Brett Farve was born in Gulfport, Mississippi, on October 10, 1969. Did you know that the stats for Brett Farve in his rookie season were the lowest he has ever had? The Atlanta Falcons drafted Brett Farve in the second round of the 1991 NFL draft. He started two games and had four pass attempts, two interceptions, and two incompletions. His stat sheet was in shambles. He got traded to the Green Bay Packers for the nineteenth pick in the 1992 NFL Draft. He started an NFL record 321 consecutive games. Here is another fun stat about Brett, he has an undefeated (18) home record against the Detroit Lions. He also has on his stat sheet against the Lions, 9,420 yards in his career. He was also 5-0 in his career against the Washington Redskins. His record in Texas Stadium was horrible, 0-9 as a starter. Brett stats speak for themselves, mostly his passing yards completed. He is not called “The Gunslinger” for nothing. He had no issues about going up top on the opposing team. He likes trying other defenses to see what he could penetrate. Once again, his stats speak for themselves; for 18 consecutive seasons, he has thrown over 3,000 per season.
He started acclimating to the cold at a very young age. Brett Farve became known as the conqueror of cold weather. His record in cold weather is 43-5 in games where the temperature has been 34 degrees or below. And in all-time cold weather is finally tally was 44-17 in games played below 40 degrees. His very first cold game was on December 26, 1993, against the Washington Redskins, and the score… 28-0 a donut for the Skins. And this started his ultimate cold-weather warrior status. He is the only player ever to win three consecutive MVP in years 95,96 and 97. All hail the King of the Frozen Tundra. So in all actuality, Brett Farve is the King of the Ice Field.
