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Bart Starr's number is called one more time
Posted: Mon May 27, 2019 2:21 am
by Bicycle Bill
Bart Starr has gone to that big huddle in the sky. The legendary Hall of Fame/Super Bowl MVP quarterback, who led the Green Bay Packers during the Lombardi era (including wins in the first two Super Bowls ever played), died earlier today at the age of 85.
If there's an NFL heaven, you know they've got a helluva team....
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Re: Bart Starr's number is called one more time
Posted: Mon May 27, 2019 2:53 am
by Joe Guy
He was one of the greats, but he was always overshadowed by his brother, Ringo.
Re: Bart Starr's number is called one more time
Posted: Mon May 27, 2019 4:04 am
by RayThom
Joe Guy wrote:He was one of the greats, but he was always overshadowed by his brother, Ringo.
His sister, Blaze, had some great moves when she was a player.
Re: Bart Starr's number is called one more time
Posted: Mon May 27, 2019 2:00 pm
by Long Run
He is a big part of the reason there are so many Green Bay Packer fans across the country. Another icon of our youth passing.
Re: Bart Starr's number is called one more time
Posted: Wed May 29, 2019 5:31 pm
by Big RR
Yep, very sad. Luckily only they are getting older--I am sure I am not.
On a more serious note, Starr and Lombardi (OK and Unitas) are the reason I got interested in football in the first place; I'll never forget in quarterback sneak in the Ice Bowl to win the championship. He was one of the greats.
Re: Bart Starr's number is called one more time
Posted: Wed May 29, 2019 5:40 pm
by Long Run
Big RR wrote: I'll never forget in quarterback sneak in the Ice Bowl to win the championship.
Idaho's finest, Jerry Kramer, leading the way.
Re: Bart Starr's number is called one more time
Posted: Wed May 29, 2019 6:50 pm
by Big RR
thanks, Kramer--I had forgotten his name. Football is a team game, and he certainly played a big part there.
Given the conditions, i had honestly thought they would have kicked the field goal for the tie (going into overtime), but Lombardi had enough faith in the team to try and pull this off for the win--and it was successful.
Re: Bart Starr's number is called one more time
Posted: Thu May 30, 2019 1:53 am
by Bicycle Bill
Long Run wrote:Big RR wrote: I'll never forget in quarterback sneak in the Ice Bowl to win the championship.
Idaho's finest, Jerry Kramer, leading the way.
Oh, yeah. Hall-of-Famer Jerry Kramer (64) putting a classic old-school block on Jethro Pugh (75), opening the hole for Starr (15) to squirt into the end zone.
And we've all seen this shot of fullback Chuck Mercein (30), behind Starr and the pile with his hands up in the air, which most people see and assume that he is signaling the touchdown. This is not the case; actually, he is holding his hands clear to indicate that he is in no way attempting to push the pile forward, which could have drawn a penalty for illegally assisting the runner's forward progress and negated the touchdown.
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