The life and career of one of the all-time great quarterbacks 

Brett Favre is considered to be one of the greatest quarterbacks of all time. When he retired, Favre was the NFL leader in passing yards, passing touchdowns, and quarterback wins. He still holds the league record for most consecutive starts and most career interceptions. 

Favre spent the majority of his career with the Green Bay Packers but he also played for the Atlanta Falcons, the New York Jets, and the Minnesota Vikings. He is believed to be the first NFL player to become a grandfather while still playing. 

The College Years 

Favre played baseball and football in high school. He played over 5 different positions during his high school career before settling for the quarterback role. 

Brett Favre was offered a football scholarship by Southern Mississippi and joined the team in 1987. When he started his freshman year he was listed as the seventh-string quarterback. By the time they reached their third game of the season, he had worked his way up to the position of starting quarterback. That year, Favre started 10 games and won 6. His second year went just as well. 

During his third year at college Favre flipped his car and the accident was nearly fatal. Favre had 30 inches of his lower intestines removed but returned to the field and won the game only 6 weeks later. His coaches said at this point they knew he was either a madman or the greatest quarterback in the making. 

The NFL Years 

In 1991, Favre was drafted 33rd overall by the Atlanta Falcons. Much to the dismay of their coach at the time, Jerry Glanville, who said he would rather be in a plane crash than give Favre time on the pitch. 

The atmosphere seemed to have a negative effect on Favre, who made 4 passes that season, half of which were intercepted, and he made one snap which resulted in a sack and an 11 yard loss. 

In 1992, Favre was traded to the Green Bay Packers in exchange for one of their draft picks. The choice to do this was made by Ron Wolf who had wanted to pick Favre the year before but had been beaten to him by the Falcons. 

Favre played like a different man with the Packers. He led the team to two Super Bowl appearances (in 1996, they won, and in 1997 they were beaten). During his time with the Packers Favre became the first (and only) player to win the NFL MVP award 3 years in a row. You can find the odds of the Packers winning the Super Bowl again this year on Fanduel's sportsbook. 

It was also during this time that Favre set the record for most consecutive starts - Favre started every Packers game from September 20, 1992, to January 20, 2008. This was a streak of 253 games in total. 

After 16 years with the Packers, Favre played for the New York Jets for a year and for the Minnesota Vikings for two seasons. After that, he retired from the NFL in 2010. 

Life After the NFL 

Favre and his wife Deanna are famous for their extensive charity work. When Deanna was diagnosed with breast cancer, the couple raised a lot of money for research and treatment charities, as well as raising awareness about the condition. 

Favre has also talked about his own problems with memory loss because of concussions suffered while playing football. Favre has campaigned to get tackling banned from football games until players enter high school. 

Favre has been involved in a few scandals since leaving the NFL. One of which involved the misspending of charity funds - for which he was fined $1.1 million dollars. He was also fined $50,000 by the NFL for not cooperating with an infestation over nude photos he had sent to a reporter. 

After the devastation caused by Hurricane Katrina, Favre and many other football players were involved in rescue missions and in helping to rebuild many of the cities around the country.