It turned out to be one of his best ever. "Thanks, Dad."īrett Favre made his 205th consecutive start Monday night in Oakland, the day after his father's death.
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"I always told my dad the wishbone would never get me to pro football," Favre joked after winning an unprecedented third straight NFL MVP award in 1997. John High School in Biloxi and later he coached his three sons - including Brett - at Hancock North Central.Įven with young Brett starting at quarterback for three years, Favre's Hancock North Central team ran the wishbone. Irvin Favre coached football and baseball in the area for nearly three decades. His car ran into a ditch, but authorities have said the crash did not kill him. The 58-year-old, a popular coaching figure in southern Mississippi, died of a heart attack or stroke while driving near his home in Kiln. Irvin Favre was to be buried in a nearby cemetery. "He was a father, but he was like a brother to them, too." The rock on which it was built," Cook said. He said "Big Irv" would be missed, but he instilled a sense of toughness into the family that will help them get through this loss. Some waited on line for as much as an hour.īrett Favre, dressed in a dark blazer, stood inside the church at the end of the receiving line, sharing hugs and pleasantries with well wishers.įavre family spokesman James "Bus" Cook spoke to reporters before the service. Hundreds gathered on a crisp, sunny day at a church on the Mississippi Gulf Coast for funeral services for Irvin Favre, who died Sunday. A line of mourners stretched out of the church and down the block, waiting to pay their respect Wednesday to the father of Green Bay Packers quarterback Brett Favre. Had the suspect been an adult in this case, the sheriff said they could face up to three years in prison.įOX13 spoke with people who live in the neighborhood where Buddy was found.PASS CHRISTIAN, Miss. “The parent was cooperative with us and very concerned with their child and the nature of the offense and wanted the child to get counseling,” he said. The sheriff said the boy’s parents were extremely concerned about what happened. “The detectives worked hard on this case and they canvassed the neighborhood out there and developed information that led them to talk to this juvenile, there was no tip,” Lance said. Lance added that the reward money never played into this. “He did tell us why he did this terrible thing, but unfortunately I can’t comment on what was specifically said,” the sheriff said. TRENDING: Table for two: Photo of shared meal in Mississippi warms hearts nationwide The sheriff said his office has done everything by law they can with the juvenile offender he also said the child told investigators why he did it. The law might need to be looked at and it might need to be changed,” said Lance. “I was ridiculed in regards to the law that we should be able to charge and we should be able to do this, but then again we didn’t write the law.
But under Mississippi law, he said no one under the age of 12 can be charged with a crime. Lance said a child admitted to setting fire to the dog named Buddy, who suffered extensive damage to its face. Sheriff Brad Lance said he was as outraged at the crime as anyone and he was taking the heat because there is nothing he can do. FOX13 found out the case has frustrated law enforcement.
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