| The Brett Favre family is made up of | | | | based on the wishbone style of offense was |
| kind-hearted and caring people; the wonderful | | | | impressive to say the least. Brett also stayed |
| type of people that anyone would love to be | | | | busy as a member of the Hancock North Central |
| friends with, or neighbors of. It is very reassuring | | | | High School baseball team as a starter since the |
| to know that there are still good people out there | | | | eighth grade. |
| who remain that way even when they have | | | | Both of Brett's parents were also high school |
| achieved both fame and fortune. | | | | teachers and he may have learned how to be |
| Brett Favre was born on October 10th, 1969 in | | | | such a good teacher and leader because of this |
| the town of Gulf Port Mississippi into the family of | | | | aspect of his family. Small town life was very |
| Irvin and Bonita Favre. He was raised in the town | | | | peaceful and Kiln was a very friendly place to |
| of Kiln Mississippi which is a very small town in | | | | grow up. Brett Favre's family provided an |
| southern Mississippi. When he started high school | | | | enriching home life in not only sports, but life as |
| he attended Hancock North Central High. It was | | | | well. |
| there that Brett's father Irvin Favre was the high | | | | Brett was the second born of four children to |
| school football coach. | | | | parents Bonita and Irvin. He has an older brother |
| The team consisted of some excellent high school | | | | named Scott, and two younger siblings named |
| running backs so Irvin had strategically designed a | | | | Brandi and Jeff. The Favre family was known by |
| run oriented offensive game plan which was quite | | | | all as a kind and helpful family. As far as |
| successful. It was due to this game plan that | | | | scholarships went, the only one that was offered |
| Brett actually threw relatively few passes as the | | | | to Brett was one to attend Southern Mississippi. |
| team quarterback. His father was quite aware of | | | | He graduated from college in 1991. |
| the fact that his son had a very real talent for | | | | It was in July of 1996 that Brett Favre married |
| accurately throwing the football, but as the | | | | his high school sweetheart Deanna Tynes. Deanna |
| excellent coach that he was he made the decision | | | | and Brett had been boyfriend and girl friend for |
| to stick with the running game plan because it | | | | approximately twelve years before they were |
| was what was actually best for the school team. | | | | finally to be married. The Brett Favre family |
| Brett wore jersey number 10 during his high | | | | consists of their two beautiful daughters by the |
| school years. | | | | names of Brittany and Breleigh. Brittany is Brett's |
| It may seem kind of unlikely, but throughout his | | | | oldest daughter and she was born on February |
| high school years Brett rarely threw more than a | | | | 6th, 1989 when Brett was still a sophomore in |
| handful of passes in each game. His father's well | | | | college. His younger daughter Breleigh was born |
| devised and very well organized running game | | | | nearly 10 years latter in 1999. |
