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| Position: | Quarterback | ||||||||||||||
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| Born: | January 9, 1934 Montgomery, Alabama, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Died: | May 26, 2019 (aged 85) Birmingham, Alabama, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight: | 197 lb (89 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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| High school: | Sidney Lanier (Montgomery, Alabama) | ||||||||||||||
| College: | Alabama (1952–1955) | ||||||||||||||
| NFL draft: | 1956 / round: 17 / pick: 200 | ||||||||||||||
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Bryan Bartlett Starr (January 9, 1934[1] – May 26, 2019) was an American professional football quarterback and head coach for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Alabama Crimson Tide, and was selected in the 17th round of the 1956 NFL draft by the Packers, for whom he played for 16 seasons until 1971. Starr is the only quarterback in NFL history to lead a team to three consecutive league championships (1965–1967). He led his team to victories in the first two Super Bowls: I and II.[2] As the Packers' head coach, he was less successful, compiling a 52–76–3 (.408) record from 1975 through 1983.
Starr was named the Most Valuable Player (MVP) of the first two Super Bowls[2] and during his career earned four Pro Bowl selections. He won the league MVP (MVP) award in 1966.[3] He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame and the Packers Hall of Fame in 1977. Starr has the second highest postseason passer rating (104.8), after Patrick Mahomes (106.3),[4] of any quarterback in NFL history and a postseason record of 9–1.[2] His career completion percentage of 57.4 was an NFL best when he retired in 1972.[5] For 32 years (through the 2003 season), Starr also held the Packers' franchise record for games played (196).[5]
- ^ "UPI Almanac for Thursday, Jan. 9, 2020". United Press International. January 9, 2020. Archived from the original on January 15, 2020. Retrieved January 16, 2020.
…football Hall of Fame member Bart Starr in 1934
- ^ a b c Layden, Tim (May 26, 2019). "Bart Starr: The Self-Made QB Who Led Lombardi's Packers". Sports Illustrated. Archived from the original on June 9, 2019. Retrieved May 27, 2019.
- ^ Profootball Hall of fame – Bart Starr
- ^ "NFL Passer Rating Career Playoffs Leaders". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on July 4, 2019. Retrieved February 3, 2023.
- ^ a b Packers.com