It feels good to recall the days when Stars, and in this case Starr was humble. I was at a Detroit game in the mid 60s, the precision of the pregame drills struck me. The commitment, work ethic and humility made the VL Packers Champs. R.I.P. Mr. Starr.
Cherry Starr was such an elegant lady. Bart's final calling card at Lambeau was met with an intense crowd reaction. They knew this was his last visit to the hallowed grounds where in the last day of 1967 his QB sneak won the greatest and coldest game ever played, cementing his legendary status. They knew that he was last great packer to be directly touched by the greatness of Lombardi
Mr. Clutch. He invented the word. I’m glad he was playing within the prime of my life and I got to see this wonderful man play many times. He was a true gentleman and played the game the way it’s supposed to be played. What a fine human being.
Still maybe the GOAT! 5 time NFL Champion, 3 consecutive NGL championships, 2 time Super Bowl Champion and 2 time SB MVP. I just read he was 9-1 in post season play in an era when there were not wild card or divison playoffs. You won your conference and played in the championship, so there's no padded stats against weaker wild card opponents. Back then, the rules didn't protect the qb like they do today. They were just another player on the field and got hit hard and often. Truely one of the greats! And I'm a life long Giants fan!
Bart and Cheri defined by class. Bart is still the only QB to lead his team to 3 consecutive NFL titles ‘65, ‘66, ‘67. After Bart passed, Cheri did in fact return to TitleTown. She came back in 2021 when the city of Green Bay renamed the Walnut Street bridge after Bart. A fitting tribute. The man was a humble, gentleman of integrity. Ring of Honor at Lambeau Field, NFL HOF. Dedicated much time and treasure to charities (Rawhide Boys Ranch) to name one. A great man and Cheri a great wife. They lost a son to a drug overdose many years ago. The persevered. Love you Bart and Cheri.
My uncle took me to the Ice Bowl, still remember it like it was yesterday, still have the ticket stubs, I will always think of Starr as the greatest QB to play in GB. Fast forward to 2011 and my son got the chance to go to Dallas to see SB 45, he got to meet and talk to Bart Starr, told him that his dad was at the Ice Bowl and Starr talked to him about the game, he didnt have to spend the time with him, just another fan but he did. In my mind Starr can walk on water.
A true gentleman. modest, unfailingly courteous, never raised his voice, but was the one man who could correct Vince Lombardi, and Lombardi would back down. He could also cut the heart out of a defence with a surgeon's scalpel.
Field Marshall Bart Starr (15). I got to see him in several games (on TV), including the first two Super Bowls. My hat is off, he was the best QB of that era.
I’m in Canada and I have been a fan of Bart Starr since reading about him while attending middle school during the 70’s. His leadership on and off the field turned into many championships for the Packers. May he RIP
Most people today don't even know that Mr. Landry, and Mr. Lombardi coached together on the championship Giants teams during the 50s. They were very strong competitively but eere also good friends. So the ICEBOWL VICTORY was almost bittersweet. In hindsight I feel the officiating was incredibly more honest during that era. I suspect we are about to have another extended QB drought in TITLETOWN after AR retires or moves on. We have seriously been spoiled for 30 years.
I love and respect Bart Starr. He was a winner and classy guy. It hurts me to see him so frail but he’s at rest now. I was a big Packer Backer and rooted for Bart Starr whenever he played. He was a no nonsense player and that Quarterback Sneak to win the Game at the end is legendary. The Ice Bowl was a struggle all day and Lombardi called the play and said if they didn’t make it then they weren’t meant to be Champions. He always expected a Champion to play that way. If you couldn’t deliver the win then you’re not a Champion. And, of course the whole Team rose to the occasion and Bart Starr carried the whole game on his shoulders and came up victorious! I cheered so loud because that play showed they were true Champions! So Bart Starr will always have a special place in Green Bay history and in my heart. The 2 SuperBowls was his legacy and Lombardis the legendary Coach. RIP Bart Starr and Lombardi and Ray Nitsche
Lived in Michigan and in the 60’s my dad came home with a Packers kids uniform, number 15. He certainly knew what he was doing. I’ve been a packers fan and Bart Starr fan my entire life 👍🏻
I'm a Cowboys fan but definitely respect Bart Starr and the tradition they have in Greenybay. He was a great player and well deserved all that he did for this great franchise.
Sad only 2 comments, was a browns fan from 1966 to when they left Cleveland, point being, Starr was the man ! Everybody remembers last play ice bowl Starr scored. Loved the old players ! Starr, Brown, Unitas, Warfield. When men were men !
When i think of the green bay Packers. I think of bart Starr. He is mr packer. !!! 15. Best jersey you could possibly get. Never seen him play. was too young. Im only 56. Lol. Respect the man forever!!!!
growing up in deep south texas in the 60's the packers were my team and bart was my main man....i was in heaven when my high school coach gave me #15...i still remember the day he handed me that jersey....
1966 i was 10 my family moved from Michigan to Tomah Wisconsin I treasure the memory of those crisp fall days running outside with my football pretending I was a Bart Star throwing the football to my friends.
We named our first son Bart after him and I wrote a letter to Mr. Starr to tell him so and sent it to the Packers in the fall of 1970, so it was in season. A week or so later an envelope arrived with a letter and signed picture of him which is addressed to our son. Obviously it is treasured by our son and again shows the class that Mr. Starr had, he took the time in his busy life to answer that letter.
I met Bart back in 2005 I think at the nashville airport. I walked up and said Sir has anyone ever told you that you look like Bart Starr. He said “ only my wife “. And we chatted a few about Bama and what was going on at the time. For just a min or 2. Very nice man.
He was a great one. I remember the NFL championship Ice Bowl victory Green Bay won over Dallas (1967 or 66, can't remember exact year) on the last play, or near last play when Bart took a quarterback sneak over the goal line and sealed the win for the Packers. Bart called the play. Lombardi responded go ahead and run it. That win at -16 degrees F, was all Bart at the games end and closed the final chapter of that season victoriously for the Packers as well as for Bart Starr. That play every NFL fan knows about, by heart, it was so famous. He truly belongs to Green Bay, as he closes out his final years. What a wonderful legacy!
It was nice to see him come back to Green Bay but sad to see him in his physical condition. As recently as 2008 he participated in the NFL documentary "America's Game" about one of his Super Bowl wins. Still he seems quite happy to be making the visit.
When I worked for culver Pontiac he used to come in for the commercials and I was lucky enough to pick him up at the airport but the airport one time he brought me a bear's T-shirt sure the most classic man I've ever known Fact that he took the time to bring me a T-shirt when he came into town I never forgot that that the man is truly a legend is And will be missed deeply never have I met a celebrity with such class I felt so lucky I got to pick him up at the airport. Yeah him and his wife are a class act that's all I can say they are just wonderful people
My first 2 sports heroes were Bob Gibson and Lou Brock, followed soon after by Bart and Ray. All four are now gone, but I'm a shareholder and still a big fan of both teams
If you were a fan in the 1980's this guy was basically Joe Montana. For recent fans, he was basically Tom Brady up to about 35 years old. What Brady did after that is incredible and unmatched, so Brady stands alone as the greatest. I'm just saying Starr was ruthlessly efficient and unflappable like Montana and Brady. And he was one of the nicest people you could imagine.
Met bart several times at the airport in Milwaukee he was coming in for the Lombardi golf tournament with zeke & their wives anybody who's Met Bart knows how gracious the guy is he send my friend an autograph picture to his house but only if he turned his head on the right way . PS great tipper I couldn't say the same thing about Old number 5#
I got to meet and get Bart Starrs autograph when the Packers were staying in a hotel on Galt Ocean Mile prior to destroying the Raiders in the Orange bowl from Super bowl 3. Wish I still had the ticket stub and the paper with his autograph. It was an exciting day for this 11 yo.
@@nala3038It was a present when I was a kid and I was sick. Plus I had some kind of book about Bart Starr as well. We went to see the Packers I think the next year but Starr had retired.
Packers was a disterly back then just like the Steelers were in the 70es and the niners were in the 80es and new England has been.and Dallas also in the 90es
