Brett Favre

He married Deanna Tynes in 1996. They have two daughters. He became a grandfather in 2010—the first active NFL player to have grandchildren.

He established the Brett Favre Fourward Foundation in 1996 which has donated more than $2 million to charities in his home state, Mississippi and also in Wisconsin.

He was awarded the Chris Greicius Celebrity Award from the Make a Wish foundation for his involvement with the youth who suffer from serious illnesses.

He was the son of Irvin Favre and his wife Bonita, both of whom were school teachers. He had three siblings.

He attended Hancock North Central High School. As a child he played both baseball and football but played for the school’s baseball team. His father Irvin was the head coach of the football team and motivated his son to play well.

He received a scholarship from the University of Southern Mississippi after completing high school. He played ten games in the starting position during his freshman year and won six of them. He was involved in a serious car accident which nearly threatened to cut short his career. However, he recovered and returned to the sport he loved so much.

He graduated with a teaching degree with an emphasis in special education from the university.

He was drafted by the Atlanta Falcons in the 1991 NFL Draft. He was with them for only one season before being traded off to the Green Bay Packers in 1992.

The team’s starting quarterback, Don Majkowski was injured during a game against the Cincinnati Bengals in 1992 and Favre replaced him. In spite of a poor start, he went on to complete a 42 yard pass to Sterling Sharpe. He also threw the winning touchdown pass.

He helped the team achieve a six-game winning streak during the 1992 season which they ended with 9-7. The 1993 season was also a productive one for Favre and he was named to his second Pro Bowl. He had the first 400 yard passing game of his career.

He led the Packers to a 11-5 record in 1995 which was the team’s best record in thirty years. He achieved a personal milestone when he passed for a career high of 4,413 yards, 38 touchdowns, and recorded a quarterback rating of 99.5.

During the Super Bowl XXXI in 1996, he completed 14 of 27 passes for 246 yards and 2 touchdowns. He also completed an 81-yard touchdown pass to Antonio Freeman in the second quarter and rushed for 12 yards and another touchdown, enabling the team to win the game. The team continued its positive performances over the next few years.

He was named the Associated Press Most Valuable Player (MVP) thrice (1995, 1996, and 1997).

He holds several NFL records including most pass touchdowns (508), Most pass yards (71,838), and Most pass completions (6,300).