Brett Favre: He's In the News and He's in the Collection

Black and white photograph portrait of Brett Farve, focusing on his outstreched hands, with his face in the background
Brett Favre by Rick Chapman / National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution / Gift of Rick Chapman and ESPN/ © 2001 Rick Chapman

His records top the columns of all of the quarterback records in the almanac. He won two consecutive NFL Most Valuable Player Awards and shared a third. And he received a Super Bowl ring after leading the Green Bay Packers to victory over the New England Patriots in Super Bowl XXXI in 1997. And although he has won many games with excellent passing and smart leadership during the two-minute drill, he has also blown a few playoff games with eleventh-hour interceptions.

He holds the record for consecutive starts by an NFL quarterback and has not missed a day of work since 1992; simply put, this, one of his many superlatives, places Brett Favre in the same tier as such athletes as Lou Gehrig and Cal Ripken Jr.

He is, arguably, one of the most exciting players who ever led a football team. On Monday night, December 22, 2003, he threw for four touchdowns and 399 yards against the Oakland Raiders, a day after the death of his father. This performance is considered by many to be one of the most poignant and dramatic moments in football history.