Former NFL quarterbacking great Bart Starr is being remembered at a public memorial event in his native Alabama.
An event celebrating Starr's legacy as a star of professional and college football will be held Sunday afternoon at Samford University in suburban Birmingham.The Green Bay Packers selected Starr out of the University of Alabama with the 200th pick in the 1956 draft. He led Green Bay to six division titles, five NFL championships and wins in the first two Super Bowls.
Starr died a week ago at age 85. He had been in failing health since suffering two strokes and a heart attack five years ago. Starr was a four-time Pro Bowl selection and two-time All-Pro at Green Bay, where he was the franchise's best player ever until Brett Favre came along at quarterback. He won NFL titles in 1961, '62, '65, '67 and '68. He was the 1966 NFL MVP and was named to the 1960s All-Decade team. He also was named MVP of the first two Super Bowls.
Starr was a Montgomery native who lived in metro Birmingham at the time of his death. He is survived by his wife of 65 years, Cherry, and his son Bart Starr, Jr.
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