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Bart Starr

Retired

Green Bay Packers · QB

Bart Starr recorded 174 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 16 rostered seasons with Green Bay Packers.

▶Best highlights

142.1

pass yds/gm

7.5

rush yds/gm

10

playoff games

174

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A researched consensus introduction to Bart Starr's defining games.

Editorial methodology and sources

Cross-checked Pro Football Hall of Fame: Bart Starr, postseason and milestone context, and verified Athlore box scores. This frozen editorial order balances the highest-leverage indexed appearances with statistical peaks that represent Bart Starr's career; no ranking formula runs in the application.

  1. #1. In the conference championship against Green Bay Packers and Dallas Cowboys, Bart Starr recorded 304 passing yards, 4 passing touchdowns, -1 rushing yards in the leading indexed performance of this editorial five. Pro Football Hall of Fame: Bart Starr
  2. #2. In the conference championship against New York Giants and Green Bay Packers, Bart Starr recorded 164 passing yards, 3 passing touchdowns in a performance that preserves an essential part of the career record. Pro Football Hall of Fame: Bart Starr
  3. #3. In the conference championship against Dallas Cowboys and Green Bay Packers, Bart Starr recorded 191 passing yards, 2 passing touchdowns, 1 rushing yards in a performance that preserves an essential part of the career record. Pro Football Hall of Fame: Bart Starr
  4. #4. Against Green Bay Packers and Dallas Cowboys, Bart Starr recorded 260 passing yards, 4 passing touchdowns, 12 rushing yards in a performance that preserves an essential part of the career record. Pro Football Hall of Fame: Bart Starr
  5. #5. Against Green Bay Packers and Minnesota Vikings, Bart Starr recorded 186 passing yards, 4 passing touchdowns, 12 rushing yards in a performance that preserves an essential part of the career record. Pro Football Hall of Fame: Bart Starr

Reviewed through 2026-08-11

Conference Championship
1966
GREEN BAYPACKERS
DALLASCOWBOYS
JAN 1, 1967

Green Bay Packers vs Dallas Cowboys

Conference Championship · Jan 1, 1967

304 pass yds · 4 pass TD · 0 INT

Conference Championship
1961
NEW YORKGIANTS
GREEN BAYPACKERS
DEC 31, 1961

New York Giants vs Green Bay Packers

Conference Championship · Dec 31, 1961

164 pass yds · 3 pass TD · 0 INT

Conference Championship
1967
DALLASCOWBOYS
GREEN BAYPACKERS
DEC 31, 1967

Dallas Cowboys vs Green Bay Packers

Conference Championship · Dec 31, 1967

191 pass yds · 2 pass TD · 0 INT

Regular Season
1968
GREEN BAYPACKERS
DALLASCOWBOYS
OCT 28, 1968

Green Bay Packers vs Dallas Cowboys

Regular Season · Oct 28, 1968

260 pass yds · 4 pass TD · 1 INT

Regular Season
1964
GREEN BAYPACKERS
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
NOV 1, 1964

Green Bay Packers vs Minnesota Vikings

Regular Season · Nov 1, 1964

186 pass yds · 4 pass TD · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Bart Starr's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 321 passing yards

Regular Season
1967
DETROITLIONS
GREEN BAYPACKERS
SEP 17, 1967

Detroit Lions vs Green Bay Packers

Regular Season · Sep 17, 1967

321 pass yds · 0 pass TD · 4 INT

Career high: 4 passing touchdowns

Regular Season
1968
GREEN BAYPACKERS
DALLASCOWBOYS
OCT 28, 1968

Green Bay Packers vs Dallas Cowboys

Regular Season · Oct 28, 1968

260 pass yds · 4 pass TD · 1 INT

Career high: 55 rushing yards

Regular Season
1959
INDIANAPOLISCOLTS
GREEN BAYPACKERS
NOV 15, 1959

Indianapolis Colts vs Green Bay Packers

Regular Season · Nov 15, 1959

242 pass yds · 1 pass TD · 3 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Bart Starr's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1949–1958

01
GBSTARR15Bart Starr
GBROTE—Tobin Rote
GBHOWTON—Billy Howton

A proud franchise nears financial and competitive crisis

Green Bay Packers · The wilderness years

Green Bay struggled after Lambeau and required a new stadium, community support and the right coach to survive.

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Franchise era

1959–1967

02
GBSTARR15Bart Starr
GBHORNUNG—Paul Hornung
GBNITSCHKE—Ray Nitschke

Discipline and the power sweep define excellence

Green Bay Packers · The Lombardi dynasty

Lombardi's Packers won five championships in seven seasons, including the first two Super Bowls, and became the league's enduring standard.

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Franchise era

1968–1991

03
GBSTARR15Bart Starr
GBLOFTON—James Lofton
GBDICKEY—Lynn Dickey

Two decades of searching after Lombardi

Green Bay Packers · The long road back

Green Bay cycled through coaches and rarely reached the playoffs before a new front office changed the franchise's direction.

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Career accomplishments

Super Bowl champion · 1966, 196716 NFL seasons174 career games24,718 career passing yards152 career passing touchdowns1,308 career rushing yards15 career rushing touchdownsJersey: 010 playoff appearances2 Super Bowl appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 30, 1956Most recent: Dec 19, 1971

Official awards via ESPN · Pro Bowl and All-Pro counts via NFLverse with selection years cross-checked against Wikipedia · league leads verified from indexed regular-season stats

Team history