Bart Starr has had a rough year. Two strokes and a heart attack have made recovery slow. Not much has been said recently but the nearing of his 81st birthday in three days (Jan. 9th) inspired this post. First of all, “Get well soon!” from everybody here at GPN and all of Packernation! And secondly, “Happy birthday!” we hope your road to recovery, however long it may take, will end in complete recovery.
Packers fans last week saw Aaron Rodgers go down against the Lions with a calf injury and then fight back to win a critical game for this great team. During that game, Rodgers called his own number in a quarterback sneak on the one yardline and found the endzone for a score. Who does not recall Bart Starr in the Ice Bowl, sneaking into the endzone for the game-sealing score. Bart, your toughness carries on through the generations of Packers…what a great moment.
Sunday, the Packers play the Cowboys in the first post-season meeting at Lambeau since the famous Ice Bowl. How great would it be for the Packers to get this win just a few days after Bart’s birthday. And maybe next season, Packers fans will be treated to that spectacle of legends…Bart Starr, Brett Favre, and Aaron Rodgers…all on the same field!
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Happy Birthday Bart!
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God bless Bart Starr and God bless the Packers. Go Pack Go!
get well soon Bart Starr. You are simply the best!
Happy 81 Bart. I was so happy to see you last spring in AL. It was a highlight of my year. Wishing you a full recovery. God bless you and Cherry.
Happy Birthday Bart. Get well soon and praying for a full recovery. God Bless you and Cherry for all you do for others.
Wishing you a very Happy, Healthy, and Blessed Birthday! I so well remember when my uncle built your home (Harry) and I felt so ‘proud’ to just be connected to you in this way! My parents were season ticket holders since pre-Lambeau Stadium days, and I am lucky enough to have them now! Go Pack! You and Cherry are a huge part of their success! God bless…
Happy Birthday to a true gentleman and great football player. Hope you get well soon. The Ice Bowl was a great game we will never forget.
happy birthday to bart starr.
with tears.
as a nurse, i know what you are going through.
stay strong.
as a daughter, i thank you for those awesome games i watched with my dad.
thank-you, truly, from the bottom of my heart.
you are beloved.
Happy Birthday on the 9th and get well soon! It was great seeing you last year in La Crosse, WI. You and Cherry are a class act.
Happy Birthday and hope you have a great recovery. My folks were at the first Ice Bowl watching you,now I’ll be at the second thinking of you going over the end zone.
Happy Birthday Bart!!! What a blessing, gentleman, and treasure you have been (and always will be) to Green Bay, the state of Wisconsin, and countless others throughout the world. Enjoy your special day!!! GO PACK!!!
God Bless Bart Star. You are a great example of a True Gentleman! I will never forget meeting you. Happy Birthday,Get well soon!
I was at the ice Bowl. I am 88 and now live in Florida but you and the team are still part of my life.
Hoping for a full recovery and Happy Birthday Mr Starr.
Bart Star my favorite quarterback of all time. I thank you for the wonderful memories you gave us as being a dedicated, dignified, and loyal team player who adults and children could always look up to. May God be with you and Cherry always and especially have his hand on your shoulder while you are in recovery.
Happy Birthday Bart, Prayers are sent your way. Get well soon
Happy Birthday Mr.Bart Star I pray for a full recovery have a great and blessed day!!!!
Happy Birthday Mr. Bart Starr I pray for a full recovery have a great blessed day Go Pack Go:)
Happy Birthday and a speedy recovery. Want to see your smiles back at Lambeau Field very soon. Go Pack Go
Happy Birthday Mr Starr and my hopes and prayers for a good recovery. I also want to thank you for all the memories it was always fun watching and following you and the rest of the Packers as a boy growing up in WI. Although sometimes I had to stand and act as an antennae to get a good picture on our old black and white T.V. ( Go Pack!! )
Get well soon and have a very Happy Birthday Mr. Starr. Our thoughts and prayers are with you.
Our daughter shares your birthday on Jan. 9th; and although she’s only in her early 30s, we are grateful for you both. We’re praying for your health and we want to thank you for all the joy you’ve given us over the years you were a Packer in uniform, and for your contributions to the Green Bay area and all of Wisconsin since then. THANK YOU from cold, northern Wisconsin.
Because of you, I became a Packer fan, Super Bowl I
I have always admired you, a true gentleman, get well soon the Pack needs you
Happy Birthday, Bart! I hope you you get better soon. You’ve been in our thoughts and prayers over the last couple of months. My husband and I had the priviledge of meeting you after a team practice when you were the head coach of the Pack! We’ve never forgotten how nice you were to take time to talk to us and sign a few items for us.
Happy birthday.Been a Packer fan since the 50’s.My high school was South High Packers,so I guess I bleed green n gold and red n white. Get well soon we all need your insperation.
Get well Mr Starr .. Because of you I’m a Packer fan … Get Well !!
Hope, in your recovery, everyday is better than the last. Always first class, always a gentleman. You’ve provided countless thrills & memories for your many fans! Best New Year wishes to an all time great!
Sending get well wishes to a fine gentleman! As I look at the ‘Salute to the Packers’ 1967 Super Bowl Commemorative Issue – featuring you on the cover,#15 never looked better! Wishing you a speedy recovery! Go Bart! Go Pack!
Happy birthday Bart Starr! I’m wishing for a quick recovery for you and a Packer’s win in Ice Bowl 2!! Let’s win it for Bart…Go Packers!!
Happy Birthday Mr. Starr! Praying for your fast recovery! #15 Go Pack Go!
Get well Mr. Starr. My late father Gene Wise and my late uncle Buddy Wise were team mates of yours at Lanier HS.
happy birthday to my boy hood hero get well soon praying for you and your famly mark Dykstra Lynden washington
Happy birthday Bart. Thank you from our entire family for all that you have given of yourself through your football career. We sincerely hope you a speedy recovery day from your stroke and heart condition just as the entire city of Green Bay and all of the state of Wisconsin and those of us who have moved and live in other states are cheering you on. You have always been such a respectable player, quarterback and coach. Vince Lombardi must be very proud.
Bart, you are the best. A true gentleman, an inspiring idol, an incredible athlete, and someone for others to emulate for many more generations.
Get well, and thank you for all you’ve done for fans.
Best wishes, Bart Starr. Best wishes.
happy birthday bart. you are the best and hope speedy recovery.i watched you on field in 60s. great pics of you and wife and team. those were the days.
happy birthday bart. your the best.
My hero. You ARE the Packers. God bless.
Happy Birthday to the greatest Packer of all-time and to a fine gentleman. I have been a fan of yours since I started watching football in 1965. I will never forget the final drive in the Ice Bowl. I have had the pleasure to speak with you on three different occasions and have always been impressed with your class and humility. Get well Bart we miss you!
Happy 81st birthday, Bart!! Looking forward to seeing you back at Lambeau Field. My prayers are with you!
Beyond your days with the Packers, you have always epitomized class by your actions and life! My friend, Brian, who is a counselor at Rawhide, also speaks highly of you and what you and Cherry have done there! Wishing you a happy 81st birthday (my mother’s age also!) I’ll be praying for your recovery!
Bart,
Get well and Happy 81st Birthday.
Doc Wood
Happy Birthday to a WONDERFUL MAN God Bless YOU Bart Starr