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Honor the Heroes of the Game, Preserve its History, Promote its Values & Celebrate Excellence EVERYWHERE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE @ProFootballHOF 10/19/2016

Contact: Pete Fierle, Chief of Staff & Vice President of Communications [email protected]; 330-588-3622

“A FOOTBALL LIFE: ” TO PREMIERE AT HALL OF FAME ON FRIDAY HALL OF FAME GUESTS TO ENJOY PREMIERE PLUS SPECIAL SCREENINGS ON SATURDAY OF THE ONE-HOUR NFL DOCUMENTARY

CANTON, OHIO – NFL Network’s “A Football Life: Brett Favre” will be premiered Friday (Oct. 21) at the Pro Football Hall of Fame with additional screenings on Saturday (Oct. 22). The one-hour documentary produced by NFL Films tells the life story of the record-setting who was enshrined into the Hall of Fame this past August.

Guests visiting the Hall of Fame this weekend will have the opportunity to view “A Football Life: Brett Favre” with the purchase of a museum admission. The hour-long film will run continuously from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on both Friday and Saturday.

Favre, a Mississippi native, excelled as a collegiate quarterback at the only school that offered him a scholarship to play the game, the University of Southern Mississippi. The selected him in the second round, 33rd overall, of the 1991 NFL Draft. After seeing little action his rookie year, Favre was traded to the Packers the next season where he became the team’s longtime starting quarterback.

He rewrote the NFL’s record book during a spectacular pro career. In his first season with the Packers, Favre recorded 3,227 passing yards – the first of an NFL record 18- straight seasons in which he reached the 3,000-yard plateau. He exceeded 4,000 passing yards in six of those seasons.

Favre threw for a career-high 4,413 yards in 1995 and earned the first of three straight NFL Most Valuable Player awards. The 11-time selection, led the Packers to two consecutive appearances in 1996 and 1997 including 35-21 victory over the in Super Bowl XXXI.

COMMITMENT • INTEGRITY • COURAGE • RESPECT • EXCELLENCE

After 16 seasons (1992-2007) with the Packers, Favre went on to play for the (2008) and finished his career with the (2009-2010). Favre played in a record 299 straight games while posting totals of 6,300 completions, 10,169 attempts, 71,838 yards, and 508 touchdowns during his 302-game NFL career.

The Pro Football Hall of Fame is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. For additional information about visiting “The Most Inspiring Place on Earth!” please visit: www.ProFootballHOF.com/visit/.

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ABOUT THE PRO FOOTBALL HALL OF FAME Located in Canton, Ohio, the birthplace of the , the Pro Football Hall of Fame is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit institution with the Mission to Honor the Heroes of the Game, Preserve its History, Promote its Values, & Celebrate Excellence EVERYWHERE.

Hundreds of thousands of fans from across the globe travel to Canton annually to experience “The Most Inspiring Place on Earth!” that chronicles America’s most popular . Millions more are reached through the Hall of Fame’s hundreds of special events held annually outside Canton and through the multiple nationally broadcast programs focused on the selection of the newest Class of Enshrinees.

Construction on Hall of Fame Village, a $500 million development project that includes nine main components, is under way in Canton to transform the Hall of Fame’s campus.

For more information about the Pro Football Hall of Fame, please visit ProFootballHOF.com; @ProFootballHOF on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube.

COMMITMENT • INTEGRITY • COURAGE • RESPECT • EXCELLENCE