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{{Short description|American football player, coach, and executive (1934–2019)}}
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{{Infobox NFL biography
| name         = Bart Starr
| image        = Bart starr bw.jpg
| caption      = Starr in the 1960s
| number       = 15
| position     = [[Quarterback]]
| birth_date   = {{Birth date|1934|01|09}}
| birth_place  = [[Montgomery, Alabama]], U.S.
| death_date   = {{Death date and age |2019|05|26|1934|01|09}}
| death_place  = [[Birmingham, Alabama]], U.S.
| height_ft    = 6
| height_in    = 1
| weight_lbs   = 197
| highlights   = * 2× [[Super Bowl champion]] ([[Super Bowl I|I]], [[Super Bowl II|II]])
* 2× [[Super Bowl Most Valuable Player Award|Super Bowl MVP]] ([[Super Bowl I|I]], [[Super Bowl II|II]])
* 5× [[History of the National Football League championship|NFL champion]] ([[1961 NFL Championship Game|1961]], [[1962 NFL Championship Game|1962]], [[1965 NFL Championship Game|1965]]–[[1967 NFL Championship Game|1967]])
* [[NFL Most Valuable Player]] (1966)
* First-team [[All-Pro]] ([[1966 All-Pro Team|1966]])
* 3× Second-team All-Pro ([[1961 All-Pro Team|1961]], [[1962 All-Pro Team|1962]], [[ 1964 All-Pro Team|1964]])
* 4× [[Pro Bowl]] ([[1961 Pro Bowl|1960]]–[[1963 Pro Bowl|1962]], [[1967 Pro Bowl|1966]])
* 4× [[List of NFL season passer rating leaders|NFL passer rating leader]] (1964, 1966, 1968, 1969)
* 4× [[NFL completion percentage leader]] (1962, 1966, 1968, 1969)
* [[NFL 1960s All-Decade Team]]
* [[Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame]]
* [[Green Bay Packers#Retired numbers|Green Bay Packers No. 15]] retired
| high_school  = [[Sidney Lanier High School|Sidney Lanier]]<br />(Montgomery, Alabama)
| college      = [[Alabama Crimson Tide football|Alabama]] (1952–1955)
| draftyear    = 1956
| draftround   = 17
| draftpick    = 200
| pastteams    = * [[Green Bay Packers]] ({{NFL Year|1956}}–{{NFL Year|1971}})
| pastcoaching = * [[Green Bay Packers]] ({{NFL Year|1972}})<br/>Quarterbacks coach
* Green Bay Packers ({{NFL Year|1975}}–{{NFL Year|1983}})<br/>Head coach
| pastadmin    = * [[Green Bay Packers]] ({{NFL Year|1975}}–{{NFL Year|1980}})<br/>General manager
| statlabel1   = Passing attempts
| statvalue1   = 3,149
| statlabel2   = Passing completions
| statvalue2   = 1,808
| statlabel3   = Completion percentage
| statvalue3   = 57.4%
| statlabel4   = [[Touchdown|TD]]–[[Interception|INT]]
| statvalue4   = 152–138
| statlabel5   = Passing yards
| statvalue5   = 24,718
| statlabel6   = [[Passer rating]]
| statvalue6   = 80.5
| pfr          = StarBa00
| HOF          = bart-starr
| pfrexec = StarBa0
}}

'''Bryan Bartlett Starr''' (January 9, 1934<ref>{{cite news|url= https://www.upi.com/Top_News/2020/01/09/UPI-Almanac-for-Thursday-Jan-9-2020/6871578415895/|title= UPI Almanac for Thursday, Jan. 9, 2020|work= [[United Press International]]|date= January 9, 2020|access-date= January 16, 2020|archive-date= January 15, 2020|archive-url= https://archive.today/20200115192229/https://www.upi.com/Top_News/2020/01/09/UPI-Almanac-for-Thursday-Jan-9-2020/6871578415895/|url-status= live|quote= …football Hall of Fame member Bart Starr in 1934}}</ref>&nbsp;– May 26, 2019) was an American professional [[American football|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 football|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 Green Bay Packers season|1971]]. Starr is the only quarterback in NFL history to lead a team to three consecutive [[History of the National Football League championship|league championships]] ([[1965 NFL Championship Game|1965]]–[[1967 NFL Championship Game|1967]]). He led his team to victories in the first two [[Super Bowl]]s: [[Super Bowl I|I]] and [[Super Bowl II|II]].<ref name="SIobit">{{cite magazine |last1=Layden |first1=Tim |title=Bart Starr: The Self-Made QB Who Led Lombardi's Packers |url=https://www.si.com/nfl/2019/05/26/bart-starr-death-obit-green-bay-packers-dynasty-quarterback |access-date=May 27, 2019 |magazine=Sports Illustrated |date=May 26, 2019 |archive-date=June 9, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190609084132/https://www.si.com/nfl/2019/05/26/bart-starr-death-obit-green-bay-packers-dynasty-quarterback |url-status=live }}</ref> As the Packers' head coach, he was less successful, compiling a 52–76–3 ({{winning percentage|52|76|3}}) record from [[1975 Green Bay Packers season|1975]] through [[1983 Green Bay Packers season|1983]].

Starr was named the Most Valuable Player (MVP) of the first two Super Bowls<ref name="SIobit"/> and during his career earned four [[Pro Bowl]] selections. He won the [[National Football League Most Valuable Player Award|league MVP]] (MVP) award in 1966.<ref>Profootball Hall of fame – Bart Starr</ref> He was inducted into the [[Pro Football Hall of Fame]] and the [[Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame|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),<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/leaders/pass_rating_career_playoffs.htm|title=NFL Passer Rating Career Playoffs Leaders|website=Pro-Football-Reference.com|access-date=April 12, 2025|archive-date=July 4, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190704005702/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/leaders/pass_rating_career_playoffs.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> of any quarterback in NFL history and a postseason record of 9–1.<ref name="SIobit"/> His career [[completion percentage]] of 57.4 was an NFL best when he retired in 1972.<ref name="Packers.com">Packers.com</ref>  For 32 years (through the 2003 season), Starr also held the Packers' franchise record for games played (196).<ref name="Packers.com"/>

==Early life==
Starr was born and raised in [[Montgomery, Alabama]] to parents Benjamin Bryan Starr (1910–1985), a labor foreman with the state highway department, and Lula (Tucker) Starr (1916–1995).<ref name=odpbbd>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=M3hQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=rREEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5683%2C1902898 |newspaper=Milwaukee Sentinel |last=Christopulos |first=Mike |title=Open door policy pleases Bart's dad |date=December 25, 1974 |page=2, part 2 |access-date=January 25, 2016 |archive-date=March 4, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304065440/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=M3hQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=rREEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5683%2C1902898 |url-status=live }}</ref> Starr's early life was marked by hardships. Shortly after the start of [[World War II]], his father's reserve unit was activated and in 1942 he was deployed to the [[Pacific Ocean theater of World War II|Pacific Theater]].<ref>Starr, by Bart Starr, pg. 15</ref> He was first in the [[United States Army|U.S. Army]] but transferred to the [[United States Army Air Forces|U.S. Army Air Forces]]<ref name="SIobit"/> for his military career.<ref name="usaf">{{cite magazine| url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1014191/index.htm |title=Bart Starr, Green Bay Packers Legend |magazine=Sports Illustrated |last=Mooney |first=Loren |date=October 12, 1998 |access-date=November 8, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110312030816/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1014191/index.htm |archive-date=March 12, 2011}}</ref>

Starr had a younger brother, Hilton E. "Bubba" Starr.<ref>Butterball 2004 pg. 19–20</ref> In 1946, Bubba stepped on a dog bone while playing in the yard and three days later died of [[tetanus]].<ref>''Starr'', by Bart Starr, pg 17</ref><ref>Claerbaut 2004 pg. 21</ref> Starr's relationship with his father deteriorated after Hilton's death.<ref>Claerbaut 2004 pg. 23</ref> He was an [[introvert]]ed child who rarely showed his emotions and his father pushed Starr to develop more of a mean streak.<ref>Starr, by Bart Starr, pg 18</ref>

Starr attended [[Sidney Lanier High School]] in Montgomery,<ref>Claerbaut 2004 pg. 24–25</ref> and tried out for the football team in his sophomore year, but decided to quit after two weeks. His father gave him the option of playing football or working in the family garden; Starr chose to return to the football field.<ref>Starr, by Bart Starr, pg 21</ref>

In his junior year, the starting quarterback broke his leg and Starr became the starter.<ref>Claerbaut 2004 pg. 27–28</ref> He led Lanier to an undefeated season. In his senior season, Starr was named all-state and [[All-American]], and received college scholarship offers from universities across the country.<ref>Claerbaut 2004 pg. 32</ref> He seriously considered the [[Kentucky Wildcats football|University of Kentucky]], coached by [[Bear Bryant]], where his idol, quarterback [[Babe Parilli]], played.<ref>Bart Starr by John Delaney, pg 32</ref> Starr's high school sweetheart, Cherry Louise Morton, was planning to attend [[Auburn University|Auburn]] and Starr wished to attend a college close to her.<ref>Starr, by Bart Starr, pg 25</ref><ref>Claerbaut 2004 pg. 34–35</ref> Starr changed his mind and committed to the [[Alabama Crimson Tide football|University of Alabama]].<ref>Claerbaut 2004 pg. 35–36</ref>

==College career==
During Starr’s freshman year at Alabama, the [[Southeastern Conference]] allowed freshmen to play varsity football.<ref>Bart Starr, by John Devaney, pg. 34</ref> Starr did not start for Alabama as a freshman, but he did play enough minutes to earn a varsity letter. His high point of the season came in quarterback relief in the [[Orange Bowl]], when he completed 8 of 12 passes for 93 yards and a touchdown against Syracuse.<ref>Bart Starr, by John Devaney, pg. 36</ref>

Starr entered his sophomore year as Alabama's starting [[quarterback]], [[safety (American football position)|safety]] and [[punter (football)|punter]]. His punting average of 41.4 yards per kick ranked second in the nation in 1953, behind [[Zeke Bratkowski]].<ref>Bart Starr, by John Devaney, pg. 38</ref> Alabama recorded a 6–2–3 record and lost in the [[Cotton Bowl Classic|Cotton Bowl]] to [[Rice Owls football|Rice]] by a score of 28–6. Starr completed 59 of 119 passes for 870 yards, with eight touchdowns that season.

In May 1954, Starr eloped with Cherry Morton.<ref name="SIobit"/> The couple chose to keep their marriage a secret. Colleges often revoked the scholarships of married athletes in the 1950s, believing their focus should remain on sports.<ref name="Starr, by Bart Starr, pg 26">Starr, by Bart Starr, pg 26</ref> Cherry remained in [[Jackson, Alabama]], while Starr returned to the University of Alabama.<ref name="Starr, by Bart Starr, pg 26"/>

That summer, Starr suffered a severe back injury during a [[hazing]] incident for his initiation into the A Club. He covered up the cause by fabricating a story about being hurt while punting a football. He rarely played during his junior year due to the injury. The back injury disqualified him later from military service, and would occasionally bother him the rest of his football career. After a disappointing season of 4–5–2, [[Harold Drew]] was replaced by [[Jennings B. Whitworth]] as coach of Alabama.<ref name="Hazing">{{cite news | last=Goodman | first=Joseph | title=NFL legend Bart Starr was victim of 'brutal' secret Alabama hazing | url=http://www.al.com/sports/index.ssf/2016/02/nfl_legend_bart_starr_was_vict.html | newspaper=al.com | date=February 29, 2016 | access-date=February 29, 2016 | archive-date=February 29, 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160229134715/http://www.al.com/sports/index.ssf/2016/02/nfl_legend_bart_starr_was_vict.html | url-status=live }}</ref>

Whitworth conducted a youth movement at Alabama for the 1955 season and only two seniors started for the team. Supposedly healed from the back injury, Starr rarely played in his senior season. Starr's decision to play football for Alabama rather than for Bear Bryant at the University of Kentucky did not sit well with Bryant, and four years later as head coach of the [[Blue–Gray Football Classic]] in 1955, Bryant hardly let Bart play at all.<ref>{{cite news |last=Jones |first=Ed |date=June 1, 2019 |title=A Starr Has Fallen |url=https://www.alabamagazette.com/story/2019/06/01/sports/a-starr-has-fallen/1671.html?m=false |work=The Alabama Gazette |access-date=September 19, 2019 |archive-date=July 26, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200726144122/https://www.alabamagazette.com/story/2019/06/01/sports/a-starr-has-fallen/1671.html?m=false |url-status=live }}</ref>

[[John Dee (basketball coach)|Johnny Dee]], the basketball coach at Alabama, was a friend of [[Jack Vainisi]], the personnel director of the [[Green Bay Packers]]. Dee recommended Starr as a prospect to Vainisi.<ref>Starr, by Bart Starr, pg 29</ref> The Packers were convinced that Starr had the ability to succeed in the NFL and would learn quickly.<ref>Bart Starr, by John Devaney, pg. 40</ref> In the 17th round of the [[1956 NFL draft]], Starr was selected by the Packers, with the 200th overall pick.<ref name="starrHOF">{{cite web | url = http://www.profootballhof.com/hof/member.jsp?player_id=200 | title = Bart Starr at ProFootballHOF.com | publisher = profootballhof.com | access-date = December 12, 2007| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20071211165107/http://www.profootballhof.com/hof/member.jsp?player_id=200| archive-date= December 11, 2007 | url-status= live}}</ref><ref>Claerbaut 2004 pg. 47–48</ref>

Starr spent the summer of 1956 living with his in-laws and throwing footballs through a tire in their backyard in order to prepare for his [[1956 NFL season|rookie season]].<ref>Bart Starr, by John Devaney, pg. 42</ref> The Packers offered $6,500 (equivalent to ${{Format price|{{Inflation|US-GDP|6500|1956|r=-3}}}} in {{Inflation/year|US-GDP}}) to sign Starr and he accepted, with the added condition, requested by Starr, that he receive $1,000 up front.<ref>Claerbaut 2004 pg. 49–50</ref>

==Professional career==
[[File:Bart Starr 1961 Topps.jpg|thumb|Starr in 1961]]
[[File:Pro Football Hall of Fame (37923767645).jpg|thumb|Starr's #15 uniform on display at the [[Pro Football Hall of Fame]] in [[Canton, Ohio]]]]
Starr began as a backup to [[Tobin Rote]] in [[1956 Green Bay Packers season|1956]] and split time with [[Babe Parilli]] until [[1959 Green Bay Packers season|1959]], [[Vince Lombardi]]'s first year as Packers coach. In that season, Lombardi pulled starter [[Lamar McHan]] in favor of Starr, and he held the starting job henceforth. The following season, the Packers advanced to the [[1960 NFL Championship Game]], but lost to the [[1960 Philadelphia Eagles season|Philadelphia Eagles]] in Lombardi's only post-season loss as a head coach.

The [[1961 Green Bay Packers season|1961 season]] was Starr's first season as a full-time starting quarterback for the Packers, throwing for over 2,400 yards and 16 touchdown passes, leading the Packers to an 11–3 record and a return to the [[1961 NFL Championship Game|NFL Championship Game]], this time against the [[1961 New York Giants season|New York Giants]]. Starr threw for 164 yards and 3 touchdowns in a 37–0 Packers victory. Starr and the Packers continued their success in [[1962 Green Bay Packers season|1962]], going 13–1. Even though Starr was not the focal point of the Packers' offense, with the running duo of [[Jim Taylor (fullback)|Jim Taylor]] and [[Paul Hornung]], he still provided a solid passing attack, throwing for a career-high 2,438 yards and 14 touchdowns, leading the league with a completion percentage of 62.5. The Packers repeated as NFL champions, beating the [[1962 New York Giants season|Giants]] again in the [[1962 NFL Championship Game|NFL Championship Game]], 16–7. While not as impressive with his passing in these earlier years of his career, Starr was responsible for calling plays on the Packers' offense (which was then the norm),<ref>{{cite news|title=Bart Starr is Clearly Underrated|url=http://bleacherreport.com/articles/147037-bart-starr-is-clearly-underrated|access-date=July 26, 2013|newspaper=[[Bleacher Report]]|archive-date=December 28, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131228125410/http://bleacherreport.com/articles/147037-bart-starr-is-clearly-underrated|url-status=live}}</ref> proving to be an effective strategist on offense.

In 1963, the Packers fell short of qualifying for their fourth consecutive NFL Championship Game appearance, with injuries to Starr keeping him from finishing a few games. Even so, Starr still threw for 1,855 yards and 15 touchdowns. In 1964, with Jim Taylor and Paul Hornung struggling to continue their strong running game, Starr started to become more of the focus of the Packers' offensive attack. Vince Lombardi would help this shift by acquiring more capable pass catchers to the offense, trading for receiver [[Carroll Dale]] to join with [[Boyd Dowler]] and [[Max McGee]], replacing tight end [[Ron Kramer]] with [[Marv Fleming]], and drafting more pass-catching running backs in [[Elijah Pitts]] and [[Donny Anderson]]. With these new offensive weapons, Starr would put up his best passing seasons from 1964 to 1969. In [[1964 Green Bay Packers season|1964]], despite the Packers only going 8–5–1, Starr threw for 2,144 yards, 15 touchdown passes, and only 4 interceptions. He led the league with a 97.1 passer rating.

In [[1965 Green Bay Packers season|1965]], the Packers went 10–3–1, led by Starr's 2,055 passing yards and 16 touchdown passes, a career-high. The Packers and their Western Conference foe, the [[1965 Baltimore Colts season|Baltimore Colts]], finished the season with identical records, so the two teams met in a playoff game to determine the division winner. Starr was knocked out of the game after the first play when he suffered a rib injury from a hard hit, but the Packers managed to win in overtime, 13–10, led by Starr's backup, [[Zeke Bratkowski]]. Starr came back and started the [[1965 NFL Championship Game]] against the [[1965 Cleveland Browns season|Cleveland Browns]]. On a sloppy Lambeau field, the Packers went back to their classic backfield tandem of Taylor and Hornung, with the pair running for over 200 yards. Starr threw for only 147 yards, but that included a 47-yard touchdown pass to Carroll Dale in a 23–12 Packers victory.

In [[1966 Green Bay Packers season|1966]], Starr had arguably the best season of his career, throwing for 2,257 yards, 14 touchdown passes, and only 3 interceptions. He led the NFL with a completion percentage of 62.2 and a 105 passer rating, while leading the Packers to a dominating 12–2 record. Starr would be named the NFL's Most Valuable Player by the [[Associated Press]] (AP),<ref>{{cite news |last1=Hand |first1=Jack |title=Bart Starr Most Valuable Player |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2512&dat=19661215&id=RrhIAAAAIBAJ&sjid=UQENAAAAIBAJ&pg=931,6353805&hl=en |access-date=August 3, 2016 |work=The Morning Record |agency=Associated Press |date=December 15, 1966 |page=9 |via=Newspapers.com |archive-date=October 1, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181001151408/https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2512&dat=19661215&id=RrhIAAAAIBAJ&sjid=UQENAAAAIBAJ&pg=931,6353805&hl=en |url-status=live }}</ref> the Sporting News,<ref>{{cite web |title=TSN Player of the Year |url=http://www.sportingnews.com/archives/almanac/nfl/playerofyear.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090716000604/http://www.sportingnews.com/archives/almanac/nfl/playerofyear.html |archive-date=July 16, 2009 |url-status=dead}}</ref> the [[Newspaper Enterprise Association]] (NEA),<ref>{{cite news |last1=Olderman |first1=Murray |title=Bart Starr Is Selected Jim Thorpe Award Winner |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/8969713/bart_starr_is_selected_jim_thorpe_award/ |access-date=February 16, 2017 |work=Standard-Speaker |agency=Newspaper Enterprise Association |date=December 22, 1966 |page=25 |via=Newspapers.com |archive-date=February 16, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170216140159/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/8969713/bart_starr_is_selected_jim_thorpe_award/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Newspaper Ent. Assoc. NFL Most Valuable Player Winners |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/awards/newspaper-entertainment-mvp.htm |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |publisher=Sports Reference LLC|access-date=June 20, 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160610023941/http://www.pro-football-reference.com/awards/newspaper-entertainment-mvp.htm |archive-date=June 10, 2016 }}</ref> and the [[UPI]]<ref>''Total Football II: The Official Encyclopedia of the National Football League''. Bob Carroll. HarperCollins Publishers. {{ISBN|9780062701749}} pg. 389.</ref> In the [[1966 NFL Championship Game|NFL Championship Game]] against the [[1966 Dallas Cowboys season|Dallas Cowboys]], Starr had his best postseason performance, throwing for 304 yards and 4 touchdown passes, leading the Packers to a 34–27 victory, and the right to represent the NFL in the first ever [[Super Bowl I|Super Bowl]], against the AFL champion [[1966 Kansas City Chiefs season|Kansas City Chiefs]]. Starr had another solid game against the Chiefs, throwing for 250 yards and two touchdowns, both to [[Max McGee]], in a decisive 35–10 Packers win. Starr was named the first-ever Super Bowl MVP for his performance.

1967 was a down year for Starr, especially when compared to his previous three seasons. Bothered by a hand injury for much of the season, Starr threw for only 1,823 yards and 9 touchdowns, with a career-high 17 interceptions thrown. Helped in large part by their defense, the Packers still finished 9–4–1, which was good enough for the Packers to reach the postseason. In the divisional playoff against the [[1967 Los Angeles Rams season|Los Angeles Rams]], Starr was back in form, throwing for 222 yards and a touchdown pass in a 28–7 Packers triumph. This victory would set the stage for the infamous [[Ice Bowl (NFL)|Ice Bowl]] against the [[1967 Dallas Cowboys season|Dallas Cowboys]] in the [[1967 NFL Championship Game]]. At the end of the game, down by 3 points, the ball in the Packers' possession just inside the Cowboys' 1-yard line with 16 seconds left, during the Packers' final timeout, Starr consulted with Lombardi on the sideline and suggested a basic wedge play ― with a twist. Instead of handing off to [[Chuck Mercein]] as the play dictated (and unbeknownst to his teammates), Starr suggested running it in himself. Having enough of the bitterly cold weather, Lombardi said, "Then do it, and let's get the hell out of here!" Starr almost broke down in laughter as he ran back to the huddle, but held his composure. The quarterback sneak play worked and the Packers went on to beat the Cowboys 21–17.<ref name="SIobit"/> Even in the cold conditions, Starr was still able to throw for 191 yards in the Ice Bowl, with two touchdown passes to Boyd Dowler.

At the [[Miami Orange Bowl|Orange Bowl]] in [[Miami]], the Packers defeated the [[1967 American Football League Championship Game|AFL champion]] [[1967 Oakland Raiders season|Oakland Raiders]] 33–14 in [[Super Bowl II]], Lombardi's final game as head coach of the Packers.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.vegasinsider.com/nfl/superbowl/history/ |title=Super Bowl History |author=<!--Not stated--> |website=VegasInsider.com |access-date=September 19, 2019 |archive-date=February 4, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150204101556/http://www.vegasinsider.com/nfl/superbowl/history/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Starr won his second consecutive Super Bowl MVP award for his performance, where he threw for 202 yards and a touchdown pass, a 62-yard strike to Boyd Dowler. The [[1967 Green Bay Packers season|1967 Packers]] remain the only team to win a [[Three-peat|third consecutive NFL title]] since the playoff system was instituted in [[1933 NFL Championship Game|1933]].

Starr had originally planned to retire after the second Super Bowl win in January 1968, but without a clear successor and a new head coach, he stayed on. After Lombardi's departure, Starr continued to be a productive quarterback under new Packers coach [[Phil Bengtson]], though injuries hampered him. Starr threw for 15 touchdown passes in [[1968 Green Bay Packers season|1968]], leading the NFL once again in completion percentage (63.7) and passer rating (104.3). Starr struggled to stay healthy again in [[1969 Green Bay Packers season|1969]], but still once again led the league with a 62.2 completion percentage and an 89.9 passer rating, though he only threw for 9 touchdowns and 1,161 yards. Starr was able to stay healthy for most of the entire [[1970 Green Bay Packers season|1970 season]], but his age was showing, throwing for only 1,645 yards and 8 touchdowns, the last touchdown passes of his career. In an attempt to prolong his career, Starr had surgeries on his long-ailing throwing arm in July and August 1971.<ref name=swbon12wk>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=YnQxAAAAIBAJ&sjid=7hAEAAAAIBAJ&pg=3256%2C4635057 |newspaper=Milwaukee Sentinel | last = Lea | first = Bud | author-link = Bud Lea |title=Starr decides on surgery; will be on shelf 12 weeks |date=July 24, 1971 |page=1, part 2 }}{{Dead link|date=September 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref name=bsiroutn>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=YnQxAAAAIBAJ&sjid=7hAEAAAAIBAJ&pg=3256%2C4635057 |newspaper=Milwaukee Sentinel | last = Lea | first = Bud | author-link = Bud Lea |title=Bart's surgery is 'routine' |date=July 29, 1971 |page=1, part 2 }}{{Dead link|date=September 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref name=2opms>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=CKVRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=_xAEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5369%2C2372900 |newspaper=Milwaukee Sentinel |agency=wire services |title=2nd Starr operation |date=August 14, 1971 |page=1, part 2 }}{{Dead link|date=September 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref name=bsha2s>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=fgEsAAAAIBAJ&sjid=TsgEAAAAIBAJ&pg=2992%2C3559634 |newspaper=Florence Times |location=Alabama |agency=Associated Press |title=Bart Starr home after 2nd surgery |date=August 19, 1971 |page=14 |access-date=April 8, 2016 |archive-date=April 25, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210425170751/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=fgEsAAAAIBAJ&sjid=TsgEAAAAIBAJ&pg=2992%2C3559634 |url-status=live }}</ref> This nearly ended Starr's life, as the initial surgery was botched, nearly causing Starr to bleed to death. The surgeries ended up damaging the nerves in Starr's right arm, causing him to struggle to even grip a football, and while he stayed on the Packers' roster for the entire [[1971 Green Bay Packers season|1971 season]], he only played in three games, usually with a glove on his throwing hand to try to regain his grip on the ball. In February [[1972 Green Bay Packers season|1972]] Starr was set for one last year. He participated in the team's spring camp in Arizona in April,<ref name=spr72straz>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=fHhQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=cREEAAAAIBAJ&pg=2157%2C2291434 |newspaper=Milwaukee Sentinel | last = Lea | first = Bud | author-link = Bud Lea |title=Packers shaky, but Starr shines |date=April 8, 1972 |page=1, part 2 }}{{Dead link|date=July 2022 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref name=mjzing>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=WHYfAAAAIBAJ&sjid=mygEAAAAIBAJ&pg=1477%2C4763614 |newspaper=Milwaukee Journal |title=Starr throws with 'zing' in workout |date=April 8, 1972 |page=16 }}{{Dead link|date=September 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> but his throwing shoulder and arm were no longer effective.<ref name=gettysbf72>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=d39bAAAAIBAJ&sjid=DVENAAAAIBAJ&pg=3517%2C2211126 |newspaper=Gettysburg Times |location=Pennsylvania |agency=Associated Press |title=Green Bay's Bart Starr to retire at end of season; surgery aided shoulder |date=February 1, 1972 |page=9 |access-date=April 8, 2016 |archive-date=April 25, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210425170823/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=d39bAAAAIBAJ&sjid=DVENAAAAIBAJ&pg=3517%2C2211126 |url-status=live }}</ref> Starr announced his retirement in July 1972 at age 38.<ref name=sqappmj>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=1QcqAAAAIBAJ&sjid=pigEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5674%2C8181 |newspaper=Milwaukee Journal |title=Starr, 38, quits as Packer player |date=July 21, 1972 |page=1, part 1 |access-date=January 25, 2016 |archive-date=March 4, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304034722/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=1QcqAAAAIBAJ&sjid=pigEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5674%2C8181 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=ifebsc>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=06xVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=QOEDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6985%2C5358193 |newspaper=Eugene Register-Guard |location=Oregon |agency=Associated Press |title=Injuries finally end Bart Starr's career |date=July 22, 1972 |page=4B |access-date=January 25, 2016 |archive-date=March 4, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304031958/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=06xVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=QOEDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6985%2C5358193 |url-status=live }}</ref>

Starr's playing career ended with the [[1971 Green Bay Packers season|1971 season]], having posted the fourth-best career passer rating of 80.5 (first at the time was [[Otto Graham]] with 86.6).<ref>{{Cite web |title=NFL Career Passer Rating Leaders Through 1971 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/leaders/pass_rating_career_1971.htm |access-date=2024-12-25 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref>

==Coaching career==
Immediately following his retirement as a player, Starr served as the Packers' quarterbacks coach and called plays in [[1972 Green Bay Packers season|1972]] under head coach [[Dan Devine]], when the Packers won the NFC Central division title at 10–4 with [[Scott Hunter (American football)|Scott Hunter]] under center.<ref>{{Cite web |title=1972 Green Bay Packers Statistics & Players |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/gnb/1972.htm |access-date=January 28, 2022 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref> He pursued business interests and was then a broadcaster for [[NFL on CBS|CBS]] for two seasons. When Devine left for [[1975 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team|Notre Dame]] after the [[1974 Green Bay Packers season|1974 season]], Starr was hired as head coach of the Packers on Christmas Eve.<ref name=stbnmtd>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=MnhQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=rREEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6878%2C1682942 |newspaper=Milwaukee Sentinel |last1=Lea |first1=Bud |last2=Hofmann |first2=Dave |title=Starr to be named today |date=December 24, 1974 |page=1, part 2 |access-date=January 25, 2016 |archive-date=March 4, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304065615/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=MnhQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=rREEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6878%2C1682942 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=spmioff>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=iQQqAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ECkEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6916%2C1424627 |newspaper=Milwaukee Journal |last=Kupper |first=Mike |title=Starr, Packers, make it official |date=December 24, 1974 |page=1, part 1 |access-date=January 25, 2016 |archive-date=March 4, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304025120/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=iQQqAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ECkEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6916%2C1424627 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=fswbrt>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=M3hQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=rREEAAAAIBAJ&pg=4778%2C1899352 |newspaper=Milwaukee Sentinel |last=Hofmann |first=Dale |title=Starr pledges fresh start |date=December 25, 1974 |page=1, part 2 |access-date=January 25, 2016 |archive-date=March 4, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304052250/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=M3hQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=rREEAAAAIBAJ&pg=4778%2C1899352 |url-status=live }}</ref> Upon taking the job, he recognized the long odds of a Hall of Fame player becoming a successful head coach.<ref name=dbmmsk>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=oO9LAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Ve0DAAAAIBAJ&pg=7097%2C3343401 |newspaper=Spokesman-Review |location=Spokane, Washington |agency=(New York Times) |last=Anderson |first=Dave |author-link=Dave Anderson (sportswriter) |title=Did Bart make mistake? |date=December 27, 1974 |page=20 |access-date=January 25, 2016 |archive-date=March 4, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304025948/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=oO9LAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Ve0DAAAAIBAJ&pg=7097%2C3343401 |url-status=live }}</ref> Initially given a three-year contract,<ref name=spmioff/> he led the Packers for nine years, the first five as his own general manager.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/gnb/executives.htm |title=Green Bay Packers Executives & Owners |author=<!--Not stated--> |website=Pro Football Reference |publisher=Sports Reference, LLC |access-date=September 19, 2019 |archive-date=April 15, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190415101329/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/gnb/executives.htm |url-status=live }}</ref>

His regular season record was a disappointing 52–76–2 ({{Winning percentage|52|76|2}}), with a playoff record of 1–1. Posting a 5–3–1 record in the strike-shortened season of [[1982 Green Bay Packers season|1982]], Starr's Packers made their first playoff appearance in ten years (and their last for another 11 years). They defeated the [[1982 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL) season|St. Louis Cardinals]] 41–16 in the expanded wild card round of 16 teams on January 8, 1983–their first home playoff game since 1967. However, they then lost to the [[1982 Dallas Cowboys season|Dallas Cowboys]] 37–26 in the divisional round the following week.  He tallied only three other non-losing seasons as Packers coach.  After a disappointing 8–8 finish the following year, Starr was dismissed in favor of his former teammate [[Forrest Gregg]], who previously led the [[Cincinnati Bengals]] to [[Super Bowl XVI]] in the [[1981 Cincinnati Bengals season|1981 season]] and had coached the [[Cleveland Browns]] prior to that.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |last=Goldstein |first=Richard |author-link=Richard Goldstein (writer, born 1942) |date=April 12, 2019 |title=Forrest Gregg, Iron Man Lineman for Lombardi's Packers, Dies at 85 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/12/obituaries/forrest-gregg-dead.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190412183242/https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/12/obituaries/forrest-gregg-dead.html |archive-date=April 12, 2019 |access-date=April 12, 2019 |work=[[The New York Times]] |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref>

On January 13, 1984, Starr was named the head coach of the [[Arizona]] Firebirds, a proposed expansion team for the NFL in [[Phoenix, Arizona|Phoenix]]. The NFL never granted the would-be ownership group of the Firebirds a team (Phoenix would get the [[Arizona Cardinals|Cardinals]] in 1988).<ref name=bsacagn>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=JDcdAAAAIBAJ&sjid=w6UEAAAAIBAJ&pg=4282%2C2804136 |newspaper=Tuscaloosa News |title=Bart Starr a coach again - but without a team |date=January 14, 1984 |page=11 |access-date=January 25, 2016 |archive-date=March 4, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304025817/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=JDcdAAAAIBAJ&sjid=w6UEAAAAIBAJ&pg=4282%2C2804136 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=UPI>{{cite news|url=https://www.upi.com/Archives/1984/01/13/The-Arizona-Firebirds-a-group-seeking-to-bring-an/9626442818000/|work=United Press International|title=The Arizona Firebirds, a group seeking to bring an NFL franchise|date=January 13, 1984|page=1|access-date=January 10, 2018|archive-date=January 10, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180110174451/https://www.upi.com/Archives/1984/01/13/The-Arizona-Firebirds-a-group-seeking-to-bring-an/9626442818000/|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Honors==
[[File:Packers retired number 15.svg|thumb|Starr's jersey #15 was permanently retired by the Packers in 1973]]
Starr was voted to the NFL Pro Bowl four times. He was voted NFL Most Valuable Player by both AP and UPI in 1966, and was chosen Super Bowl MVP in 1966 and 1967. He was inducted into the [[Pro Football Hall of Fame]] in 1977.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.profootballhof.com/heroes-of-the-game/years/#1970s |title=Hall of Famers by Year of Enshrinement |author=<!--Not stated--> |website=Pro Football Hall of Fame |access-date=September 19, 2019 |archive-date=October 2, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191002135516/http://www.profootballhof.com/heroes-of-the-game/years/#1970s |url-status=live }}</ref>

He is one of six Green Bay Packers to have had his number ''(15)'' retired by the team. The others are [[Tony Canadeo]] ''(3)'', [[Don Hutson]] ''(14)'', [[Ray Nitschke]] ''(66)'', [[Reggie White]] ''(92)'', and [[Brett Favre]] ''(4)''.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.packers.com/history/record_book/honors_and_awards/retired_numbers/| title = Green Bay Packers.com, "Retired Numbers"| publisher = packers.com| access-date = September 22, 2008 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080404024911/http://www.packers.com/history/record_book/honors_and_awards/retired_numbers/ <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archive-date = April 4, 2008}}</ref>

On October 17, 1970, President [[Richard Nixon]] spoke at a testimonial reception honoring Bart Starr in the [[Brown County Veterans Memorial Arena]] in [[Green Bay, Wisconsin]]. "We honor him as a very great practitioner of his profession, the proud profession of professional football," Nixon said. "And as we honor him for that, we honor him not only for his technical skill but, as I've indicated, also for something that is just as important: his leadership qualities, his character, his moral fiber ... But I think the best way that I can present Bart Starr to his friends is to say very simply that the sixties will be described as the decade in which football became the number one sport in America, in which the Packers were the number one team, and Bart Starr was proudly the number one Packer."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/remarks-testimonial-reception-honor-green-bay-packers-quarterback-bart-starr|title=Richard Nixon: Remarks at a Testimonial Reception in Honor of Green Bay Packers Quarterback Bart Starr.|date=October 17, 1970|website=The American Presidency Project|publisher=UC Santa Barbara|access-date=May 28, 2019|archive-date=May 28, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190528021515/https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/remarks-testimonial-reception-honor-green-bay-packers-quarterback-bart-starr|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 1973, Starr received the Golden Plate Award of the [[Academy of Achievement|American Academy of Achievement]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Golden Plate Awardees of the American Academy of Achievement|website=www.achievement.org|publisher=[[American Academy of Achievement]]|url=https://achievement.org/our-history/golden-plate-awards/#sports|access-date=April 28, 2020|archive-date=December 15, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161215023909/https://achievement.org/our-history/golden-plate-awards/#sports|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 1977, Starr was inducted into the [[Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame]].<ref>{{Cite web | url = https://www.packers.com/history/hof/bart-starr | title = Bart Starr | last = Christl | first = Cliff | author-link = Cliff Christl | website = Packers.com | access-date = September 20, 2023 | archive-date = September 29, 2023 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230929170209/https://www.packers.com/history/hof/bart-starr | url-status = live }}</ref> He was then elected to the [[Wisconsin Athletic Hall of Fame]] in 1981. In 1989, he was inducted into the [[National High School Hall of Fame]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=National High School Hall of Fame |url=https://assets.nfhs.org/umbraco/media/9697/hall-of-fame-30-year-anniversary-book.pdf |access-date=November 20, 2025 |website=nfhs.org}}</ref>

Starr has an NFL award named after him. The [[Bart Starr Award|Athletes in Action/Bart Starr Award]] is given annually, by a panel of judges, to an NFL player who best exemplifies outstanding character and leadership in the home, on the field, and in the community.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://superbowlbreakfast.com/winners |title=The Bart Starr Award |author=<!--Not stated--> |website=Super Bowl Breakfast |publisher=Athletes in Action |access-date=September 19, 2019 |archive-date=July 11, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190711153150/https://superbowlbreakfast.com/winners |url-status=live }}</ref>

There is a Bart Starr Street in [[San Antonio|San Antonio, Texas]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Brown |first=Merrisa |date=30 September 2014 |title=San Antonio street names and groupings |url=https://www.mysanantonio.com/news/local/slideshow/San-Antonio-street-names-and-groupings-94695.php |website=mysanantonio.com}}</ref>

==Head coaching record==
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%; text-align:center;"
|-
! rowspan="2"|Team !! rowspan="2"|Year !! colspan="5"|Regular season !! colspan="4"|Post-season
|-
!Won!!Lost!!Ties!!Win %!!Finish!! Won !! Lost !! Win % !! Result
|-
![[1975 Green Bay Packers season|GB]]||[[1975 NFL season|1975]]
||4||10||0||.286||3rd in NFC Central||—||—||—||—
|-
![[1976 Green Bay Packers season|GB]]||[[1976 NFL season|1976]]
||5||9||0||.357||4th in NFC Central||—||—||—||—
|-
![[1977 Green Bay Packers season|GB]]||[[1977 NFL season|1977]]
||4||10||0||.286||4th in NFC Central||—||—||—||—
|-
![[1978 Green Bay Packers season|GB]]||[[1978 NFL season|1978]]
||8||7||1||.531||2nd in NFC Central||—||—||—||—
|-
![[1979 Green Bay Packers season|GB]]||[[1979 NFL season|1979]]
||5||11||0||.313||4th in NFC Central||—||—||—||—
|-
![[1980 Green Bay Packers season|GB]]||[[1980 NFL season|1980]]
||5||10||1||.344||5th in NFC Central||—||—||—||—
|-
![[1981 Green Bay Packers season|GB]]||[[1981 NFL season|1981]]
||8||8||0||.500||2nd in NFC Central||—||—||—||—
|- style="background:#fdd;"
![[1982 Green Bay Packers season|GB]]||[[1982 NFL season|1982]]
||5||3||1||.611||'''3rd in NFC''' ||1||1||.500|| <small>'''Lost to [[Dallas Cowboys]] in [[1982–83 NFL playoffs|NFC Second Round Game]]'''</small>
|-
![[1983 Green Bay Packers season|GB]]||[[1983 NFL season|1983]]
||8||8||0||.500||2nd in NFC Central||—||—||—||—
|-
! colspan="2"|[https://www.pro-football-reference.com/coaches/StarBa0.htm Total]||52||76||3||.408|| || 1 || 1 || .500 ||
|}

==NFL career statistics==
{| class="wikitable"
! colspan="2"| Legend
|-
| style="background:#ffff00; width:3em;"|
| AP [[National Football League Most Valuable Player Award|NFL MVP]]
|-
| style="background:#f4c842; width:3em;"|
| [[Super Bowl Most Valuable Player Award|Super Bowl MVP]]
|-
| style="background:#ffe6bd; width:3em;"|
| Won the [[NFL championship]]
|-
| style="background:#afe6ba; width:3em;"|
| Won the [[Super Bowl]]
|-
| style="background:#cfecec; width:3em;"|
| Led the league
|-
| style="width:3em;"|'''Bold'''
| Career high
|-
| style="width:3em;"|<u>Underline</u>
| Incomplete data
|}

===Regular season===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" 
|-
! rowspan="2"| Year
! rowspan="2"| Team
! colspan="3"| Games
! colspan="9"| Passing
! colspan="5"| Rushing
! colspan="2"| Sacked
! rowspan="2"| {{abbr|Fum|Fumbles}}
|-
! {{abbr|GP|Games played}} !! {{abbr|GS|Games started}} !! {{abbr|Record|Record as a starting quarterback}} !! {{abbr|Cmp|Passes completed}} !! {{abbr|Att|Passes attempted}} !! {{abbr|Pct|Completion percentage}} !! {{abbr|Yds|Passing yards}} !! {{abbr|Y/A|Yards per passing attempt}} !! {{abbr|Lng|Longest pass completion}} !! {{abbr|TD|Passing touchdowns}} !! {{abbr|Int|Interceptions}} !! {{abbr|Rtg|Passer rating}} !! {{abbr|Att|Rushing attempts}} !! {{abbr|Yds|Rushing yards}} !! {{abbr|Y/A|Yards per rushing attempt}} !! {{abbr|Lng|Longest rushing attempt}} !! {{abbr|TD|Rushing touchdowns}} !! {{abbr|Sck|Times sacked}} !! {{abbr|SckY|Yards lost due to sacks}}
|-
! [[1956 NFL season|1956]] !! [[1956 Green Bay Packers season|GB]]
| 9 || 1 || 0–1 || 24 || 44 || 54.5 || 325 || 7.4 || 39 || 2 || 3 || 65.1 || 5 || 35 || 7.0 || 14 || 0 || — || — || 0
|-
! [[1957 NFL season|1957]] !! [[1957 Green Bay Packers season|GB]]
| 12 || 11 || 3–8 || 117 || 215 || 54.4 || 1,489 || 6.9 || 77 || 8 || 10 || 69.3 || '''31''' || 98 || 3.1 || 16 || 3 || — || — || 4
|-
! [[1958 NFL season|1958]] !! [[1958 Green Bay Packers season|GB]]
| 12 || 7 || 0–6–1 || 78 || 157 || 49.7 || 875 || 5.6 || 55 || 3 || 12 || 41.2 || 25 || 113 || 4.5 || 20 || 1 || — || — || 2
|-
! [[1959 NFL season|1959]] !! [[1959 Green Bay Packers season|GB]]
| 12 || 5 || 4–1 || 70 || 134 || 52.2 || 972 || 7.3 || 44 || 6 || 7 || 69.0 || 16 || 83 || 5.2 || '''39''' || 0 || — || — || 2
|-
! [[1960 NFL season|1960]] !! [[1960 Green Bay Packers season|GB]]
| 12 || 8 || 4–4 || 98 || 172 || 57.0 || 1,358 || 7.9 || style="background:#cfecec;"| '''91''' || 4 || 8 || 70.8 || 7 ||  12 || 1.7 || 13 || 0 || 7 || 78 || 3
|-
! [[1961 NFL season|1961]] !! style="background:#ffe6bd;"|[[1961 Green Bay Packers season|GB]]
| '''14''' || '''14''' || 11–3 || 172 || '''295''' || 58.3 || 2,418 || 8.2 || 78 || '''16''' || 16 || 80.3 || 12 || 56 || 4.7 || 21 || 1 || 15 || 138 || '''8'''
|-
! [[1962 NFL season|1962]] !! style="background:#ffe6bd;"|[[1962 Green Bay Packers season|GB]]
| '''14''' || '''14''' || '''13–1''' || '''178''' || 285 || style="background:#cfecec;"| 62.5 || '''2,438''' || 8.6 || 83 || 12 || 9 || 90.7 || 21 || 72 || 3.4 || 18 || 1 || 30 || 286 || '''8'''
|-
! [[1963 NFL season|1963]] !! [[1963 Green Bay Packers season|GB]]
| 13 || 10 || 8–1–1 || 132 || 244 || 54.1 || 1,855 || 7.6 || 53 || 15 || 10 || 82.3 || 13 || 116 || 8.9 || 20 || 0 || 11 || 109 || 5
|-
! [[1964 NFL season|1964]] !! [[1964 Green Bay Packers season|GB]]
| '''14''' || '''14''' || 8–5–1 || 163 || 272 || 59.9 || 2,144 || 7.9 || 73 || 15 || 4 || style="background:#cfecec;"| 97.1 || 24 || 165 || 6.9 || 28 || 3 || '''43''' || '''332''' || 7
|-
! [[1965 NFL season|1965]] !! style="background:#ffe6bd;"|[[1965 Green Bay Packers season|GB]]
| '''14''' || '''14''' || 10–3–1 || 140 || 251 || 55.8 || 2,055 || 8.2 || 77 || '''16''' || 9 || 89.0 || 18 || '''169''' || '''9.4''' || 38 || 1 || 34 || 303 || 2
|-
! style="background:#ffff00;"|[[1966 NFL season|1966]] !! style="background:#afe6ba;"|[[1966 Green Bay Packers season|GB]]
| '''14''' || 13 || 11–2 || 166 || 251 || style="background:#cfecec;"| '''66.1''' || 2,257 || style="background:#cfecec;"| 9.0 || 83 || 14 || 3 || style="background:#cfecec;"| '''108.3''' || 21 || 104 || 5.0 || 21 || 2 || 26 || 183 || 7
|-
! [[1967 NFL season|1967]] !! style="background:#afe6ba;"|[[1967 Green Bay Packers season|GB]]
| '''14''' || 12 || 8–3–1 || 115 || 210 || 54.8 || 1,823 || style="background:#cfecec;"| 8.7 || 84 || 9 || '''17''' || 64.4 || 21 ||  90 || 4.3 || 23 || 0 || 34 || 322 || 3
|-
! [[1968 NFL season|1968]] !! [[1968 Green Bay Packers season|GB]]
| 12 || 9 || 4–5 || 109 || 171 || style="background:#cfecec;"| 63.7 || 1,617 || '''9.5''' || 63 || 15 || 8 || style="background:#cfecec;"| 104.3 || 11 ||  62 || 5.6 || 15 || 1 || 29 || 261 || 2
|-
! [[1969 NFL season|1969]] !! [[1969 Green Bay Packers season|GB]]
| 12 || 9 || 4–5 || 92 || 148 || style="background:#cfecec;"| 62.2 || 1,161 || 7.8 || 51 || 9 || 6 || style="background:#cfecec;"| 89.9 || 7 || 60 || 8.6 || 18 || '''4''' || 24 || 217 || 4
|-
! [[1970 NFL season|1970]] !! [[1970 Green Bay Packers season|GB]]
| '''14''' || 13 || 6–7 || 140 || 255 || 54.9 || 1,645 || 6.5 || 65 || 8 || 13 || 63.9 || 12 || 62 || 5.2 || 15 || 1 || 29 || 252 || 6
|-
! [[1971 NFL season|1971]] !! [[1971 Green Bay Packers season|GB]]
| 4 || 3 || 0–2–1 || 24 || 45 || 53.3 || 286 || 6.4 || 31 || 0 || 3 || 45.2 || 3 || 11 || 3.7 || 9 || 1 || 6 || 64 || 1
|-
! colspan="2"| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/S/StarBa00.htm Career] !! 196 !! 157 !! 94–57–6 !! 1,808 !! 3,149 !! 57.4 !! 24,718 !! 7.8 !! 91 !! 152 !! 138 !! 80.5 !! 247 !! 1,308 !! 5.3 !! 39 !! 15 !! <u>288</u> !! <u>2,545</u> !! 64
|}

===Postseason===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" 
|-
! rowspan="2"| Year
! rowspan="2"| Team
! colspan="3"| Games
! colspan="9"| Passing
! colspan="5"| Rushing
! colspan="2"| Sacked
! rowspan="2"| {{abbr|Fum|Fumbles}}
|-
! {{abbr|GP|Games played}} !! {{abbr|GS|Games started}} !! {{abbr|Record|Record as a starting quarterback}} !! {{abbr|Cmp|Passes completed}} !! {{abbr|Att|Passes attempted}} !! {{abbr|Pct|Completion percentage}} !! {{abbr|Yds|Passing yards}} !! {{abbr|Y/A|Yards per passing attempt}} !! {{abbr|Lng|Longest pass completion}} !! {{abbr|TD|Passing touchdowns}} !! {{abbr|Int|Interceptions}} !! {{abbr|Rtg|Passer rating}} !! {{abbr|Att|Rushing attempts}} !! {{abbr|Yds|Rushing yards}} !! {{abbr|Y/A|Yards per rushing attempt}} !! {{abbr|Lng|Longest rushing attempt}} !! {{abbr|TD|Rushing touchdowns}} !! {{abbr|Sck|Times sacked}} !! {{abbr|SckY|Yards lost due to sacks}}
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! [[1960 NFL Championship Game|1960]] !! [[1960 Green Bay Packers season|GB]]
| 1 || 1 || 0–1 || 21 || 34 || 61.8 || 178 || 5.2 || 20 || 1 || 0 || 85.2 || 1 || 0 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
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! [[1961 NFL Championship Game|1961]] !! style="background:#ffe6bd;"|[[1961 Green Bay Packers season|GB]]
| 1 || 1 || 1–0 || 10 || 17 || 58.8 || 164 || 9.6 || 37 || 3 || 0 || 130.9 || 0 || 0 || — || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
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! [[1962 NFL Championship Game|1962]] !! style="background:#ffe6bd;"|[[1962 Green Bay Packers season|GB]]
| 1 || 1 || 1–0 || 9 || 21 || 42.9 || 85 || 4.0 || 17 || 0 || 0 || 54.7 || 1 || 4 || 4.0 || 4 || 0 || 1 || 10 || 0
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! [[1965 NFL playoffs|1965]] !! style="background:#ffe6bd;"|[[1965 Green Bay Packers season|GB]]
| 2 || 2 || 2–0 || 11 || 19 || 57.9 || 157 || 8.3 || 47 || 1 || '''1''' || 80.4 || 0 || 0 || — || 0 || 0 || 3 || 19 || 0
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! style="background:#f4c842;"|[[1966 NFL season#Postseason|1966]] !! style="background:#afe6ba;"|[[1966 Green Bay Packers season|GB]]
| 2 || 2 || 2–0 || 35 || 51 || '''68.6''' || 554 || '''10.9''' || 51 || '''6''' || '''1''' || '''135.6''' || 2 || –1 || –0.5 || 0 || 0 || 8 || 61 || 0
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! style="background:#f4c842;"|[[1967–68 NFL playoffs|1967]] !! style="background:#afe6ba;"|[[1967 Green Bay Packers season|GB]]
| '''3''' || '''3''' || '''3–0''' || '''44''' || '''71''' || 62.0 || '''615''' || 8.7 || '''62''' || 4 || '''1''' || 102.7 || '''4''' || '''23''' || '''5.8''' || '''14''' || '''1''' || '''12''' || '''117''' || '''1'''
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! colspan="2"| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/S/StarBa00/gamelog/post/ Career] !! 10 !! 10 !! 9–1 !! 130 !! 213 !! 61.0 !! 1,753 !! 8.2 !! 62 !! 15 !! 3 !! 104.8 !! 8 !! 26 !! 3.3 !! 14 !! 1 !! 24 !! 207 !! 1
|}

==Style of play==
Vince Lombardi's tenure as head coach of the Packers was marked by the [[smashmouth offense]]. Lombardi's extensive use of the [[Packers sweep]] did not allow for high volume passing. Due to this, Starr typically assumed the role of game manager and did not generate the volume statistics of his contemporaries in more pass-heavy offenses, such as [[Johnny Unitas]] and [[Sonny Jurgensen]]. Despite lacking in volume, Starr was remarkably efficient during his tenure with the Packers, leading the NFL in [[passer rating]] four times (1964, 1966, 1968, 1969) and [[completion percentage]] four times (1962, 1966, 1968, 1969).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bart Starr Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/S/StarBa00.htm |access-date=2025-09-16 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref> Starr was also an exceptional playoff quarterback, completing 61% of his passes, throwing just 3 interceptions, and recording a 104.8 passer rating in ten career playoff games.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bart Starr Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/S/StarBa00.htm |access-date=2025-09-16 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Starr and his wife Cherry were married for more than 60 years.<ref name="Special gift">{{cite web|url=http://fox11online.com/news/local/special-gift-for-rawhide-ranch|title=Special gift for Rawhide Ranch|first=Eric|last=Peterson|date=September 21, 2014|publisher=Fox 11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150806083706/http://fox11online.com/news/local/special-gift-for-rawhide-ranch|archive-date=August 6, 2015}}</ref> They had two sons, of whom the younger, Bret, is deceased (1988, age 24, drug overdose),<ref name=bsfsd>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=m4JQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ohIEAAAAIBAJ&pg=4577%2C1831389 |newspaper=Milwaukee Sentinel |last1=Lea |first1=Bud |last2=Stephenson |first2=Crocker |title=Bart Starr finds son, 24, dead |date=July 8, 1988 |page=1, part 1 |access-date=January 25, 2016 |archive-date=March 4, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304080435/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=m4JQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ohIEAAAAIBAJ&pg=4577%2C1831389 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=fpnssido>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=MMkdAAAAIBAJ&sjid=1yoEAAAAIBAJ&pg=4747%2C4651426 |newspaper=Milwaukee Journal |last1=Faust |first1=Pete |last2=Christl |first2=Cliff |title=Foul play not suspected in death of Bart Starr's son |date=July 8, 1988 |page=1A |access-date=January 25, 2016 |archive-date=March 4, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304063342/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=MMkdAAAAIBAJ&sjid=1yoEAAAAIBAJ&pg=4747%2C4651426 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="SIobit"/> and three granddaughters.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.heartofalion.net/html/ambassadors/bartStarr.htm|title=ambassadors: Bart Star [sic]|publisher=Heart of a Lion|access-date=October 8, 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141014151759/http://www.heartofalion.net/html/ambassadors/bartStarr.htm|archive-date=October 14, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Packers legend Bart Starr and wife, Cherry retiring from Lombardi Foundation|url=http://fox6now.com/2014/04/30/packers-legend-bart-starr-and-wife-cherry-say-goodbye-to-wisconsin/|publisher=Fox 6|date=April 30, 2014|access-date=September 29, 2014|archive-date=October 13, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141013205831/http://fox6now.com/2014/04/30/packers-legend-bart-starr-and-wife-cherry-say-goodbye-to-wisconsin/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Bart Starr|url=http://www.beyondtheultimate.org/athlete/Bart-Starr|publisher=Beyond the Ultimate|access-date=September 29, 2014|archive-date=October 13, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141013183213/http://www.beyondtheultimate.org/athlete/Bart-Starr|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 1965, Starr and his wife Cherry helped co-found [[Rawhide Boys Ranch]] in [[New London, Wisconsin]], a facility designed to help at-risk and troubled boys throughout the state of [[Wisconsin]].<ref name="SIobit"/> Starr even donated the Corvette he received as MVP of Super Bowl II to help Rawhide during their early years.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Malcore |first1=Paul |title=The Legened of Bart Starr |url=https://www.rawhide.org/blog/supporters/legend-bart-starr/ |website=rawhide.org |access-date=February 14, 2017 |archive-date=February 15, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170215030641/https://www.rawhide.org/blog/supporters/legend-bart-starr/ |url-status=live }}</ref> He was affiliated with Rawhide Boys Ranch until his death. As of 2019, Cherry and Bart Jr. are still spokespersons for Rawhide and are in communication with Rawhide on a frequent basis.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rawhide.org/about-rawhide/history/ |title=Rawhide History |website=rawhide.org |access-date=September 19, 2019 |archive-date=July 26, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200726164144/https://www.rawhide.org/about-rawhide/history/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

In 1971, Starr and his wife Cherry helped start the [https://www.lombardifoundation.org/ Vince Lombardi Cancer Foundation] raising funds for cancer research and care in honor of his late coach, Vince Lombardi. They were active at all their events throughout the years. He and Cherry launched the [https://www.lombardifoundation.org/bart-cherry-starr Starr Children's Fund] within the Vince Lombardi Cancer Foundation to continue their legacy of work supporting pediatric cancer research and care.

During his latter years, Starr suffered a number of physical ailments, including [[Stroke#Ischemic|ischemic stroke]], [[Stroke#Hemorrhagic|hemorrhagic stroke]], a mild heart attack, seizures, and a broken hip.<ref>{{cite web |first=Rob |last=Demovsky |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/11646489/wife-provides-update-green-bay-packers-legend-bart-starr?ex_cid=espnapi_public |title=Bart Starr also suffered heart attack |publisher=ESPN |date=October 5, 2014 |access-date=October 5, 2014 |archive-date=October 6, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006093148/http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/11646489/wife-provides-update-green-bay-packers-legend-bart-starr?ex_cid=espnapi_public |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/early-lead/wp/2016/01/09/packers-legend-bart-starr-recovering-from-broken-hip-after-slew-of-health-problems/|title=Packers legend Bart Starr recovering from broken hip after slew of health problems|first=Nick|last=Eilerson|date=January 9, 2016|newspaper=The Washington Post|access-date=February 8, 2016|archive-date=January 28, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160128092156/https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/early-lead/wp/2016/01/09/packers-legend-bart-starr-recovering-from-broken-hip-after-slew-of-health-problems/|url-status=live}}</ref> In June 2015, Starr's family reported that he was undergoing [[stem-cell therapy]] in a [[clinical trial]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=Demovsky|first1=Rob|title=Packers great Bart Starr undergoing stem cell treatment|url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/13099537/green-bay-packers-great-bart-starr-undergoing-stem-cell-treatment|publisher=ESPN|date=June 17, 2015|access-date=June 17, 2015|archive-date=June 17, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150617221458/http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/13099537/green-bay-packers-great-bart-starr-undergoing-stem-cell-treatment|url-status=live}}</ref> He managed to attend a ceremony at [[Lambeau Field]] on November 26, 2015, retiring QB [[Brett Favre]]'s jersey number,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/2015/11/26/one-more-memorable-moment-for-favre-packers-at-lambeau/76437860/|title=Brett Favre shares special moment with Bart Starr at Lambeau Field|date=November 26, 2015|work=USA Today|access-date=December 3, 2017|archive-date=September 12, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170912061356/https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/2015/11/26/one-more-memorable-moment-for-favre-packers-at-lambeau/76437860/|url-status=live}}</ref> and a fall 2017 reunion of the Ice Bowl Packers.<ref name="SIobit"/> At [[Super Bowl 50]] in February 2016, the NFL held a pregame ceremony honoring the MVPs of all 49 Super Bowls. Although he wished to attend, Starr was not well enough to travel to the game and instead sent a videotaped greeting from home.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Schrotenboer |first=Brent  |date=February 3, 2016 |title=Bart Starr not well enough to attend Super Bowl celebration |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/2016/02/03/bart-starr-super-bowl-i-mvp-green-bay-packers-quarterback-wife-cherry/79753636/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170912101925/https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/2016/02/03/bart-starr-super-bowl-i-mvp-green-bay-packers-quarterback-wife-cherry/79753636/ |archive-date=September 12, 2017 |access-date=December 3, 2017 |website=USA Today}}</ref>

Starr died at the age of 85 on Sunday, May 26, 2019, in [[Birmingham, Alabama]] after a period of failing health caused by a serious stroke he suffered in 2014.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.packers.com/news/packers-legend-bart-starr-dies-at-85 |title=Packers legend Bart Starr dies at 85 |publisher=[[Green Bay Packers|GreenBayPackers.com]] |date=May 26, 2019 |access-date=May 26, 2019 |archive-date=May 26, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190526153812/https://www.packers.com/news/packers-legend-bart-starr-dies-at-85 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="SIobit" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Levenson |first=Eric |date=May 26, 2019 |title=Legendary Green Bay Packers quarterback Bart Starr dies at 85 |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2019/05/26/us/bart-starr-packers-quarterback-death/index.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190527124138/https://edition.cnn.com/2019/05/26/us/bart-starr-packers-quarterback-death/index.html |archive-date=May 27, 2019 |access-date=May 27, 2019 |website=[[CNN.com]]}}</ref>

==References==
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