For the Record, by Brett Favre and Chris Havel, is a biography about Brett Favre. The story tells about how Favre became an NFL MVP two years in a row, his ability to win a Super Bowl, and how he overcame a debilitating addiction to painkillers.
Brett Favre was born in a small town of Kiln, Mississippi. Small town life suits Favre. Kiln, Mississippi was about twelve miles from the Gulf of Mexico and so close to the Rotten Bayou that he could spit into it off his deck. Favre grew up with four dogs; Fluffy, Whiskey, Bullet, and Lucky. Lucky, who turned out no so lucky with the other dogs, was one of the four eaten up by an alligator just off the mucky river of the Rotten Bayou. Both of Favre's parents were education teachers at Hancock North Central High School. As Favre attended Hancock High, he and his two brothers played quarterback for his father. When Favre got to be a senior in high school it seemed like his life was all about rules. Everything was about discipline. This all changed when he met Deanna Tynes at his brothers" sixteenth birthday party. Deanna was an athletic girl, which is why Favre noticed her at first. Throughout high school, Favre and Deanna became inseparable. Coming out of high school, Favre was recruited by all the big schools in his area. Auburn, Ole Miss, Mississippi State, and Louisiana State all had a high interest in Favre. Favre chose to play for the University of Southern Mississippi. Favre's first game was against Tulane. He was seventeen years old playing as a true freshman. Favre wasn't feeling too good after the long night of playing drinking games with his roommates. They were already down 17-3, but the coaches still believed in him. Favre threw a touchdown pass in the end and rallied to win 31-24. The next week his coach, Coach McHale sat him down and said, "We"re going to start you." Favre would be facing Texas A&M in Jackson, Mississippi.