Bart Starr

Hall of Fame quarterback who led the Packers to three straight NFL championships and two Super Bowl victories.

Bryan Bartlett Starr (January 9, 1934 – 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. He led his team to victories in the first two Super Bowls: I and II. As the Packers' head coach, he was less successful, compiling a 52–76–3 record from 1975 through 1983.

Quick Facts

Position: Quarterback
Super bowl championships: 2 (I & II)
Nfl championships: 5 (1961, 1962, 1965, 1966, 1967)
Super bowl mvps: 2

Lore & Background

Starr was named the Most Valuable Player (MVP) of the first two Super Bowls and during his career earned four Pro Bowl selections. He won the league MVP award in 1966. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame and the Packers Hall of Fame in 1977. Starr has the third highest postseason passer rating (104.8), after Baker Mayfield (105.6) and Patrick Mahomes (105.4), of any quarterback in NFL history and a postseason record of 9–1. His career completion percentage of 57.4 was an NFL best when he retired in 1972. For 32 years (through the 2003 season), Starr also held the Packers' franchise record for games played (196).

Reader's Guide

Starr led the Packers to three consecutive league championships (1965–1967). He is not the only quarterback in NFL history to achieve this; Tom Brady also did so with the Patriots in the 2001, 2003, and 2004 seasons.