Bart Starr, quarterback who led Packers to five NFL titles, dies aged 85
- Starr was elected to Hall of Fame in 1977
- Also coached Green Bay for seven seasons
Bart Starr, the quarterback who helped establish the Green Bay Packers as the finest NFL team of the 1960s, has died. He was 85, and had been in failing health since suffering a serious stroke in 2014.
“We are saddened to note the passing of our husband, father, grandfather, and friend, Bart Starr,” read a statement from Starr’s family. “He battled with courage and determination to transcend the serious stroke he suffered in September 2014, but his most recent illness was too much to overcome.