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Bart Starr
Career information High school: Montgomery (AL) Sidney Lanier College: Alabama NFL Draft: 1956 / Round: 17 / Pick: 200 Debuted in 1956 for the Green Bay Packers Last played in 1971 for the Green Bay Packers Career history As player Green Bay Packers (1956–1971) As head coach Green Bay Packers (1975–1983) Career highlights and awards 4× Pro Bowl selection (1960, 1961, 1962, 1966) AP First-Team All-Pro (1966) 2× AP Second-Team All-Pro (1962, 1964) 1966 NFL MVP (AP, NEA, SN, UPI) "Whizzer" White NFL Man of the Year (1966) 5× NFL Champion (1961, 1962, 1965, 1966, 1967) 2× Super Bowl champion (I, II) 2× Super Bowl MVP (I, II) NFL 1960s All-Decade Team Packers Hall of Fame inductee Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee (1977) Green Bay Packers #15 retired Rated #51 NFL Player of all-time by NFL.com Career NFL statistics Pass attempts 3,149 Pass completions 1,808 Percentage 57.4 TD–INT 152–138 Passing yards 24,718 Passer rating 80.5 Stats at NFL.com Pro Football Hall of Fame Bryan Bartlett "Bart" Starr (born January 9, 1934) is a former professional American football player and coach. He wore #15 and he was the quarterback for the Green Bay Packers from 1956 to 1971, during which time he became the only quarterback in NFL history to lead a team to five championships (1961–62, 1965–67) as well as Super Bowls I and II. He was less successful as the Packers' head coach, compiling a record of 52–76–3 from 1975 to 1983. He was named the Most Valuable Player of the first two Super Bowls and earned four Pro Bowl selections. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame and Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame in 1977. He won the league MVP award in 1966. Starr has the highest playoff passer rating (104.80) of any quarterback in NFL history and a playoff record of 9–1. Starr's career completion percentage of 57.4 was an NFL best when he retired in 1972. Starr also held the Packers' franchise record for games played (196) for 32 years, through the 2003 season. Starr played at the University of Alabama from 1952 to 1956 and was drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the 17th round of the 1956 draft (200th overall).
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