[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 2 (Thursday, January 4, 1996)]
[Senate]
[Pages S40-S41]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       CONGRATULATING BRETT FAVRE

 Mr. KOHL. Mr. President, I rise today with my colleagues, 
Senators 

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Russ Feingold, Thad Cochran, and Trent Lott, to congratulate Green Bay 
Packers' quarterback, and Kiln, MS, native Brett Favre for winning the 
1995 National Football League Most Valuable Player Award.
  After leading the Green Bay Packers to their first National Football 
Conference [NFC] Central Division title since 1972, Brett Favre ran 
away with the National Football League Most Valuable Player voting, 
capturing 69 votes from a nationwide panel of 88 sports writers and 
broadcasters. Favre's numbers speak for themselves, as he threw an NFC 
record 38 touchdown passes for over 4,400 yards passing. This would be 
considered an amazing accomplishment for any quarterback; however, 
couple it with nagging injuries over a 17-week season, and you've 
described the iron-willed ``Leader of the Pack,'' Brett Favre.
  Brett Favre has emerged as a true star in the National Football 
League. His Most Valuable Player Award is the first for any Green Bay 
Packer since 1966, when then Packer quarterback and MVP Bart Starr led 
the Green and Gold to its first of two Super Bowl championships. The 
Packers and all their loyal fans hope history repeats itself this year.
  On behalf of Wisconsinites and Green Bay Packers' fans everywhere, I 
congratulate you, Brett Favre, on your MVP season and a job well 
done.

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