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Brett Lorenzo Favre, pronounced "Farv," (born October 10, 1969 in Gulfport, Mississippi) has been the starting quarterback for the Green Bay Packers American football team in the National Football League since 1992. He is considered by many to be one of the greatest quarterbacks of all time. He has won three League MVP awards, and has proven himself to be the most durable and loyal in professional sports as he is the only player in the history of modern professional sports to start every single game played by his team fo ...

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• Brett Favre - Kiln
• Brett Favre - College
• Brett Favre - Atlanta
• Brett Favre - Green Bay
• Brett Favre - Family tragedies
• Brett Favre - Honors and awards
• Brett Favre - Records

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Super Bowl XXXVI - St. Louis Rams. The Rams advanced to their second Super Bowl appearance in the last 3 seasons after finishing the season with the NFL's best regular season record at 14-2, and leading the league in both total offensive yards (6,930) and scoring (503) Their offense, nicknamed "The Greatest Show on Turf", was widely considered one of the best in NFL history. There seemed to be an endless amount of offensive talent at every position. Quarterback Kurt Warner was awarded the NFL Most Valuable ...

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Super Bowl XXXVI, Super Bowl XXXVI - Background, Super Bowl XXXVI - St. Louis Rams, Super Bowl XXXVI - New England Patriots, Super Bowl XXXVI - Playoffs, Super Bowl XXXVI - Effect of the September 11 2001 attacks, Super Bowl XXXVI - Television and entertainment, Super Bowl XXXVI - Pregame ceremonies, Super Bowl XXXVI - Halftime show, Super Bowl XXXVI - Game summary, Super Bowl XXXVI - Scoring summary, Super Bowl XXXVI - Trivia

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Super Bowl XXXIII - Denver Broncos. After the Broncos won Super Bowl XXXII during the previous season, many wondered if 15-year veteran quarterback John Elway would retire now that he finally won a Super Bowl. But Elway decided to stay with Denver and see if he could lead them to a second consecutive championship. Under Elway's leadership, the Broncos stormed to the top of the AFC with a 14-2 regular record in 1998, winning their first 13 games before su ...

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Super Bowl XXXIII, Super Bowl XXXIII - Background, Super Bowl XXXIII - Denver Broncos, Super Bowl XXXIII - Atlanta Falcons, Super Bowl XXXIII - Playoffs, Super Bowl XXXIII - Super Bowl pregame news, Super Bowl XXXIII - Television and entertainment, Super Bowl XXXIII - Pregame ceremonies, Super Bowl XXXIII - Halftime show, Super Bowl XXXIII - Game summary, Super Bowl XXXIII - Scoring summary, Super Bowl XXXIII - Trivia

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Bradshaw became a starter one year after he was drafted in 1971. During his first several seasons, the 6'3" (190 cm), 215 lb. (97 kg) quarterback was erratic, threw many interceptions (he threw 210 interceptions over the course of his career) and was widely ridiculed by the media for his rural roots and perceived lack of intelligence. It took Bradshaw a few seasons to adjust to the pro game but once he did, he eventually became the premier quarterback in the NFL, leading the Steelers to eight AFC Central championships and an unprecede ...

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Terry Bradshaw, Terry Bradshaw - High school and college, Terry Bradshaw - NFL career, Terry Bradshaw - After retiring, Terry Bradshaw - Personal life, Terry Bradshaw - New Orleans Saints, Terry Bradshaw - Passing stats, Terry Bradshaw - Web references

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The NFL Today - Before The NFL on FOX. The program started in 1975 [1], year in which it won 13 Emmy Awards, with journalist Brent Musburger and fromer NFL player Irv Cross [2], and with former Miss America Phyllis George as one of the reporters. Jimmy Snyder, nicknamed The Greek, joined in in 1976. Back then The NFL on CBS showed games of the National Football Conference, which was the result of the old NFL before the merger with the American Football League for the 1970 season. CBS had ...

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The NFL Today, The NFL Today - Chronological story, The NFL Today - Before The NFL on FOX, The NFL Today - After The NFL on NBC's first period, The NFL Today - Table of studio hosts and analysts

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University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee - Milwaukee State Normal School. The University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee (UWM) originally started as the Milwaukee State Normal School in 1880. This school was formed by the Wisconsin State Legislature after a law was passed requiring the Board of Regents of Normal Schools to form a normal school in order to meet the needs of the soaring population of Milwaukee. A location was picked and the Milwaukee State Normal School opened for classes in 1885 with John J. Mapel as president. ...

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University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee - History, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee - Milwaukee State Normal School, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee - Wisconsin State Teachers College, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee - University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee - Athletics, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee - Current events, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee - Notable UWM alumni

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Though Fox was growing rapidly as a network, and had established itself as a presence, it was still not considered a major competitor to the "big three" broadcast networks (ABC, CBS, and NBC). Fox management, having seen the critical role that sports programming (football programming in particular) had played in the growth of satellite service BSkyB, believed that sports, and specifically professional football, would be the engine that would ...

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NFL on FOX, NFL on FOX - History, NFL on FOX - In-Studio Personalities, NFL on FOX - In-Game Commentators Past & Present, NFL on FOX - Top Broadcast Teams in order of prominence, NFL on FOX - Other announcers

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Super Bowl XXXI - Green Bay Packers. After winning Super Bowl II after the 1967 regular season, the Packers became a losing team for much of the 1970s and 1980s, only making the playoffs in 1972 and the strike-shortened 1982 season. In addition to having the reputation of being a loser, the team was unable to attract good players because many also did not want to play in Green Bay's cold winter climate. But that all that changed when Mike Holmgren became the Packers head coach in 1992. During his first yea ...

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Super Bowl XXXI, Super Bowl XXXI - Background, Super Bowl XXXI - Green Bay Packers, Super Bowl XXXI - New England Patriots, Super Bowl XXXI - Playoffs, Super Bowl XXXI - Super Bowl pregame news and notes, Super Bowl XXXI - Television and entertainment, Super Bowl XXXI - Pregame ceremonies, Super Bowl XXXI - Halftime show, Super Bowl XXXI - Game summary, Super Bowl XXXI - Scoring summary, Super Bowl XXXI - Trivia

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Super Bowl XXXIX - New England seeks to become a dynasty. The Patriots entered the 2004 regular season coming off of their Super Bowl XXXVIII win, their second league championship in three years, 12 consecutive regular season victories, and 15 consecutive overall victories (including playoffs). New England's major acquisition prior to the season was veteran running back Corey Dillon, who joined the team after playing 7 seasons with the Cincinnati Bengals. In his first 6 seasons in the league, Dillon averag ...

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Super Bowl XXXIX, Super Bowl XXXIX - Background, Super Bowl XXXIX - New England seeks to become a dynasty, Super Bowl XXXIX - Philadelphia finally reaches the Super Bowl, Super Bowl XXXIX - Playoffs, Super Bowl XXXIX - Super Bowl pregame news, Super Bowl XXXIX - Television and entertainment, Super Bowl XXXIX - Pregame ceremonies, Super Bowl XXXIX - Halftime show, Super Bowl XXXIX - Theme, Super Bowl XXXIX - Presidential appearances, Super Bowl XXXIX - Game summary, Super Bowl XXXIX - Scoring summary, Super Bowl XXXIX - Commercials, Super Bowl XXXIX - Gambling, Super Bowl XXXIX - Trivia, Super Bowl XXXIX - Officiating Crew

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Favre's first NFL completion was to himself on September 13, 1992, in a game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Starting the game in the second half, Favre's pass attempt was deflected by Ray Seals. Favre caught the deflection, but went down for a loss of 7 yards. He has started every Green Bay Packers game after September 20, 1992, when Don Majkowski went down injured against the Cincinnati Bengals. Favre was summoned from the bench and proceeded to lead the team to a comeback victory, throwing the game-winning touchdown pass to Kitrick Tayl ...

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Brett Favre, Brett Favre - Kiln, Brett Favre - College, Brett Favre - Atlanta, Brett Favre - Green Bay, Brett Favre - Family tragedies, Brett Favre - Honors and awards, Brett Favre - Records

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Rerun (white) New episode (red) Movies & Specials (green) Sports (blue) (times given are ET/PT)* NOTE: Schedules usually depend on the FOX Affiliate * Subtract one hour for Central and Mountain time. Updated weekly. ...

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List of programs broadcast by Fox, List of programs broadcast by Fox - Currently broadcast by Fox, List of programs broadcast by Fox - Coming soon to Fox, List of programs broadcast by Fox - Current primetime schedule, List of programs broadcast by Fox - Formerly broadcast by Fox, List of programs broadcast by Fox - Summer 2005 primetime schedule, List of programs broadcast by Fox - Midseason 2006 primetime schedule

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Bradshaw retired from football in 1983, and quickly signed a television contract with CBS to become NFL game analyst in 1984 where he and play-to-play announcer Verne Lundquist had the top rated programs. Prior to his full-time work for them, he served as a guest commentator for CBS Sports' NFC postseason broadcasts from 1980-82. Bradshaw was promoted into television studio analyst for The NFL Today in 1990, and FOX NFL Sunday, where he normally acts as a comic foil to his co-hosts. On FOX NFL Sunday he hosts two semi-regular f ...

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Terry Bradshaw, Terry Bradshaw - High school and college, Terry Bradshaw - NFL career, Terry Bradshaw - After retiring, Terry Bradshaw - Personal life, Terry Bradshaw - New Orleans Saints, Terry Bradshaw - Passing stats, Terry Bradshaw - Web references

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Several family crises followed Irvin Favre's death. Favre's brother-in-law, Casey Tynes, was killed in an all-terrain vehicle accident on Favre's Mississippi property. Soon after, Brett's wife, Deanna, was diagnosed with breast cancer. Following aggressive treatment, she made progress and appears to be recovering well. (She is expected to make a complete recovery.) After much speculation regarding the possibility of retirement, Favre announced his intention of ...

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Bradshaw was born in Shreveport, Louisiana. He attended Woodlawn High School there, and set a national record for throwing the javelin. He was a student at Louisiana Tech where in 1969 he was considered by most pro scouts to be the most outstanding college football player. As a junior, he amassed 2,890 total yards, ranking #1 in the NCAA, and led his team to a 9-2 record and a 33-13 win over Akron in the Rice Bowl. In his senior season, he gained 2,314 yards, ranking third in the NCAA, and led his team to an 8-2 record. His decrease i ...

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Terry Bradshaw, Terry Bradshaw - High school and college, Terry Bradshaw - NFL career, Terry Bradshaw - After retiring, Terry Bradshaw - Personal life, Terry Bradshaw - New Orleans Saints, Terry Bradshaw - Passing stats, Terry Bradshaw - Web references

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Bradshaw has been married three times. He was married to Melissa Babich from 1972-73, to ice skater JoJo Starbuck from 1976-83, and to Charlotte Hopkins from 1983-99, who is the mother of his two daughters, Rachael and Erin, All three of Bradshaw's marriages have ended in divorce, a subject he ridicules frequently on his pre-game show. For example, on October 2, 2005, he began a "Ten Yards with TB" piece on the Eagles' Jeremiah Trotter by discussing Trotter's ejection from a game prior to the kickoff and joking, "Nobody's been thrown out ...

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Terry Bradshaw, Terry Bradshaw - High school and college, Terry Bradshaw - NFL career, Terry Bradshaw - After retiring, Terry Bradshaw - Personal life, Terry Bradshaw - New Orleans Saints, Terry Bradshaw - Passing stats, Terry Bradshaw - Web references

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The Packers dominated the Patriots on both sides of the ball, outgaining New England 323 yards to 257 and intercepting quarterback Drew Bledsoe four times. Packers defensive lineman Reggie White set a Super Bowl record with three sacks, including back-to-back takedowns in the 3rd quarter. Green Bay opened the scoring early, with Brett Favre's 54-yard touchdown pass to Andre Rison on their second offensive play of the game. Then on the Patriots' next drive, Packers defensive back Doug Evans intercepted Bledsoe's first pass of the drive at the New England 28-yard line, setting up C ...

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Super Bowl XXXI, Super Bowl XXXI - Background, Super Bowl XXXI - Green Bay Packers, Super Bowl XXXI - New England Patriots, Super Bowl XXXI - Playoffs, Super Bowl XXXI - Super Bowl pregame news and notes, Super Bowl XXXI - Television and entertainment, Super Bowl XXXI - Pregame ceremonies, Super Bowl XXXI - Halftime show, Super Bowl XXXI - Game summary, Super Bowl XXXI - Scoring summary, Super Bowl XXXI - Trivia

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The University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee plays in the NCAA Division I Horizon League. Beginning in the fall of 2005, UWM has chosen to rebrand itself for athletics purposes simply as "Milwaukee", following in the footsteps of other campuses of major public university systems such as Chattanooga and Charlotte. Whether referred to as Wisconsin-Milwaukee, UWM, or Milwaukee, the athletic teams are nicknamed Panthers. In March 2005, for the second time in university history, Milwaukee's men's basketball program entered the NCA ...

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University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee - History, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee - Milwaukee State Normal School, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee - Wisconsin State Teachers College, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee - University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee - Athletics, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee - Current events, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee - Notable UWM alumni

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Favre received only one scholarship offer after high school. It was from nearby Southern Miss—which wanted him to play defensive back. Favre wanted to play under center instead and clawed his way up from the seventh string to the backup job and then to the starting position just three games into his freshman year. He took over in the second half against Tulane on September 19, 1987 and led USM to a comeback victory with two touchdown passes. Favre led the Golden Eagles to a big upset of Florida State, then ranked sixth in the nation, Septe ...

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Favre was drafted by the Atlanta Falcons in the second round, 33rd overall in the 1991 NFL Draft. In Atlanta, he was a third-string quarterback with unremarkable numbers and an affinity for partying. He got into repeated clashes with head coach Jerry Glanville. His most notable accomplishments, aside from going 0 for 5 passing with two interceptions that year, were missing the team photo (he'd been out the night before), for which he was fined, and making a $100 bet with Jerry Glanville that he could throw the ball into the upperdeck of Fult ...

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The Patriots dispensed with the traditional individual player introductions, choosing to enter the stadium as a team. This unselfish approach carried over into the game; even though the Rams outgained the Patriots 427-267 in total yards, New England forced three turnovers and converted them into 17 points, while committing no turnovers themselves. The Rams scored first midway through the first quarter, driving 48-yards in 10 plays to set up a 50-yard field goal by kicker Jeff Wilkins. The rest of the quarter was completely scoreless a ...

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Super Bowl XXXVI, Super Bowl XXXVI - Background, Super Bowl XXXVI - St. Louis Rams, Super Bowl XXXVI - New England Patriots, Super Bowl XXXVI - Playoffs, Super Bowl XXXVI - Effect of the September 11 2001 attacks, Super Bowl XXXVI - Television and entertainment, Super Bowl XXXVI - Pregame ceremonies, Super Bowl XXXVI - Halftime show, Super Bowl XXXVI - Game summary, Super Bowl XXXVI - Scoring summary, Super Bowl XXXVI - Trivia

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