Bart Starr, Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame QB, Dies at 85
- Five NFL championships including wins at first two Super Bowls
- He called his own plays under famed coach Vince Lombardi
Bart Starr, the legendary Hall of Fame quarterback who led the Green Bay Packers when they dominated the National Football League in the 1960s and was known for his “Ice Bowl” heroics, has died. He was 85.
Starr’s death was reported Sunday by the Packers on Twitter. In a statement, his family referred to a recent, unspecified illness. Starr, who lived in Birmingham, Alabama, had two strokes and a mild heart attack in 2014 and received experimental stem cell treatment.