Bart Starr passes away at 85.

I was waiting for someone to post about Bart Starr's passing, nobody did, so I felt obligated. Number 15 won 3 NFL Championships and the first two Super Bowls. Alabama graduate and a late round selection (back in the day there were 17 rounds). There was a saying in the early 60's "On any Given Sunday any team can beat any other team............except the Packers. Starr rarely made a mistake and was an extension of Coach Lombardi. I remember the Thanksgiving Day Massacre when an invincible Packer team went into Detroit with a 10 and 0 record and Starr was sacked 11 times by the Lions D and lost 26-14. There weren't many games like that for the Pack that year as they went on to win the NFL Championship in 62. RIP

Loss of another legend.

Thanks for calling your number in the ice bowl to beat the cowboys.

RIP

Same here, I was waiting for someone to post the news.

RIP. Vince Lombardi and Bart Starr ushered in a new era where African Americans became a big part of the NFL. Prior to that, African Americans were almost non-existent in the sport of American Football.

Originally posted by Giedi:
Same here, I was waiting for someone to post the news.

RIP. Vince Lombardi and Bart Starr ushered in a new era where African Americans became a big part of the NFL. Prior to that, African Americans were almost non-existent in the sport of American Football.

willie wood, ben adderly, elijiah pitts, i am sure i missed a few. i was to young and did not see those great packer teams. if i recall, he was a coach on the good 1972 packers team led by john brockington and mcarther lane. then a head coach for a couple average years with the packers

they said bart was the only guy vince never yelled at. lol

Never seen Mariucci that emotional when he was talking about Starr right after he passed. Sad to watch

Originally posted by Giedi:
Same here, I was waiting for someone to post the news.

RIP. Vince Lombardi and Bart Starr ushered in a new era where African Americans became a big part of the NFL. Prior to that, African Americans were almost non-existent in the sport of American Football.

Very true. The Packers and the Browns were both pioneers. Just for reference, in 1954 the Niners had 2 black players and by 1957 the number had increased to a whopping 4 players. Can you imagine football with only 3 or 4 African-Americans!

85 is a good run. Rip

Originally posted by RishikeshA:
I was waiting for someone to post about Bart Starr's passing, nobody did, so I felt obligated. Number 15 won 3 NFL Championships and the first two Super Bowls. Alabama graduate and a late round selection (back in the day there were 17 rounds). There was a saying in the early 60's "On any Given Sunday any team can beat any other team............except the Packers. Starr rarely made a mistake and was an extension of Coach Lombardi. I remember the Thanksgiving Day Massacre when an invincible Packer team went into Detroit with a 10 and 0 record and Starr was sacked 11 times by the Lions D and lost 26-14. There weren't many games like that for the Pack that year as they went on to win the NFL Championship in 62. RIP

they say alex karras was a beast that day

Originally posted by CatchMaster80:

Originally posted by Giedi:
Same here, I was waiting for someone to post the news.

RIP. Vince Lombardi and Bart Starr ushered in a new era where African Americans became a big part of the NFL. Prior to that, African Americans were almost non-existent in the sport of American Football.

Very true. The Packers and the Browns were both pioneers. Just for reference, in 1954 the Niners had 2 black players and by 1957 the number had increased to a whopping 4 players. Can you imagine football with only 3 or 4 African-Americans!

i am thinking the colts as well should be in that mix of being pioneers ? lennie moore,. i did not see them but know some nfl history. i think they actually drafted the first black fb player ever.

R.I.P. Bart !!

You're my boy, Bart

so young. sad.

Originally posted by cciowa:
they say alex karras was a beast that day

Darris McCord, Alex Karras, Roger Brown, Sam Williams, Roger Brown was 6'5" 300 lbs and would be an all-pro today and any other day. Middle Line Backer was Hall Of Famer Joe Schmidt, the Defensive Backfield had 3 all-pros, Dick Lebeau, Yale Larry and last but certainly not least Night Train Lane, who still holds the record for interceptions in a 12, 14 or 16 game schedule, 14.