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Good evening Ladies and Gentlemen. Meeting this evening as a group Green Bay Packer and NFL fans we recall galore(postnominal) unforgettable moments in Packer history. From big hits to miraculous deliberatees, we will have in the back of our minds forever. Every Sunday we are glued to the television reflection the Packers. Win or lose our fans have always been there to support the team. It is a privilege to have with us a man who thrilled many an(prenominal) spectators. Win or lose he was always there to boost the fans and players moral, Brett Favre.Brett Favre grew up idolizing a pair of Southern quarterbacks, the Saints Archie Manning and the Cowboys Staubach. He grew up in Kiln, multiple sclerosis and went to high school in there. His high school, Hancock North Central, honored him this past May by re-naming the field, Brett Favre Field, and unveiling a life-sized statue of the quarterback at the stadiums entrance. The school previously had retired his jersey, Number 10, in 1 993. He stayed in the south to go to college where he went to Southern knock off. He became the starter at Southern Miss in his third game of his freshman season. Favre majored in special education. He led his Southern Mississippi team to 29 victories, including two bowl victories, during his cardinal varsity seasons, 1987-90, and climaxed his collegiate career by earning a most valuable player award in the East-West Shrine game featuring the nations best seniors. Favre set school records for passing yards (8,193), pass attempts (1,234), completions (656), completion percentage (53.2), touchdowns (55), and with only 35 interceptions. His production included five 300-yard passing games and five 3-TD performances, while his 7,695 regular-season passing yards ranked him among the top 30 of all-time NCAA passers. His 1.57 interception ratio in 1988 was the lowest among the 50 top-ranked passers in the nation, and his 2.9 interception rate for his four-year career also ranks as one of the best in NCAA history. Also he was the MVP of the All-American Bowl at the conclusion of his senior year. All those records and stats and that was only in collegeWith the thirty-third pick in the 1991 NFL Draft, the Atlanta Falcons choose Brett Favre. A little slight than a year later, Atlanta traded Favre to Green Bay for a first round draft choice. Now in his 13th season in the NFL. tail assembly Favre, Green Bay has had nine playoff appearances including five division titles.