Yahoo! Sports · Feb 27, 2024
Cherry Starr, Widow of Packers Great Bart Starr, Dies
Cherry Starr speaks at the podium during halftime of the the Packers-Vikings game on Sunday, Sept. 15, 2019. PC: Fox 11 Online(WTAQ-WLUK) — Cherry Starr, widow of former Green Bay Packers player and coach Bart Starr, has died.
The Starr Children’s Fund announced her death on Tuesday. She was 89.
The Starrs met in high school in Birmingham, Alabama. They came to Green Bay when Bart was selected in the 1956 NFL draft.
Bart Starr went on to become the Packers’ starting quarterback during their glory years under Vince Lombardi, winning five NFL championships between 1961-67, as well as the first two Super Bowls.
Bart Starr also coached the Packers from 1975-83.
