Packers legend Bart Starr dies at 85

[Archae]

Source: WISN, ABC affiliate in Milwaukee

GREEN BAY, Wis. —

The Green Bay Packers announced Sunday morning that former quarterback Bart Starr has died at 85.
Starr had been in failing health for several years, after suffering a stroke.

Starr played for the Packers from 1956 to 1971. He was MVP of Super Bowls I and II, and a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame. The Packers retired his No. 15 jersey in 1973.


Read more: https://www.wisn.com/article/packers-legend-bart-starr-dies-at-85/27593433

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[rzemanfl]

1. RIP. n/t

[Maxheader]

2. You gave it your all Bart!!

Rip..

[beachbum bob]

3. my most favorite quarterback of that era and watching the first 2 superbowls on my uncle's color TV

that Starr won was a huge event.

[mobeau69]

4. Starr's top five receivers based on how many touchdown passes Bart Starr threw to them.

#1 - Boyd Dowler - 28

#2 - Max McGee - 25

#3 - Carroll Dale - 19

#4 - Ron Kramer - 12

#5 - Paul Hornung - 11

[ADX]

5. Rest in peace, Legend...

...You played the game the way it was supposed to be played and did it with class and grace...

[sinkingfeeling]

6. I remember him well. R.I.P.

[Kid Berwyn]

7. Godspeed, Bart Starr!

He epitomized greatness.

[Harker]

8. As a child, and as a Bears fan...

Bart Starr was a big reason I liked football.

[PatrickforO]

9. RIP.

[oasis]

10. All time great sports hero. R.I.P. Bart Starr

[douglas9]

11. Photos: Bart Starr through the years (1934-2019)

The Associated Press, file May 26, 2019 Updated 1 hr ago
Bart Starr, the gentlemanly quarterback and catalyst of Vince Lombardi's powerhouse Green Bay Packers teams of the 1960s whose sneak won the famed "Ice Bowl" in 1967, died Sunday. He was 85.

Here are some photos of the Hall of Fame quarterback through the years:

https://www.roanoke.com/news/trending/photos-bart-starr-through-the-years/collection_5b7fe5d7-6e82-578e-83c0-3496fcd1835d.html#1

[lordsummerisle]

12. k&r RIP

[turbinetree]

13. Bart the Cool..............................RIP.....................

[patphil]

14. He may very well have been the best quarterback of all time

[ElementaryPenguin]

15. My first sports hero!!

I happened to be there in person to see him play his last game for Coach Lombardi (Super Bowl II).

To me, Bart Starr will always be the quintessential GREAT quarterback - a great leader, a great person.

R.I.P. Bart, no one ever did it with more class.

[oswaldactedalone]

16. For a Quarterback

who was a back-up on a winless Alabama team his senior year, he had a pretty good pro career, I'd say.

[Gumboot]

17. RIP Bart.

A true giant of the game.