NFL Legend Bart Starr Passes Away at 85
Sunday, May 26, 2019
Bart Starr PHOTO: Wikipedia
“It is with deep sadness that we announce Green Bay Packers legend Bart Starr passed away at age 85,” the Green Bay Packers wrote on Twitter.
Starr suffered a serious stroke in 2014.
About Starr
Starr was drafted by the Packers in the 17th round (200th overall) of the 1956 NFL Draft out of the University of Alabama.\
He would go on to win five NFL championships with Green Bay under head coach Vince Lombardi.
Starr led the Packers to victory in Super Bowls I and II and was named the game’s MVP each time.
Starr led the NFL in passing in 1962, ‘64 and ’66 and passed for 24,718 yards with a 57.4 completion percentage during his career.
He was named NFL’s MVP by The Associated Press in 1966.
Starr was named to the Pro Bowl four times, and held the Packers’ career record for most games played (196) until Brett Favre passed it in 2004.
He also served as head coach of the Packers from 1975-’83, compiling a 52-76-3 record.
He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame and the Packers Hall of Fame in 1977.
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