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This season, Favre has set several all-time records in the National Football League: He has thrown more touchdown passes, thrown for more yards and has recorded more victories at quarterback than anyone else. And last week, he was selected for his ninth Pro Bowl.
But Favre has another record that few people know about, even though the evidence is everywhere. It can be found at Packers football games, home and away, in stores and on Christmas morning, under countless trees.
According to league officials, the No. 4 Favre jersey is the all-time bestselling jersey in the history of the game. More than Johnny Unitas, more than John Elway, more than Joe Montana. More than any of the other greats who played the game.
League officials, as well as representatives of the NFL players association, who track sales for royalty purposes, regard specific sales numbers as state secrets. But a league official confirmed that Favre's jersey is the No. 1 selling jersey of all time.
At the Packers Pro Shop at Lambeau Field, team officials say that dating back to April 2005, a relatively short time span, approximately 51,500 Favre jerseys have been sold at the store. And that's just at one location.
Overall, the Packers are eighth-best in terms of jerseys sold this year. But that's a huge jump from last year, when team jerseys sold ranked 13th in the league.
"Favre, of course, is first among all Packers with a whopping 64% of all Packer jerseys sold," said White.
At the Packers Pro Shop, Kate Hogan, director of retail sales, noticed this year that more women were buying Favre jerseys. This year's sales are running about 50-50, male and female, she said.
Harlan said the increase in sales among women is likely due to Favre's wife, Deanna. Ever since her battle with breast cancer, the sale of pink Favre jerseys have been a big success.
But Favre has another record that few people know about, even though the evidence is everywhere. It can be found at Packers football games, home and away, in stores and on Christmas morning, under countless trees.
According to league officials, the No. 4 Favre jersey is the all-time bestselling jersey in the history of the game. More than Johnny Unitas, more than John Elway, more than Joe Montana. More than any of the other greats who played the game.
League officials, as well as representatives of the NFL players association, who track sales for royalty purposes, regard specific sales numbers as state secrets. But a league official confirmed that Favre's jersey is the No. 1 selling jersey of all time.
At the Packers Pro Shop at Lambeau Field, team officials say that dating back to April 2005, a relatively short time span, approximately 51,500 Favre jerseys have been sold at the store. And that's just at one location.
Overall, the Packers are eighth-best in terms of jerseys sold this year. But that's a huge jump from last year, when team jerseys sold ranked 13th in the league.
"Favre, of course, is first among all Packers with a whopping 64% of all Packer jerseys sold," said White.
At the Packers Pro Shop, Kate Hogan, director of retail sales, noticed this year that more women were buying Favre jerseys. This year's sales are running about 50-50, male and female, she said.
Harlan said the increase in sales among women is likely due to Favre's wife, Deanna. Ever since her battle with breast cancer, the sale of pink Favre jerseys have been a big success.
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