Posted on 12/21/2003 8:16:24 PM PST by Neenah
Condolences to the Favre family and hope for their comfort in time of pain.
Brett Favre's father dies after suffering heart attack
The Sun Herald (Biloxi, Miss.) BILOXI, Miss. - Irvin Favre, longtime Hancock North Central High School football coach and father of Green Bay Packers quarterback Brett Favre, died Sunday afternoon of a heart attack or stroke while driving his pickup truck. He was 58. The heart attack or stroke happened after he left Favre's on the Bayou, a family-owned restaurant in Kiln, Miss. "It's just a shock to us," Scott Favre, his son, said Sunday night. "Nobody knows what to think right now." The visitation and funeral services are set for Tuesday although the times have not been finalized. The family indicated that three-time NFL MVP Brett Favre will play on Monday night against the Raiders in Oakland. They had encouraged Brett, who has an NFL record 204 consecutive starts at quarterback, to play in the game. Irvin Favre drove off Mississippi 603 at 5:23 p.m. near Kiln. Favre ran into a ditch, said Sgt. Joe Gazzo of the Mississippi State Highway Patrol. ``It didn't appear that the accident was serious enough to cause him to be unconscious, so that leads us to believe that a medical condition was what caused him to go off the road,'' Gazzo said. Irvin Favre was pronounced dead at 6:15 p.m. An autopsy will be performed on Monday. ``First, the witnesses, then the ambulance, and then at the hospital they tried to revive him,'' Gazzo said. ``It's going to be a great loss to the community, he was a great guy.'' Irvin Favre enjoyed great success as a baseball and football coach on the Coast. As a coach, he guided St. John High School to its only state championship in baseball in 1970. He coached for 28 years, 24 years in the Hancock County School System. He resigned in 1994 after turning the Hancock football program into a contender for South State honors. When he arrived at Hancock North Central in 1970, the Hawks were better known for their boys basketball program. "At Hancock, we came from nothing to being respectable and I know that I am leaving the Hancock football program in good shape," Favre said in 1994 when he offered his resignation to the school board. He coached his sons Scott, Brett and Jeff at Hancock North Central in Kiln, Miss., and they all played quarterback. Brett went onto star at Southern Miss, and after a brief stint at Atlanta, has been a three-time MVP quarterback with the Packers. Favre returned to coaching with the Mississippi Fire Dogs, an indoor minor league football team that played in the Coast Coliseum. He coached the 17-1 Fire Dogs to the 2001 National Indoor Football League championship, defeating Wyoming 55-21. Favre graduated from Gulfport High School in 1963. He played baseball at Southern Miss, lettering in 1966-67. |
I in no way thought your remark was innappropriate.
God bless the Favre family.
Lando
God bless the Favre family.
Lando
I knew exactly what you meant and as a Forty Niner fan know exactly how you feel!
My prayers go out to his family.
Brett = Hall of Fame His father = Heaven's gain
I wouldn't be surprised if the flag at Lambeau was at half staff during this time.
The radio reported this morning, that Mrs. Favre, on a phone conversation, told Brett to stay in Ca. for the game. That is what he is going to do, and will leave after the game. To any of us that have lost a Dad, we know how hard a decision that must have had to been. But for those of us who feel like we know Brett, we wouldn't expect anything less from him. I am sure he will play this game with not only his arm, but his heart.
The Favre family has a legend to live up to....BRETT'S DAD.!!
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