Biography of Brett Favre

Biography of Brett Favre

Brett Favre was born in Gulfport, Mississippi on October 10, 1969. He was the second

child of Irvin and Bonita Favre’s four children. His younger years were spent growing up in Kiln,

Mississippi. He was very well rounded and enjoyed baseball as well as football. Many people say

Brett inherited his skills form his father, who had been a pitcher at Southern Mississippi. Years

later Brett gave another version crediting his mom, who had played a great deal of softball in her

youth.

Brett attended Hancock North Central High School, when he was in the 8th grade he led

the baseball team in hitting with a .325 batting average. He would be the leading hitter for five

straight seasons.

Also in high school Brett improved on his football skills and became quarterback his

sophomore year. But Brett was sidelined the same year with mononucleosis and missed the entire

season. He entered his Junior year not having played quarterback for a high school team. But

Brett led the team to a 6-4 record on the season. Because Brett did not have a chance to throw

much he was not regarded as a top ranking quarterback for college scouts.

The only Division1 school that had a clue about Favre was his fathers alma mater the

University of Southern Mississippi. This is where Favre spent his college years playing for the

Golden Eagles. He was being recruited as a Defensive Back but the first day of practice he began

to throw the ball around and heads began to turn. The Southern Miss coaches stopped and took

notice of Brett’s skills. As the number three quarterback he wasn’t playing at all.

In 1988 Brett had his big break. He broke the school record of touchdowns by throwing

for sixteen scores, and set another Southern Miss mark by throwing at least one touchdown pass

at each of his nine consecutive games.

His five interceptions in 319 attempts game him a 1.57 interception ratio. That was the

lowest among the nations top 50 passers. Brett was well on his way to national recognition.

In 1991 he was selected by the Atlanta Falcons in the second round on the NFL Draft. He

quarterbacked for the Falcons for one year.

In 1992 he was drafted to the Green Bay Packers. His first year into the Packers he threw

18 touchdowns and 13 interceptions after being traded to Green Bay, Coach Mike Holmgram had

his hands full with his new undisciplined quarterback.