The NFL community lost one of it's most prominent historical figures Saturday night when Hall of Famer and Green Bay Packers legend Brett Favre died suddenly of a heart attack in his Sumrall, Mississippi home at the age of 54.
Favre's accomplishments on the field put him in the category of the best ever; for nearly two decades the Kiln, Mississippi native virtually rewrote the NFL's record book for quarterbacks, winning a Super Bowl after the 1996 season and winning the league's MVP trophy on three occasions.
He was recently embroiled in a controversey over the spending of COVID relief funds for an arena at his Alma Matter, Southern Miss, for their volleyball team, on which his daughter played, But Favre remained a beloved elderstatesman for the league years after his retirement.
Brett Favre is survived by his wife and two daughters.
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