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Position: | Quarterback | ||||||||||||||
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Born: | Gulfport, Mississippi | October 10, 1969||||||||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||||||||
Weight: | 222 lb (101 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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High school: | Kiln (MS) Hancock North Central | ||||||||||||||
College: | Southern Miss | ||||||||||||||
NFL Draft: | 1991 / Round: 2 / Pick: 33 | ||||||||||||||
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Brett Lorenzo Favre (born October 10, 1969, in Gulfport, Mississippi, United States) is a former American football quarterback in the National Football League. He played college football for the Southern Miss Golden Eagles. Favre was known for his controversy as well, especially his retirement saga and sexual abuse scandal with New York and failure to cooperate in the investigation, for which he was fined $50 thousand. Favre is also well known for his love of the outdoors and his "iron man" reputation earned for his toughness, which helped him in cold Wisconsin and Minnesota. He was a color anylst for one 2011 college game.