We remember Bart Starr (1934-2019)

We remember Bart Starr who was born in Montgomery, Alabama, on this day in 1934.  We learned of his death in 2019.

Our family landed in "Packer crazy" Wisconsin in the fall of 1964.

My brother and I had never seen a football game. We were raised playing and thinking baseball 24/7.

However, it didn't take us long to fall in love with the Packers and the game of football.

My first football hero was Bart Starr, the legendary Packers' QB.     He won the NFL title five times:  1961, 1962, 1965, 1966, and 1967.   He led GB to the first two Super Bowl championships and was named MVP twice.  In 1966, he earned the NFL MVP.  

In fact, I loved Starr so much that I always wore # 15 on every sports jersey. It's still my favorite number today!

Greatest game? Probably the so called "Ice Bowl".

With all due respect to Unitas, Namath, Staubach, Bradshaw, Montana, Aikman, Young, Brady and even Favre, I will always pick Starr to start my big game.

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