Axe Posted May 26, 2019 Report Share Posted May 26, 2019 https://www.packers.com/news/packers-legend-bart-starr-dies-at-85 " Bart Starr, the first quarterback in history to win five National Football League championships and hero of the most memorable game in the storied history of the Green Bay Packers, died today in Birmingham, Ala. He had been in failing health since suffering a serious stroke in 2014. " 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DieHardBrownsFan Posted May 26, 2019 Report Share Posted May 26, 2019 Remember him well when he was QB for the Packers. RIP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gumby73 Posted May 26, 2019 Report Share Posted May 26, 2019 wOw man that's just sad..made the grandma's, rabbit ears & black & white tv days come to mind..RiP Bart Starr 🙏 And a Bless'em* to his Family.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Gipper Posted May 26, 2019 Report Share Posted May 26, 2019 He was never considered the greatest passer...though he may certainly have been underrated in that area. But he may have been the greatest "field general" in the games history. In that particular area...subjective as it may be: field leadership.....only, I believe he is in a class with Otto Graham, Tom Brady, John Unitas, Joe Montana, and Peyton Manning. (do you have any other contenders?) ...and now half of them are gone. He is a guy that live up to his name. He was as tough as a guy named Bart you would think would be. And he was a Star Starr....even though he was so humble as to not act like one. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nickers Posted May 26, 2019 Report Share Posted May 26, 2019 RIP Bart.. You were a true champion... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Gipper Posted May 26, 2019 Report Share Posted May 26, 2019 Can we at least have the thread title changed to spell his name correctly? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canton Mike Posted May 26, 2019 Report Share Posted May 26, 2019 I always felt he was one of the best & maybe the most under rated QB in NFL history. RIP Bart. Mike 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dutch Oven Posted May 27, 2019 Report Share Posted May 27, 2019 19 hours ago, Canton Mike said: I always felt he was one of the best & maybe the most under rated QB in NFL history. RIP Bart. Mike That's a pretty fair assessment. Hell, most people when asked who was the best NFL QB who played at Alabama would instinctively say "Namath" without considering Starr. I guess Starr wasn't flashy enough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
One Post Posted May 27, 2019 Report Share Posted May 27, 2019 RIP Bart. Be a star! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zombo Posted May 31, 2019 Report Share Posted May 31, 2019 I am lucky enough to remember him playing when he was at the end of the line and I was at the beginning of mine. I had these football cards: Much more clear memories of him as a coach, where he could never get GB over the hump, and was a victim of this: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Gipper Posted May 31, 2019 Report Share Posted May 31, 2019 He was Tom Brady before Brady. #200 draft pick. 5 titles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gumby73 Posted May 31, 2019 Report Share Posted May 31, 2019 7 hours ago, Zombo said: I am lucky enough to remember him playing when he was at the end of the line and I was at the beginning of mine. I had these football cards: Much more clear memories of him as a coach, where he could never get GB over the hump, and was a victim of this: ouch! what a teenage flashback 😇.. Do you remember the day you properly made your MaMa more pist-off than any day? This was mine..Am 17 & just got my temps to drive. Myself & best college bud, get dawgpound tickets & he has his state drivers license..We come up with the plot, to tell my Mom "Am driving your ugly olive Green Valiant" from Oregon,OH. to Maumee,OH so Phil could visit with his dad Sunday..All was good, till landing..We take off down Ohio turnpike from Toledo, till we hear this thud than thump, thump,thump from the right drivers side front tire..Were now near the Elyria Exit on the highway & am ready to start putting the lugs back on the spare tire..Look left & here comes Barney Fife with the blue light specials, parking behind my MoM's vehicle👀Needless to say, Officer Flowers was a nosey prick..After running the tags & "does your mama know your going to a game in Cleveland"..Officer Flowers, impounds the car at the Elyria poe-poe office for 2 more bald ass tires ..Abort Mission!! Abort Mission!! Prick Officer Flowers, tows the car away & hauls us to the Jailhouse for My one phone call to my MoM..Needless to say her friend Elinor drove my Mom to Elyria for the longest ride back home ever.. I got to watch this^^ game 3 days later, on the VHS tape that I still own..And I still own the 2 Dawgpound Tickets framed that i thought better of not trying to scalp to Officer Flowers 🥀..Special Thanks to Mr Flowers..Only chance from black & white tv to Bart Starr live & in color on the sidelines(you prick) Zombo! thanks for the killer of all memories 👍 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orion Posted June 1, 2019 Report Share Posted June 1, 2019 Bart, Boyd Dowler, Carol Dale....they beat us multiple times. Was a different game then. More emphasis on the run. A less glitzy brand of football. Fringe fans didn't really exist back then. Even back then though, and with all of the great RB's (Horning, Jim Brown, etc) it was the QB would make or break your team. Whenever we played the Packers, I didn't have confidence. I just felt that Bart Starr was too good for us to be able to win. And as far as I ever knew, he was a good man. I respected him. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dutch Oven Posted June 1, 2019 Report Share Posted June 1, 2019 51 minutes ago, Orion said: Bart, Boyd Dowler, Carol Dale....they beat us multiple times. Was a different game then. More emphasis on the run. A less glitzy brand of football. Fringe fans didn't really exist back then. Even back then though, and with all of the great RB's (Horning, Jim Brown, etc) it was the QB would make or break your team. Whenever we played the Packers, I didn't have confidence. I just felt that Bart Starr was too good for us to be able to win. And as far as I ever knew, he was a good man. I respected him. They also had the greatest coach in football history, which didn't hurt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orion Posted June 1, 2019 Report Share Posted June 1, 2019 52 minutes ago, Dutch Oven said: They also had the greatest coach in football history, which didn't hurt. They were an all around good team. In those days the QB called a lot of the plays. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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