans, 12/16/95142.6 vs. Tennessee, 12/20/98Tony Fisher ............5Derrick Mayes ..........5Don Beebe .............4Ruvell Martin ...........4Mark Clayton ...........3Mark Ingram ...........3Terry Mickens ..........3Terry Glenn ............2Noah Herron. ...........2James Jones ...........2Charles Jordan ..........2Jeff Thomason ..........2Ed West ...............2Reggie Cobb. ...........1Samkon Gado. ..........1Charles Lee ............1Andre Rison ............1Koren Robinson .........1Harry Sydney ...........1Kitrick Taylor ...........1Darrell Thompson .......1Wesley Walls ...........1Longest Passes99t at Chicago, 9/11/95(to Robert Brooks)#90t vs. N.Y. Giants, 1/20/08(to Donald Driver)85t at Chicago, 10/7/02(to Donald Driver)84t vs. Detroit, 9/6/98(to Antonio Freeman)84t at Minnesota, 11/17/02(to Donald Driver)82t at Minnesota, 11/12/06(to Donald Driver)82t at Denver, 10/29/07(to Greg Jennings)+81t vs. New England, 1/26/97(to Antonio Freeman)80t at Minnesota, 9/22/96(to Don Beebe)80t vs. San Francisco, 9/1/98(to Antonio Freeman)80t vs. Oakland, 12/9/07(to Greg Jennings)79t at Indianapolis, 9/26/04(to Javon Walker)79t at Denver, 10/29/07(to James Jones)Longest Runs40 at Jacksonville, 9/24/9536t at Chicago, 10/31/9435 vs. Tennessee, 12/20/98+ — Super Bowl XXXI# — NFC Championship Game* — Minimum 20 attempts
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