Hall of Fame quarterback and Green Bay Packers legend Bart Starr dies at 85
CLOSECONNECTTWEETLINKEDINCOMMENTEMAILMOREThe quarterback who guided the Green Bay Packers to five NFL championships and was as popular as any figure in franchise history has died.
“Our family wishes to thank the thousands of friends and fans who have enriched his life – and therefore our lives – for so many decades and especially during the past five years. Each letter, text, phone call, and personal visit inspired him and filled him with joy. The Ice Bowl drive and sneak were the culmination of the Lombardi-era Packers’ will to win, toughness and discipline that Starr embodied as the quarterback of those teams.
Green Bay Packers quarterback Bart Starr warms up during the 1969 season. Press-Gazette Media archivesFullscreenRookie quarterback Bart Starr had his first day of practice with the Green Bay Packers at their practice field at Green Bay East High School on July 16 1956. They were short of centers that day, so Bernard “Boob” Darling, who played center for the team from 1927 to 1931, volunteered to snap the ball to Starr.
“ didn’t start out like he was going to be the greatest player,” said Bob Schnelker, a Packers assistant coach under Lombardi and later Starr. “But toward the end, he was as good as there was. Look at all the championships.” Starr took over as the starter in the last five games of Lombardi’s first season and went 4-1. Then in 1960, Starr was benched after losing the opener, only to regain the job in Week 5 and eventually lead the Packers to the NFL title game.
In September of 2018, Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers talked about how much he appreciated receiving letters of encouragement from Starr during the early years of his NFL career. As the son of a career officer in the U.S. Army, Starr grew up primarily in Alabama in a highly disciplined home under a father who withheld the approval Starr craved. Yet over time, despite his unassuming manner, he developed a preternatural resolve and will to succeed.
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