By Brett Favre was born on October 10, 1969 in Gulfport, Mississippi. Standing at 6-foot-2 and weighing 220 pounds, it’s easy to see why Favre is known as one of the greatest quarterbacks of all time. In addition to his perfect build, Favre also has one of the brightest minds the game has ever seen. His intelligence is what has allowed him to win at every level of football imaginable.
Favre played his high school ball at Hancock North Central. Although he played several sports, his first love was soccer. His father coached him in high school, and ironically, Favre rarely threw the ball more than five times in any given game. This was due to the fact that his father liked to run the ball in a wishbone formation.
After high school, Favre decided to take his game to southern Mississippi, since it was the only university that offered him a scholarship. Although the coaching staff wanted him to play the defensive side of the ball, Favre convinced them to give him a shot at quarterback. Despite starting the season as the seventh-string quarterback, he took over as the starter in the second half of the third game of his freshman season. The rest is history, as Favre dazzled the college football world for the rest of his time at the school.
In the 1991 NFL Draft, the Atlanta Falcons took Favre early in the second round. Favre only played one season with the Falcons and then was traded to the Green Bay Packers during the offseason.
Favre has had a great career with the Packers, and continues to do so to this day. In 16 NFL seasons he has thrown for 57,500 yards and 414 touchdowns. These stats are among the best the league has ever seen, and probably will be for quite some time.