Bryan Bartlett Starr was an American professional football quarterback and head coach for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Alabama Crimson Tide, and was selected by the Packers in the 17th round of the 1956 NFL draft, for whom he played for 16 seasons until 1971. Starr is the only quarterback in NFL history to lead a team to three consecutive league championships (1965–1967). He led his team to victories in the first two Super Bowls: I and II. As the Packers' head coach, he was less successful, compiling a 52–76–3 (.408) record from 1975 through 1983.
Starr in the 1960s
Starr in 1961
Starr's #15 uniform on display at the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio
The Green Bay Packers are a professional American football team based in Green Bay, Wisconsin. The Packers compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the National Football Conference (NFC) North division. It is the third-oldest franchise in the NFL, dating back to 1919, and is the only non-profit, community-owned major league professional sports team based in the United States. Home games have been played at Lambeau Field since 1957. They have the most wins of any NFL franchise.
Curly Lambeau, founder, player and first coach of the Packers
Don Hutson with the Packers; his jersey number was the first retired by the Packers (1951)
A 1950 depiction of Tony Canadeo, whose No. 3 was retired by the Packers in 1952
Ray Nitschke – his No. 66 jersey is one of six numbers retired by the Packers