CANTON, Ohio — Brett Favre never met Ken Stabler, and unfortunately didn’t get the chance when the two quarterbacks were inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame on Saturday.
But that didn’t stop one legend from paying tribute to the other. Favre pointed out Dec. 13, 1983 as the date he wanted to become a professional football player: His father Irv took him and his brother Scott to a Saints-Rams game.
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“As we sat in our seats prior to kickoff, the crowd stood and they pointed in the direction of the Saints tunnel, and as I stood I saw this long-gray-haired, scruffy-beard player emerging from the tunnel.