San Francisco (CNN) If anyone leads the Pro Football Hall of Fame class of 2016, it has to be quarterback Brett Favre. It took all of nine seconds to elect him. "Is that good?" the longtime Green Bay Packers legend asked when he found out the news. Yes, it is. Favre, who led the Packers to a championship in Super Bowl XXXI and won three consecutive NFL Most Valuable Player awards in his NFL career, was elected his first time on the ballot. The class, which was announced Saturday at the NFL Honors awards presentation at the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium in San Francisco, is full of greats: owner Edward DeBartolo Jr., coach Tony Dungy, Favre, linebacker/defensive end Kevin Greene, wide receiver Marvin Harrison, tackle Orlando Pace, the late quarterback Ken Stabler and the late guard Dick Stanfel.Quarterback Brett Favre leads the eight-man Pro Football Hall of Fame class of 2016The Hall of Fame announcement was made at the NFL Honors awards presentation in San FranciscoCarolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton wins the 2015 NFL Most Valuable Player award
His 18 consecutive seasons with 3,000 or more yards passing and 23 games with four or more touchdown passes also were _ bests when he retired.