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Bart Starr, Green Bay Packers Quarterback And 'Ice Bowl' Hero, Dies At 85

Starr, a hall-of-famer, was the first quarterback in history to win five NFL championships. He died Sunday in Birmingham, Ala.
Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame quarterback Bart Starr (15) drops back to pass during Super Bowl I on Jan. 15, 1967. Starr, who died Sunday, had suffered with his health since a 2014 stroke.

Legendary Green Bay Packers quarterback Bart Starr died Sunday in Birmingham, Ala. He was 85 years old.

Starr, who played for the Packers from 1956 to 1971, was the first quarterback in history to win five NFL championships. He was inducted into

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