Hall of Fame quarterback Bart Starr collapses during Wis. speech, appears to be OK

[monmouth3]

MADISON, Wis. — Hall of Fame quarterback Bart Starr collapsed during a speech in Madison, Wis., on Tuesday. Conference organizers say he appears to be OK.

The Green Bay Packers’ former quarterback and coach finished speaking at the Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority conference at Monona Terrace, then collapsed on stage. Authority spokesman Kevin Fischer says Starr then sat up and said he was fine. Fischer tells the Journal Sentinel (http://bit.ly/VjSiLi ) the 78-year-old Starr was speaking coherently and left the convention center with his wife, Cherry, got into a limo and was taken to the Dane County Regional Airport.

Starr led the Packers to five NFL titles and two Super Bowl championships. He was Green Bay’s head coach from 1975-83.

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[randome]

1. One of the paperback books that captivated me in grade school...

...was Bart Starr leading the Green Bay Packers to victory over the Dallas Cowboys in...1963, I think?

On a frozen playing field with seconds left, IIRC, Starr did a quarterback sneak to win the game.

[monmouth3]

2. I remember he and Joe Namath were the football stars back in the day...n/t

[randome]

3. Back when the game was young and exciting.

It has too much history now, IMO. I was never that much of a 'fan', really, but like any young boy, I swam in an ocean of trading cards. I can still recall how they looked and felt, even how they smelled due to the stick of bubble gum in each package.

[leftyohiolib]

4. does he own a gun?