Biography:

Professional athlete, coach, businessman. Born– Jan. 9, 1934, in Montgomery, Ala. Parents– Benjamin B. and Lula I. (Tucker) Starr. Married– Cherry Morton, May 8, 1954. Children– Two. Education– University of Alabama, B.S., 1956.  Played football at Alabama; quarterback for Green Bay Packers, 1956-1971; assistant coach, 1972-1975; general manager and head coach for Packers; played in National Football League’s Pro Bowl, 1960-1962 and 1966; founded Starr Motor Co. in Birmingham. Named NFL Player of the Year in 1966 and Most Valuable Player in Super Bowl games in 1967 and 1968.  One of the Jaycees Ten Outstanding Young Men in America, 1968. Named to National Professional Football Hall of Fame, 1977.  Helped found and support the Rawhide Boys Ranch.

Source:

Marquis Who’s Who online.

Publication(s):

Bart Starr Tells How to Be an Armchair Quarterback. New York; North American Phillips Co., 1966.

Starr, My Life in Football. New York; Morrow, 1987.

Winning Football! Columbus, Ohio; Grow Ahead Press, 1968.

Joint_Publication(s):

How to Pass, Kick, Run, Block…. New York; North American Phillips Co., 1965.

A Perspective on Victory. Chicago; Follett, 1972.

Quarterbacking. Englewood Cliffs, N.J.; Prentice-Hall, 1987.