Green Bay Packers Bart Starr

The team s first starting quarterback was norm barry while the longest serving was brett favre.

Green bay packers bart starr.

His playing time was limited during his first few years on the team but the arrival of vince lombardi as packers coach changed his football career. Bart starr was a 17th round draft choice of the green bay packers in 1956. Bart starr who served as the extension of coach vince lombardi on the field during the packers glory days of the 1960s died sunday his family said in a statement. He played college football at the university of alabama and was selected by the green bay packers in the 17th round of the 1956 nfl draft where he played for them until 1971.

Because of his sneak in the ice bowl. They loved him because as a quarterback he led the green bay packers to five nfl championships. Bart starr is one of the greatest players in the storied history of the green bay packers and the nfl national bobblehead hall of fame and museum co founder and ceo phil sklar said. Bryan bartlett starr january 9 1934 may 26 2019 was a professional american football quarterback and coach.

Ap 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. Packers legend passed away sunday may 26 at age 85 may 29 2019 at 08 20 am bryan bartlett bart starr of birmingham passed away surrounded by his family and close friends on sunday may 26. 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. Fans loved bart starr.

As field general of the vince lombardi packers starr won five nfl championships more than any other quarterback over the league s first 96 seasons. The quarterback who guided the green bay packers to five nfl championships and was as popular as any figure in franchise history has died.