The Favre Connection Mar 6, 2008
"Titletown" bid goodbye to the great Bart Starr once; it will move on without Favre. It'll be odd though. (Time.com)
Glad You Asked: We cobbled together a best of list of questions about the now-retired Brett Favre as a tribute to No. 4s legendary career as the Green Bay Packers quarterback. Enjoy. Mar 6, 2008
Running back Tony Canadeo (3), wide receiver Don Hutson (14), quarterback Bart Starr (15), linebacker Ray Nitschke (66) and defensive end Reggie White (92) are the only Packers honored by having their number retired ... I would like to know how many QBs started for the Packers between Bart Starr and Brett Favre ... The legendary Bart Starr, who guided Green Bay to five NFL titles, including two Super Bowl victories, started his final game for the Packers Dec. 19, 1971, a 27-6 loss at Miami. (Racine Journal Times, WI)
Favre will be remembered for his unbreakable spirit Mar 5, 2008
Lombardi's champions did their marching in small bites, with Jimmy Taylor and Paul Hornung, grunting and groaning, up the middle, or around the end, with Bart Starr throwing just enough to keep the chains moving. Favre's Packers won the championship in a very un-Lombardi-like manner. (Nola.com -- Sports)
Favre deserved to leave on own terms Mar 5, 2008
Or the fact he is the only quarterback in the world not named Bart Starr to win a Super Bowl for the Packers. It is this remarkable, extraordinary figure: He started 275 consecutive games, including playoffs. (USA Today -- Sports)
Maddens thoughts Mar 5, 2008
There was a pretty big gap in between Vince Lombardi and Bart Starr and Paul Hornung and Brett Favre and he brought back the history and tradition and all those things. Were gonna miss that. (MSNBC -- Sports)
Local coaches say Favre among greatest QBs, but Montana tops the list Mar 5, 2008
I had a big poster of Bart Starr on my wall ... But Favre and Bart Starr are my favorites. (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)
AP: FBI Probed Packers' McGee's Gambling Mar 3, 2008
He became part of team lore when he admitted staying up all night to party with three stewardesses on L.A.'s Sunset Strip before the first Super Bowl, then hauling in a pass from Bart Starr for the first touchdown in the championship game's history. "When it's third-and-10," McGee once said, "you can take the milk drinkers and I'll take the whiskey drinkers every time.". (CBS News -- US)
Sabol: NFL Films at Super Bowl XLII Feb 16, 2008
I felt like Vince Lombardi looking around the Green Bay locker room at Bart Starr, Jim Taylor, Paul Hornung and the rest of the Packers. Today was the big game, but I knew we had a team that was equal to the moment. (ESPN -- Football News)
Giants keep Brady off balance Feb 4, 2008
Brady was the topic of conversation all last week, his name coming up in conversations that included Joe Montana, Bart Starr and Terry Bradshaw. Former coach Jimmy Johnson apologized to Bradshaw, his broadcasting buddy, but Johnson said the "best ever" label might belong to the Patriots quarterback. (AZCentral -- Sports)
Grandstanding Feb 4, 2008
Radio sports talk has centered around the question of where Brady ranks all-time; I put him among the top 10 of all time, along with Johnny Unitas, Bart Starr, Joe Namath, Brett Favre, Joe Montana, Bobby Layne, Peyton Manning, John Elway, Dan Marino and Stoney Case (Just wanted to see if you re still reading; I had nine others before listing the former UNM Lobos QB). As usual, I asked some of the local experts three questions: Who will win Super Bowl XLII. (Rio Rancho Observer, NM)
Eli grabs his own slice of glory Feb 4, 2008
1968 Bart Starr, QB, Green Bay. 1967 Bart Starr, QB, Green Bay. (The Clarion-Ledger)
Even if they go 19-0, Pats won't impress all Feb 3, 2008
But when the Packers visited old Tiger Stadium, Kramer and his teammates on the offensive line allowed 11 sacks of Bart Starr, and Detroit won 26-14. The Packers, who went on to beat the New York Giants in the title game, might have had their best team of their five championship clubs of the 1960s. (The Palm Beach Post)
Myriad of classic moments have shaped Super Bowl Feb 3, 2008
A number of us lived it -- from Bart Starr to Terry Bradshaw to Ken Stabler to Doug Williams to John Elway to Tom Brady -- but can anyone determine the exact moment it wove into our culture. I believe it was a piecemeal process, the drip-by-drip marriage of a country and a happening, a reason for a celebration in the dead of winter. (Modesto Bee, CA)
Patriots on brink of history Feb 3, 2008
The only other players with two are Bradshaw and former Green Bay quarterback Bart Starr, who did it in the first two games. Bradshaw, now a television analyst, said recently that the unbeaten Patriots and the 30-year-old Brady have a "great chance" to set the bar for NFL excellence so high that their achievements might not be rivaled for decades. (News & Observer -- Sports)
Is Tom Brady the greatest QB ever? Feb 3, 2008
Better than Johnny Unitas and Bart Starr ... The Packers' Bart Starr won a record five NFL titles, including the first two Super Bowls. (La Crosse Tribune, WI)
Great company Feb 1, 2008
The immortals in the pantheon - Bart Starr, Johnny Unitas, Joe Namath, John Elway, Bradshaw, Montana and the rest - all had that unflappability, especially when the stakes were highest. If Unitas invented the two-minute drill, Brady has turned it into a fine art. (Boston Globe)
Coughlin never was one to sit in the stands Feb 1, 2008
Coughlin sat next to Bart Starr that Super Bowl Sunday. He said it was an honor and interesting. (Altus Times, OK)
He reaches pinnacle after long journey Jan 31, 2008
Coughlin sat next to Bart Starr that Super Bowl Sunday. He said it was "an honor" and "interesting." It was also something he never wanted to do again. (Anchorage Daily News)
Share comments Jan 31, 2008
Brady is 30 years old and seeking a fourth Super Bowl ring, and he s on my list of the five best quarterbacks of all time: John Unitas, Joe Montana, Bart Starr, Dan Marino and Brady. What s your list. (The Palm Beach Post)
Klancnik: Best quarterbacks by jersey number Jan 30, 2008
Bart Starr -- Two Super Bowl MVP awards on a decade-defining team playing for a legendary head coach. Dare we say more. (ESPN -- Football News)
Face it, Belichick knows how to coach Jan 30, 2008
Lombardi had Bart Starr. Landry had Roger Staubach. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Sports)
San Francisco man's streak is just plain super Jan 29, 2008
That ends all conversation," he said. The current answer to that question, counting airfare, hotel, rental car and food, is more than $2,500. That's quite a far cry from the $100 he spent in 1967, but it's a price he's happy to pay for this year's trip to Arizona. "Being in the stands is much more exciting than watching on TV," he said. "There are things you see that you can't see on TV. You see the shifting of the management of the game from one team to another as the game progresses. I don't... (San Francisco Chronicle)
Seau returns in style Jan 29, 2008
Williams joins Hall of Famers Don Shula and Bart Starr as participants in the trophy ceremony. Since 2006, the NFL has included a great from a former Super Bowl in the trophy presentation. (Globe and Mail -- Sports)
The rating game Jan 29, 2008
7 winning percentage is the best of any quarterback in the Super Bowl era, and his 14-2 playoff record is second only to Bart Starr 9-1. "He's got such great vision," said San Diego's Norv Turner, who bowed to Brady and the Patriots in the conference championship game. (CBS News)
Old-school Packers reflect on memories Jan 28, 2008
"I don't know if we're up to immortal," Bart Starr said over the phone last week. "We're grateful to be remembered. We were so blessed.". (USA Today -- Sports)
Brady could be best ever Jan 27, 2008
From the days of Otto Graham and Bobby Layne through John Unitas, Bart Starr, Joe Namath, Terry Bradshaw, Joe Montana, John Elway and Brett Favre, point and counterpoint cases can be made for numerous candidates. Sonny Jurgensen was a peerless marksman. (News & Observer -- Sports)
If they win, where will Patriots rank? Jan 27, 2008
No clear-thinking person will argue that quarterback Tom Brady throwing to wide receiver Randy Moss next Sunday is not a more dangerous pass-catch combination than Green Bay's Bart Starr throwing to hung-over Max McGee in Super Bowl I. But that doesn't necessarily mean the Patriots are a better team in their era than the Packers were in theirs. Certainly, the Patriots aren't a better team than any of those great Steelers teams. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Football, church can mix Jan 26, 2008
Men and boys are invited to a simulcast via satellite highlighting football greats Bart Starr, Tony Dungy and both Super Bowl teams at 8:30 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 2 at Faith Church, 1800 12th St. S.W. Austin. Donations for breakfast will be accepted. (Austin Daily Herald, MN)
More of this story Jan 24, 2008
The Most Valuable Players of the first dozen Super Bowls: I - Bart Starr, Green Bay; II - Bart Starr, Green Bay; III - Joe Namath, New York Jets; IV - Len Dawson, Kansas City; V - Chuck Howley, Dallas; VI - Roger Staubach, Dallas; VII - Jake Scott, Miami; VIII - Larry Csonka, Miami; IX - Franco Harris, Pittsburgh; X - Lynn Swann, Pittsburgh; XI - Fred Biletnikoff, Oakland; XII - Randy White, Dallas, and Harvey Martin, Dallas. Comments. (Cut Bank Pioneer Press - Golden Triangle, MT)
Famous 2004 draft-day trade pays dividends Jan 24, 2008
Bart Starr and Vince Lombardi. And the perfect "think-alikes," Tom Brady and Bill Belichick. (USA Today -- Sports)
Players, fans deal with c-c-c-cold Jan 23, 2008
One person who knows all about that cold is Bart Starr, the Packers quarterback during the Ice Bowl game against the Dallas Cowboys on Dec. 31, 1967, when the temperature was 13 below with a wind chill of minus-46. One fan at that game died of exposure. (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)
Disappointed Favre won't rush decision Jan 21, 2008
Bart Starr, who quarterbacked five championship teams with the Packers, arrived from his Alabama home to act as honorary captain. Starr told the Milwaukee. (Boston Globe)
Third-quarter penalities prove costly Jan 21, 2008
Green Bay chose former Packers quarterback Bart Starr to serve as honorary captain. The game marked the 40th postseason game in franchise history, including the 16th at Lambeau Field. (La Crosse Tribune, WI)
Packers-Giants made history in 1961, 1962 Jan 20, 2008
We had worked very, very hard that year because of the loss to the Eagles to get back to the championship level game,'' Packers quarterback Bart Starr said. It was a unique thrill to be in there and everyone was just at their best. (La Crosse Tribune, WI)
All warm, fuzzy in Green Bay Jan 20, 2008
(9) It brings back warm childhood memories of watching Green Bay games on TV and hearing the inimitable Ray Scott, the voice of the Packers, chronicle another collaboration between quarterback Bart Starr and tight end Boyd Dowler -- "Starr . . . Dowler . . . Touchdown!". (8) It means Tony Romo can pick up where he left off with Jessica Simpson on the beaches of Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, or wherever their little hearts desire. (Nola.com -- Sports)
Greenwich's Gifford recalls 1962 NFL title game between Giants and Packers Jan 20, 2008
Powered by Bart Starr and Paul Hornung, the Packers pounded the Giants for the NFL Championship in 1961, 37-0. Gifford recalls how intense the 30-plus mile per hour wind was at Yankee Stadium in the 1962 title tilt against the Packers. (Greenwich Time)
Right tackle Tauscher ready to block star sacker again Jan 19, 2008
Starr power Former Packer great Bart Starr will be Green Bay s honorary captain Sunday. He was the MVP in the first two Super Bowls. (Rockford Register Star)
Packers-Giants: Just the facts Jan 19, 2008
-- Green Bay has chosen Bart Starr to serve as honorary captain for Sundays NFC Championship Game. Starr won five NFL titles and was MVP of the first two Super Bowls in his career with the Packers (1956-71). (BearReport.com)
Keeping his tongue tied up Jan 18, 2008
NY Giants at Green Bay (-7) - Asked if they would be ready, just in case a quarterback sneak is required in the closing seconds, Bart Starr and Jerry Kramer consider the possibility, then sneer when told that modern technology will prevent Lambeau Field from becoming a "frozen tundra." They respectfully decline. Pick: Packers. (Boston Globe)
Along the Way: Green Valley radiates with hospitality Jan 18, 2008
Joe DiMaggio, Bobby Doerr, Henry Aaron, Stan Musial, Lefty Gomez, Bill Dickey, Peewee Reese, Joe Black, Don Drysdale, Duke Snider, Michael Jordan, Wilt Chamberlain, Kareem Abdul Jabbar, Julius Erving, Bob Cousy, George Mikan, Bob Lilly, Doak Walker, Bart Starr, Johnny Unitas, Billie Jean King, Martina Navratilova, Francoise Durr, Kerry Melville, Jimmy Connors, John McEnroe, Sam Snead, Arnold Palmer, Jack Nicklaus, Lee Trevino, Gary Player, Gene Littler, Bear Bryant, Bud Wilkinson, Don Faurot, Bo... (Green Valley News & Sun, AZ)
History on Packers Side vs. Giants Jan 16, 2008
Bart Starr threw three TD passes, two to tight end Ron Kramer. Tittle finished 6 of 20 for 65 yards and four interceptions as Vince Lombardi won the first of his five championships in seven years in Green Bay after serving as a New York assistant. (Suite101.com)
Just chillin' Jan 15, 2008
When Bart Starr sneaked across the goal line, however, giving the Packers a 21-17 win over Dallas and the NFL championship, there was no warmer spot in America ... Before that you have to go all the way back to Bart Starr's Ice Bowl ... Dec. 31, 1967: NFL championship Packers 21, Cowboys 17 Bart Starr sneaked in from the 1 with 13 seconds remaining to end the suffering for the crowd at Lambeau Field. (The Palm Beach Post)
Morning Kickoff Jan 14, 2008
Bart Starr, the game's MVP, completed 13 of 24 passes for 202 yards. Playback. (Bismarck Tribune, ND)
True stories Jan 14, 2008
I got so keyed up about two pro teams playing hard-nosed football outdoors in a driving snowstorm in winter that I was having flashbacks of Bart Starr, Jim Taylor, Ray Nitschke and Vince Lombardi on the Green Bay frozen tundra in the 1960s. Linda heard me talking aloud to the TV and saw the gleeful look on my face so she asked what was going on. (SunOnline)
Hale, Hale, the beer man is here; might be last call Jan 13, 2008
Not that Hale even made a nickel during the famous Ice Bowl Dec. 31, 1967, when Bart Starr and the Packers beat the Cowboys on their way to a second Super Bowl title. "We sold none," Hale said. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)
Beer vendor Hale has served suds, laughs for 45 years at Lambeau Jan 12, 2008
Not that Hale even made a nickel during the famous Ice Bowl on Dec. 31, 1967, when Bart Starr and the Packers beat the Cowboys on their way to a second Super Bowl title. We sold none, Hale said. (Winona Daily News, MN)
All Hale the beer man Jan 12, 2008
" Not that Hale even made a nickel during the famous Ice Bowl on Dec. 31, 1967, when Bart Starr and the Packers beat the Cowboys on their way to a second Super Bowl title. "We sold none," Hale said. "We thought that we were going to sell a big bundle because it was a big game. We went to open them up, but you didn't even have a chance to pour it. (Athens Banner-Herald)
La Crosse Packers fan puts himself in the action with mural Jan 11, 2008
There are framed photos of past greats Bart Starr, Reggie White, Ray Nitschke, Forrest Gregg plus, of course, still-active quarterback Brett Favre. A framed 500-piece puzzle of the field. (La Crosse Tribune, WI)
Sports in 2 Minutes Jan 7, 2008
Brady joins a roster of AP MVPs that includes quarterbacks Unitas, Bart Starr, Fran Tarkenton, Marino, Montana, John Elway and Steve Young all Hall of Famers. Clemens, Pettitte and McNamee asked to testify. (Green Valley News & Sun, AZ)
Patriots QB named NFL MVP Jan 6, 2008
Brady joins a roster of AP MVPs that includes quarterbacks Unitas, Bart Starr, Fran Tarkenton, Marino, Montana, John Elway and Steve Young -- all Hall of Famers. Yet Brady insists individual accomplishments don't rule his world. (CNN)
Brady a near-unanimous pick for MVP Jan 6, 2008
"The eight-year veteran who already has won three Super Bowls helped the Patriots tear through the record books by throwing for 50 touchdowns. He beat Peyton Manning's league mark by one, and also threw 23 of those TD passes to Randy Moss, which lifted the receiver past Jerry Rice's record of 22.New England scored 589 points, another record, as was the Patriots' 75 touchdowns. Brady led the NFL with a 117.2 passer rating no, not another record, but close to Manning's 121.1 in 2004. Only one... (Seacoast New Hampshire)
Pats' Brady nearly unanimous choice as NFL MVP Jan 6, 2008
" Brady is the first Patriot selected NFL MVP. He drew 49 of the 50 votes from a nationwide panel of media members who regularly cover the NFL. Green Bay quarterback , the only three-time MVP, got the other vote. The eight-year veteran who already has won three Super Bowls helped the Patriots tear through the record books by throwing for 50 touchdowns. He beat 's league mark by one, and also threw 23 of those TD passes to , which lifted the receiver past 's record of 22. New England scored 589... (ESPN -- Football News)
GMAC Bowl Coaches Meet the Media For Final Time Jan 5, 2008
Bowling Green Head Coach Brandon joked, that "when I grew up in the back yard my brother was Bart Starr, so that probably dates me.". "It's great to be here and play a team as well coached as Todd's crew. I echo what Todd says about this game. We're excited to be back here in Mobile," said Brandon. (Tulsahurricane.com)
BU grad's inspiring address Jan 3, 2008
Hall of Fame quarterback Bart Starr led his team down the field with several key third-down completions, the last of which gave the Packers a first down at the Dallas 3-yard line with under a minute to play. Two failed running plays followed by their final timeout left Green Bay with third-and-goal at the 1 with 16 seconds left. (Butlersports.com)
Season's end is really a start for Raiders and Russell Dec 30, 2007
" Green Bay defeated Dallas, 21-17, in the coldest game on record in the history of the league. The official game-time temperature in Green Bay was 13 below zero, with the windchill at minus-48 degrees. Still, the game was a sellout, with 50,861 fans in attendance, and the Packers pulled out the victory with a dramatic touchdown with less than one minute to play. Packers quarterback Bart Starr recently reflected on the game, noting "to have it come down to such brutal conditions and to win it in... (Boston Globe -- Sports)
Brady the best ever? Dec 27, 2007
The only modern era quarterbacks in his league in that department are Terry Bradshaw, who won four Super Bowls, Bart Starr, who won two Super Bowls and five NFL championships and Montana, who won four Super Bowls. Bradshaws Steelers might have been the greatest assemblage of talent ever, as eight of his teammates have been inducted to the Pro Football Hall of Fame. (MSNBC -- Sports)
Your School : Kelly Corner Dec 27, 2007
2) Don Kircher Football (to be autographed by Bart Starr) donated by Rick and Vicki Koch. 3) Kelly Crotty 100 certificate for Connor Builder's Supply donated by Nu-Roc Community Healthcare. (Forest Republican, WI)
Seattle's Holmgren heads the rankings Dec 27, 2007
Ranking and revealing the NFL's best play-callers - USATODAY.com. Buy and sell tickets to premium and sold out events. (USA Today -- Sports)
Super Bowl buzz Dec 16, 2007
All past MVPs, from Bart Starr to Peyton Manning, will also receive an invite. A national recording artist is expected to perform. (AZCentral -- News)
Postgame handshakes: NFL's touchy subject Dec 16, 2007
Years earlier, Green Bay's coach, the usually reserved Bart Starr, refused to shake the hand of Chicago coach Neill Armstrong, incensed at the way the Bears had continued to blitz despite a large lead. Heralded for his sportsmanship, Don Shula nonetheless refused to shake hands with first-year Jaguars coach Tom Coughlin, who put his regulars back in against the Dolphins' scrubs to try and win an exhibition game. (Boston Globe)
Your School : Laona Holiday Raffle Dec 14, 2007
2) Football (to be autographed by Bart Starr). 3) Gift certificate for Nicolet Country Club. (Forest Republican, WI)
Favre named SI's Sportsman of the Year Dec 5, 2007
This season, his 16th in Green Bay, he tied Bart Starr for most seasons in a Packers uniform. He also broke Dan Marino's career records for touchdown passes and pass attempts on his way to leading the Packers to an NFC North division lead with a record of 10-2. (Milwaukee Business Journal, WI)
So close to a comeback Dec 4, 2007
The closest the Packers had come to losing in the land of Lombardi was on New Year s Eve 1967, when Bart Starr knifed into the end zone with 13 seconds left to give Green Bay a 21-17 victory over Dallas in the coldest game in NFL history. Sherman, officials disagree GREEN BAY, Wis. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Cowboys-Packers rivalry hits new level Nov 29, 2007
Green Bay Packers quarterback Bart Starr (#15 at left) digs his face across the goal line to score the winning touchdown against the Dallas Cowboys to bring the Packers their third consecutive NFL championship, in Green Bay, Wisc ... "All of us who were privileged to work for coach Lombardi, or play for coach Lombardi, had an immense respect for coach Landry, because we saw early how much respect coach Lombardi had for coach Landry," Packers Hall of Fame quarterback Bart Starr said. (Anchorage Daily News)
Packers-Cowboys through the years Nov 29, 2007
Green Bay 21, Dallas 17 (1967 NFL Championship Game): It was minus-13 degrees at kickoff at Lambeau Field, and the Cowboys looked frozen as a pair of Bart Starr TD passes gave Vince Lombardi's club a 14-0 lead. Dallas rallied for a 17-14 edge, but Starr took over with 4:50 to play and drove his team. (ESPN -- Football News)
