Personal Tragedy
Tragedy hit close to home in 2003 when Brett Favre’s hero, his father Irvin, passed away from a heart attack. Despite his heavy loss, Favre went ahead and played in the December 22, 2003 Monday Night Football game against the Oakland Raiders. Ask anyone and they’ll tell you, Favre was electric that night. He passed four touchdowns in the first half and a staggering 399 total yards, earning a whopping 41–7 victory over the Raiders. Even the “Raider Nation” applauded Favre’s performance that night. After the game, Brett said, “I knew that my dad would have wanted me to play. I love him so much and I love this game. It’s meant a great deal to me, to my dad, to my family, and I didn’t expect this kind of performance. But I know he was watching tonight.”
Personal Tragedy
An Accident
Unfortunately the death of Brett Favre’s father was not the end to the Favre family tragedy. Ten months after Irvin Favre passed away, in October 2004, his brother-in-law, Casey Tynes, was killed. Tynes was involved in an all-terrain vehicle accident and on Favre’s Mississippi property, no less.
An Accident
