Brett Favre no doubt was one of the most iconic Football stars of the last couple of decades. He made risky decisions on the field, won games for his team, and broke records on the way up the Quarterback charts. Favre was the first Quarterback in NFL history to pass for 500 touchdowns. Gunslinger tells readers his story.
But a good biography needs to be much more than hagiography and needs to paint a picture of the man behind the star. The New York Times best-selling author ensures that readers get to read more about the person off the field than his achievements on the field.
Gunslinger: The Remarkable, Improbable, Iconic Life of Brett Favre
Gunslinger: The Remarkable, Improbable, Iconic Life of Brett Favre
Author: Jeff Pearlman
Hardcover: 448 pages
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (October 25, 2016)
ISBN: 0544454375, 978-0544454378
Born in a small town in Southern Mississippi, Brett began his sporting career with Baseball under his father Irvin Favre. But that was not the sport he would excel at. Neither did he start his football career as a Quarterback. Gunslinger takes the reader through all the struggles of young Brett as made his journey from Southern Mississippi to his last season 2009-10 after which the numerous concussions took their toll.
With hundreds of interviews and chats Jeff Pearlman not only gives you the story of Brett Favre but also how Football changed for the man in the locker room. And although his fans and followers know about his troubles and painkillers addiction, the author the other, non sensational side of the events.
The author shares this insight as well as opinions and thoughts of people Brett Favre was associated with through the years. With jokes, Locker room talk, and incidents that peel many different layers from the personality. Like most biographies, especially of sports heroes, Gunslinger paints Brett Favre as a flawed hero. In his single-minded submission to the game, the man allowed himself to neglect his family and let his impulsive behavior rule his off-the-field life.