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When we were a kid, we had a T-shirt that said "I Root For Two Teams: The Cardinals And Whoever Plays The Cubs." We found this shirt incredibly clever when we were 10, and we wore it pretty much every other day. But couldn't hold a candle to 11-year-old David Witthoft of Connecticut.
Witthoft has literally worn his Brett Favre jersey every day for four years. On Sunday, he saw the Pack in person for the first time. Wearing the jersey, of course.
Witthoft admits he will probably soon have to hang up the jersey, which he received for Christmas in 2003.
"I thought I would keep wearing it as long as I could get it over my head," Witthoft said after the game. "But I'll probably take it off in the next year, certainly. Then I'll hang it up in a frame or maybe send it to the (Packers) Hall of Fame."
Witthoft's mom says she washes the jersey every two days, which is kind of a disappointment. Though we're sure the kids of Ridgefield, Connecticut will be sad to see the jersey go. They've surely gotten years of playground mockery mileage out of the thing.
11-Year-Old Boy Wearing Brett Favre Jersey Since 2003 Sees First Packers Game [FoxNews]
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Who the hell cut that poor kid's hair?
has the child not grown at all in the last four years?
@public enemy #1: His "haircut" looks like Favre's "beard".
Be nice, people, retarded kids need love too.
Bill Simmons' wife has worn a Wes Welker jersey for 250 consecutive nights.
I didn't think special ed kids could focus on one thing for so long.
That's nothing. Peter King has worn his Favre underoos non-stop since 1994.
Washes it every two days! I don't even use the washing machine twice a month!
My Rice Girl did the same thing growing up with Dave Meggett's jock strap.
There are about 20,000 bums riding New York subways seeped in their own urine who fail to see what the big deal is.
Not pictured: his inability to get laid ever when he grows up
Odd. I haven't taken off my "You're With Me, Leather" t-shirt in 7 months.
"When we were a kid..."? Isn't that the sound of a literary device becoming obsolete beyond self-parody?
He's got nothing on the retarded kid who's been wearing Kyle Boller's jersey for the past five years.
@Rob Iracane: You a nevernude?
Funny, I've worn my Bebeto jersey every day since the '94 World Cup and may have washed it twice.
Hey, remember when kids had parents? Those were good times.
It is a Favre jersey - just when he and everyone else decides it may be time to hang it up he will probably have a great year and decide to keep it on for a while longer.
Did the kid really say "certainly"? Do kids say that now?
I can't wait for the offseason - where the kid will talk about wearing the jersey next year, then say he definitely won't, and then finally say he'll give it one final year
Favre has been wearing that kid's missing tooth since Sunday.
That Brett Favre jersey is the Brett Favre of Brett Favre jerseys! -- ShortStack4444444444444
Chris Henry's been wearing his own jersey nonstop for pretty much the same length of time.
If the Green Bay Packers accept that thing, a precedent will be established throughout sports that in three years' time will make Haz-Mat suits a requirement before entering any hall of fame.
"This has been David Witthoft, takin' it ... TO THE LOFT."
"We found this shirt incredibly clever when we were 10, and we wore it pretty much every other day."
But how did you split it amongst all of you?
This is just like that Moonlight Graham jersey I only wore once.
Pffft. It's a replica. Have your parents spend some cheese for the real thing, then we'll talk, shithead.
When we were a kid, we had a T-shirt that said "I Root For Two Teams: The Cardinals And Whoever Plays The Cubs." We found this shirt incredibly clever when we were 10, and we wore it pretty much every other day.
Now when we are an adult, we wear a black t-shirt and leather jacket. We find this shirt incredibly emo and we wear it pretty much every other day.
He's been wearing that Brett Favre jersey almost as long as Derek Jeter has been wearing a smug look of self-satisfaction.
Kids like him have names. "Pigpen"
@twoeightnine: Of course, she doesn't know this.
@Gordon Bombay: That's pretty much the best comment I've ever read on this page.
I call bullshit.
4 years = 1460 days = ~730 times through the washer.
There is NO WAY you would be able to read the number nor the name.
If that thing ends up in the Packer HOF -- it BETTER have an asterisk.
Funny, Will has worn the same black shirt for at least 2 years.
@twoeightnine: Don't forget the shoulder pads and helmet
Damn you nibbles I see you have made it through the new year even stronger
Anyone else hoping this kid meets the same fate as this Favre jersey wearing kid ?
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You say precocious football fan, I say poor.
"My mom uses Color Safe Bleach..."
Michael Vick will be wearing the same jersey for 23 months.
Was this kid the one who grabbed Donald Driver's junk?
What does the kid wear when the jersey is being washed? Smart money says its a Garbage Pail Kids tshirt circa 1991.
Roddy White's been wearing his "Free Michael Vick" shirt since November 30th.
I want to know why he wasn't wearing this jersey in that basketball game where he hit like 8 straight 3 pointers...
//retard accusation
That's nothing, Ronnie Van Zant has been wearing the same Neil Young t-shirt for the last 30 years.
What...too soon?
Four years? So he waited until Favre had won a Super Bowl and was a lock for the HoF before he got a jersey? Frontrunner.
I know a guy in Africa who's been wearing the same Pittsburgh Pirates 1992 NLCS Champions t-shirt for 15 years.
I thought this was supposed to post on April Fools day.
@Brazil Thrill:
God, I hate Bebeto
/bitter Dutchman
This kid looks like the future league leader in smiles.
Sadly, this kid could also have his pick of any woman in Green Bay.
Man, a lot of bashing Green Bay women today. They are pretty but usually they are fat. Pretty fat.
@contemptster:
He's definitely having fun out there.
Growing up in the town next to Ridgefield, if the kid wasn't being driven around in a Benz, and wasn't wearing the latest clothes from the Danbury Fair Mall, my guess is that he was made fun of anyway.
Their are some children that even Glamour Shots can't help, apparently.
@stealofthedraft: He plays the game like he's still a kid in the ol' sandlot.
John Madden (and pretty much any other announcer)has been wearing Favre's jizz stains for his entire career.
@combat chuck: +1, with a bullet
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