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Favre’s cancer charity donated $130,000 to his alma mater’s athletic foundation

Brett Favre was elected to the Hall of Fame after a career that included winning the Super Bowl with the Green Bay Packers
Brett Favre was elected to the Hall of Fame after a career that included winning the Super Bowl with the Green Bay Packers. Photograph: Diamond Images/Getty Images

Brett Favre’s charity, whose mission is to support “disadvantaged and disabled children and breast cancer patients”, donated more than $130,000 to the athletic foundation at his alma mater.

According to tax records obtained by ESPN, the Favre 4 Hope charity made the donations to the University of Southern Mississippi Athletic Foundation between 2018 and 2020. Favre, a Hall of Fame quarterback, played college football at USM and his daughter was on the volleyball team from 2017. Favre was also trying to raise funds for a new volleyball stadium at USM at the same time.

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