Bart Starr
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Position (s): Quarterback |
Jersey number (s): 15 |
| born January 9, 1934 in Montgomery , Alabama | |
| died on May 26, 2019 in Birmingham , Alabama | |
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| Active : 1956 - 1971 | |
| NFL Draft : 1956 / Round: 17 / Pick: 200 | |
| College : Alabama | |
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As a player
As a trainer
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| Career statistics | |
| Touchdowns - interceptions | 152-138 |
| Passing game | 24,718 yards |
| Quarterback rating | 80.5 |
| Stats at NFL.com | |
| Stats at pro-football-reference.com | |
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| Pro Football Hall of Fame | |
Bryan Bartlett "Bart" Starr (* 9. January 1934 in Montgomery , Alabama ; † 26. May 2019 in Birmingham , Alabama) was an American American football player and - coaches . Considered one of the best quarterbacks in the history of the National Football League (NFL), he won the NFL championship five times and the first two Super Bowls with the Green Bay Packers . In both Super Bowls he was elected Super Bowl MVP and from 1977 he was a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame .
youth
Starr grew up as the son of an American soldier in the city of his birth. However, the family was repeatedly forced to move due to his father's official obligations. Starr had a younger brother who died of an infection at the age of eleven. He was 13 years old at the time. After the family moved back to Alabama, he attended high school in his hometown and was able to play as a quarterback there from 1950.
Player career
college
After graduating from school, he began studying at the University of Alabama and played from 1952, as in high school, on their football team, the Crimson Tide , as a quarterback. His career with the Crimson Tide was not very successful. Often he was only used as a substitute, the 1955 season was also catastrophic for the team - all ten games were lost. This result should have meant the end of his career. However, the coach of the basketball team at his college took him on and recommended him to someone in charge of the Green Bay Packers .
NFL
Starr was selected by the Green Bay Packers in the 17th round as the 200th player in the 1956 NFL Draft . The relatively late election by the Packers makes it clear that they were not particularly convinced of his abilities. At first he only played as a backup and got little playing time. It was not until 1957 that he was able to establish himself as a starter . 1959 took over Vince Lombardi , the coach office in Green Bay . That marked the definitive turning point for Bart Starr's career.
Lombardi, notorious for his tough training methods, began helping Starr build a powerful football team. He appreciated his young quarterback's throwing precision and his strong nerves. The team was gradually strengthened and some of the best players of the time were hired. Lombardi also managed to push players who were already on the team to their performance limits. Players like halfback Paul Hornung , fullback Jim Taylor , wide receivers Boyd Dowler and Max McGee , as well as offensive tackle Forrest Gregg and linebacker Ray Nitschke made the Packers the team of the 1960s. Numerous offense players were available to Starr for his precise passes . Starr could also run with the ball and score touchdowns himself .
Starr and his team won the NFL championship five times - 1961, 1962 and 1965 to 1967. Winning the NFL championships in 1966 and 1967 qualified the team for the AFL-NFL World Championship Games in 1967 and 1968, respectively . The NFL and the American Football League (AFL) were not yet united and initially played their champions separately. This changed from 1967 onwards. The two games were later renamed Super Bowl I and Super Bowl II . The Packers won both games, in 1967 against the Kansas City Chiefs with 35:10 and in 1968 against the Oakland Raiders with 33:14. In both games, Starr was voted Super Bowl MVP . The NFL Championship Game against the Dallas Cowboys , the so-called Ice Bowl, preceding Super Bowl II, was also legendary . Although the Packers were 17:14 behind the Cowboys 16 seconds before the end of the game, Starr managed to score a touchdown with one run. The Packers left the field as winners.
Starr ended his career in 1971. He achieved 152 touchdown passes and 15 touchdowns through his own runs in the regular season . 138 of his passes were intercepted ( interception ).
Trainer
Immediately after his playing career, Starr became an assistant coach at the Packers. In 1975 he was promoted to head coach . However, his record as head coach is modest. His 52 games won face 76 defeats. Only in the 1982 season did he manage to move into the play-offs with his team . There the St. Louis Cardinals were first defeated with 41:16, before the Dallas Cowboys had to be defeated with 37:26. Starr then ended his football career.
Honors
Starr was elected to the Pro Bowl four times . In 1966 he was named NFL Player Of The Year . He is a member of the Wisconsin Athletic Hall of Fame , the Pro Football Hall of Fame, and the NFL 1960s All-Decade Team . His back number 15 is no longer assigned by the Packers. In 1999 he was named one of the greatest football players of all time by The Sporting News .
After the career
Starr was married to a childhood friend and had two children. In 1988, his son died of an arrhythmia at the age of 24 . In 1989 he moved back to Alabama at the request of his second son. He owned his own marketing company and a company that plans to build new clinics. In 2006 he retired. Starr was socially engaged all his life, encouraged young players and supported the education of difficult to educate young people. He is buried in a family grave at the Southern Heritage Cemetery in Pelham, Alabama .
literature
- Jens Plassmann: NFL - American Football. The game, the stars, the stories (= Rororo 9445 rororo Sport ). Rowohlt, Reinbek near Hamburg 1995, ISBN 3-499-19445-7 .
- Jürgen Kalwa: Fascination American Football. Copress Sport, Munich 1995, ISBN 3-7679-0462-4 .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Bart Starr. In: Encyclopedia of Alabama. May 30, 2013, accessed May 27, 2019 .
- ↑ Bart Starr's Work With Rawhide Boys Ranch Earns National Humanitarian Award. In: packers.com. April 4, 2003, archived from the original on December 8, 2015 ; accessed on May 27, 2019 (English).
- ↑ Bart Starr in the Find a Grave database
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| SURNAME | Rigid, beard |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Starr, Bryan Bartlett (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American football player and coach |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 9, 1934 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Montgomery , Alabama , United States |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 26, 2019 |
| Place of death | Birmingham , Alabama |