Berrian, Bernard, 348–49, 354, 362–63, 369
Beuerlein, Steve, 253
Bevell, Darrell, 261, 288, 345, 347–48
Bialas, John, 70–71, 94–96, 114–16
Bidwell, Josh, 260, 269–70
Bieniemy, Eric, 362
Biever, Jim, 206
Biloxi Sun-Herald, 37, 56, 64, 68, 69, 71, 99–100, 105, 115, 116, 226–27, 301, 311, 313
Bishop, Greg, 373
Blache, Greg, 170
Blache, Lynn, 170–71
Black 78 Razor play, 220–21
Black Hole, 274–75
Blackmon, Will, 305
Blake, Gerald, 89–90
Blaze, Corey, 19
Bledsoe, Drew, 197, 221, 244, 280
Bloomberg, Michael, 324–26
Bloomgren, Mike, 336, 337
Bodiford, Shaun, 287, 299
Boerigter, Marc, 298, 299
Bohannon, Jarrod, 70
Boldin, Anquan, 333
Boller, Kyle, 285
Bollinger, Brooks, 346
Bonamego, John, xii–xiii, 273
Bond, Tommy, 19
Bono, Steve, 230–31, 233, 241, 282
Booty, John David, 344, 345
Boston Herald, 198, 216
Bountygate, 363–64
Bowden, Bobby, 91–92
Bower, Jeff, 75, 90–91, 116–17
Brabham, Cary, xi
Bradley, Jeff, 23
Bradley, Ricky, 89
Bradshaw, Ahmad, 305
Bradshaw, Terry, 214, 278, 378
Braley, Lehman, 77, 88
Breech, Jim, 158
Bresnahan, Chuck, 275
Brett Favre Fourward Foundation, 292
Brett Favre: Huck Finn Grows Up (Cameron), 97, 226
Brett Favre’s Legends Game, 377
Brett Favre’s Steakhouse, 257, 265, 352
Bridewell, Jeff, 152
Brigham Young University, 152
Britton, Honoroe, 103
Brockington, John, 140, 141
Brookings, Keith, 357
Brooks, Aaron, 251
Brooks, Robert, 161, 179, 194, 209, 231, 241–42
Brooks and Dunn, 148
Brotman, Charlie, 136
Brown, Gilbert, 226, 240
Brown, Jim, 172
Brown, Mack, 61, 66
Brown, Russ, 97–98
Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, 17
Brunell, Mark, 174, 183–84, 282, 296
Bryant, Bear, 56, 75
Buchanon, Phillip, 275, 276
Buckley, Steve, 216
Buckley, Terrell, 158
Buck’s bar, 190
Burkel, Kevin, 146
Burks, Shawn, 108
Burns, David, 208
Burruss, Pepper, 293
Burton, Charles, 15, 24–26, 28, 29, 30–31, 33, 35, 37–38, 43–47, 103
Burton, Diane, 24
Bush, George W., 281
Bush, Jackie, 40
Bussey, Barney, 178
Butler, LeRoy, xi, 89, 91, 147, 158, 230, 231, 352
on Favre, 175, 192, 249
on Rison, 211
on Sherman, 260
on Super Bowl, 218
Butzine, Anderson, xiii–xiv
Butzine, Michelle, xiii–xiv
Byrd, Ann, 372
C
Cade, Mossy, 140
Callahan, Bill, 275
Cameron, Steve, 97, 226
Campbell, Hugh, 129–30
Campbell, Scott, 111
Campen, James, 158, 311
Camp Shelby, 49
Canadian Football League, 127, 327
Capital Times, 305–6
Carmody, Jim, 40–45, 46–47, 49–50
alumni unhappiness with, 57
coaching style of, 55–56, 77
on Favre’s erratic play, 70–71
on Favre starting, 67–68
fired from Southern Miss, 76
on Jackson vs. Favre, 51
quarterback lineup under, 52–53
in scrimmages, 54
on Texas A&M game, 69
in Tulane game, 60, 62–66
Carolina Panthers, 212–13, 252–53
Carpenter, Dan, 340
Carpenter, Les, 264
Carter, Cris, 231
Carter, Dexter, 88, 89
Carter, Simmie, 49, 52, 53, 57
as backup, 75–76
on Favre, 55, 70
on Florida State, 89–90
Hallman and, 77
in Tulane game, 60, 62
Cecil, Chuck, 168
Chamberlain, Byron, 234, 241
Charles B. Murphy Elementary, 24
Chesney, Kenny, 376
Chicago Bears, 176, 195–96, 230, 369–70
Chicago Tribune, 297, 356
Childress, Brad, xii, 343, 344–45, 347–48, 354–56, 365, 368–69
Chmura, Lynda, 255
Chmura, Mark, xi, 194, 218
partying with Favre, 175, 189, 190, 213, 228, 256–57
rape charge against, 255–56
Christian, Bob, 132
Cimini, Rich, 328
Cincinnati Bengals, 156–60, 197–98, 294, 335
Clarion-Ledger, 78, 81–82, 92–93, 99, 100–101, 102, 122–23, 126
Clay, Willie, 220
Clayton, Mark, 179–80
Clemens, Kellen, 318, 319, 320, 324
Cleveland, Rick, 78
Cleveland Browns, 122, 347–48
Clifton, Chad, 294
Clinton, Bill, 230, 256
Cochran, Red, 141
Coleman, Thamas, 40, 113
Coles, Laveranues, 328–29, 330, 333
Collier, Reggie, 49
Collins, Andre, 136
Collins, Joe, 173
Collins, Kerry, 249
Collinsworth, Cris, 293
Connie Mack league, 16
Contra Costa Times, 315
Cook, James “Bus,” 121–22, 150, 374–75
car wreck and, 207
drug use and, 196, 204, 217, 248
in Falcon negotiations, 127–28
in house purchases, 170–71
in Jets negotiations, 319, 320–21, 330
on return to Packers, 311–13, 314, 316–18
St. Louis Rams and, 374
in Vikings negotiations, 342–43
Cook, Kevin, 81
Cooper, A. J., 299
Cortez, George, 285
Coryell, Don, 22
Cospelich, Archie, 2
Cospelich, Cecil, 2
Cospelich, Lou, 2
Cospelich, Richard, 2
Cotchery, Jerricho, 329, 331
Couch, Tim, 282
Coughlin, Tom, 304
The Courting of Marcus Dupree (Morris), 100
Courtney, Joe, 71
Cousineau, Kyle, 191
Cox, John, 85
Cox, Tim, 44
Craig, Roger, 144
Cribb, Jimmy, 137
Crockett, Ray, 238
Crosby, Mason, 305, 353
Cross, Randy, 136
Cruise, Tom, 71
Crumby, Bill, 105
Cuevas, Paul, 19–20
Cuevas, Vincent, 19, 20, 31, 34, 38, 39
Culpepper, Daunte, 346
Cunningham, Randall, 164, 173
Curry, Bill, 57
Curry, Eric, 107
Curry, Lydell, 25, 32
D
Daboll, Brian, 328
Daily News, 340
Dallas Cowboys, 122, 181, 198–99, 212, 252, 304, 356–57
Dallas Morning News, 198, 280
D’Andrea, Bill, 40
Daniels, Keith, 45
Darkins, Chris, 211
Daulerio, A. J., 366, 368
Davenport, Najeh, 276, 288
Davis, Al, 142
Davis, Chuck, 89
Davis, Larry, 67–68
Davis, Rob, 189, 273
Davis, Ron, xi
Davis, Steve, 50, 72�
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Davis, Terrell, 238, 239–40, 241
Davis, Vernon, 348–49
Dawkins, Brian, 278
Dawkins, David, 48
Daye, Daryl, 108, 109
Deadspin.com, 300–301
DeBartolo, Eddie, Jr., 377–78
DeClouette, Darius, 65
DeGraffenreid, Allen, 222
DeLand, Dave, 300
Delta State, 103–4
Demovsky, Rob, 289–90
Dendy, Patrick, 141
Dennis, Stacy, 104
Denver Broncos, 175–76, 214, 233–43, 337–38
Denver Post, 237
Des Moines Register, 177
Detmer, Ty, 152, 174, 195, 282
Detroit Free Press, 261
Detroit Lions, 172, 178–81, 230, 260–61
Devine, Dan, 140
Diaz, Cameron, 245
Dickerson, Andy, 338
Diggs, Na’il, 278
Dillon, Matt, 245
Dilweg, Anthony, 144
DiMaggio, Joe, 287
Dodge, Dedrick, 91
Dole, Bob, 256
Dorow, Al, 327
Dorsett, Anthony, 276
Dotson, Santana, 239
Dougherty, Pete, 285
Doyle, Jim, 352
Driver, Donald, 267, 272, 283, 288–89, 302, 312
drug use, 182, 185–97, 208–9, 233
Pro Bowl and, 200–202
rehab for, 202–5, 216–18
Dugan, Jeff, 354
Dumb and Dumber, 244
Dungy, Tony, 168
Dupree, Jesse, 23, 34, 38, 39, 230
E
East-West Shrine Game, 119–20
Edmond, Corey, 118
Edwards, LaVell, 152
Elam, Jason, 241
Elway, John, 164, 174, 233–34, 238, 239, 241, 243, 280–81, 378
endorsements, 208, 228, 230, 264, 375
End Zone bar, 60, 114
Epstein-Barr virus, 27
Erickson, Craig, 177–78
Esiason, Boomer, 158, 327
ESPN/Chilton Sports Poll, 208
ESPY Awards, 9, 201
Estes, Eric, 104
Etheridge, Paul, 111
Evans, Lee, 279
Everett, Jim, 258–59
F
Family Photo Day, 140
Farmer, Leon, 17
Farmer, Sam, 311
Farrelly, Bobby, 244–45
Farrelly, Peter, 244–45
Fasano, Anthony, 340
Favre, Alvin, 1, 268
Favre, Alvin, Jr., 2
Favre, Bonita French
on alcohol use, 188
on Brett’s timidness as a child, 9
car accident and, 99, 207
college games attended by, 56–57, 63–64
on Cook, 314
dating and marriage of, 3–6
on Deanna’s pregnancy, 74
Deanna supported by, 81
discipline by, 13–14
on drug use, 186, 197, 203
empathy of, 32–33
on farting, 105
in Green Bay, 264
on health care, 27, 271
on hunting, 268–69
Hurricane Katrina and, 290–93
on the Jets, 339
on the media, 252
media coverage of, 215–16
on race, 17–18
as special education teacher, 14, 32–33
at Super Bowls, 238
on trade to Green Bay, 145
Favre, Brandi
on alcohol use, 188
arrested for shoplifting, 252
on Bonita, 32
on Brett’s meanness, 8–9
on family discipline, 13–14
on family togetherness, 10
on Favre’s acting, 246
Hurricane Katrina and, 291–92
on Irv’s infidelity, 268
media coverage of, 215, 216
on Saints violence, 361
at Super Bowls, 218
Favre, Breleigh, 250, 280, 330, 347, 372, 374
Favre, Brett Lorenzo. See also Green Bay Packers; Minnesota Vikings; New York Jets
agent for, 121–22
alcohol and, 58–59, 82
athletic ability of, 15
in Atlanta Falcons, 125–39
baseball and, 18
basketball and, 23
birth of, 6–7
bone spur removed, 202
books about, 226
brawling by, 82–83, 149–51
on Burton, 25
car accident and recovery of, 97–107, 110–11, 185–86
childhood of, 8–20
as coach, 373–74
cockiness of, 130–31, 173
college major, 50
college recruitment of, 36–37, 40–47
competitiveness of, 12, 13, 15, 20, 155, 168
confidence of, 51, 59, 70, 90, 195
craftsmanship of, 189–90
cruelty of, 8–9, 13–14, 23, 40, 336
Deanna and, 28–30
Deanna’s pregnancy and, 73–74
drug use, 185–97
erratic play of, 65, 69–71, 119–20, 163–64, 174–75, 176, 178, 183–84, 185, 335, 378–79
farting by, 39–40, 104–5, 177, 267
as father, 80–82, 114, 347, 372–73
figured out by opposing defenses, 258–61
high school career of, 21–47
high school underutilization of, 33–35, 38–39
houses of, 170–71, 290, 291, 310, 329–30, 347
humor of, 39–40, 71, 72–73, 80, 132–33, 148–49, 169, 175, 177, 209, 246, 261, 336
hunting and golfing by, 268–69
injuries to, 147, 195–96, 251–52, 262, 304, 305, 332–33, 337–40, 343, 360–61, 363, 370
intestinal surgery on, 101–2
KQRS hoax about, 231–33
lack of hype over, 26
leadership of, 108–9, 154, 177, 185
likability of, 59–60, 148–49, 177, 192, 209, 210
marriage, 205, 206
media popularity of, 102, 160–61, 197–98, 215–16, 226–29, 303
media protection of, 99–100, 190–92, 197–98, 256–57, 265–66
mononucleosis, 26–28
as MVP, 200, 212, 230
mythmaking about, 53–54
in New York Jets, 318–41
NFL draft, 121–26
NFL scouts on, 94–96, 110–14, 118, 119
number of retired, 310–12
partying by, 114, 117, 135, 162, 169–70, 174, 175, 205–6, 213, 224, 227, 256–57
penis photos, 366–68
playbook knowledge of, 137, 184, 189–90, 355
plays adjusted to suit strengths of, 68
power of, 34–35, 51–52, 53, 70, 76, 107–8, 120–21, 133, 148, 152–54, 163, 328, 332
quarterback debut by, 20
redneck image of, 214, 215–16
religion of, 227–28
retirement of, 278–81, 283–84, 296, 297–98, 300–301, 307–18, 342–43, 365, 371–79
rituals of, 219
special education students and, 33
stats on, 198, 253, 261–62, 356
toughness of, 9, 112, 164–65, 167, 173, 186, 233, 262, 338, 361
in Tulane game, 62–66
unwillingness of to listen, 183–85
in Vikings, 342–70
womanizing by, 169–70, 190, 227–29, 231–33, 247, 273, 366–68
work ethic of, 27
Favre, Brittany Nicole, 196–97, 330, 365
birth of, 80–82
dinner with King, 236–37
drug use and, 204
Favre’s support of, 114
marriage of, 372
move to Green Bay, 188–89
visits by, 162
in wedding, 206
Favre, Deanna Tynes, 28–30, 39, 40, 70, 347
on alcohol and drug use, 188–89, 192–93, 196–97, 200–202,
228, 233, 247–48
breast cancer of, 281–82
car wreck and, 100
child rearing by, 372
on Chmura, 257
Favre’s support of, 114
Favre’s womanizing and, 169–70, 227–29, 273
on Irv’s death, 269–71
on Jets trade, 319–20, 322–23
marriage to, 205, 206
media coverage of, 226–29
move to Green Bay, 188–89
move to Morristown, 329–30
on penis photos, 367
pregnancies of, 73–74, 247–48
on retirement, 365
on return to Packers, 316–18
in Ropers nightclub fight, 149–50
as single mother, 80–82
visits by, 162
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