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Perhaps the most famous quarterback sneak in football history was executed by Bart Starr of the Green Bay Packers in the famous "Ice Bowl" National Football League championship game against the Dallas Cowboys on December 31, 1967. [citation needed] Despite the "sneak" moniker, the play is often expected in situations where a short gain is needed.
Mercein sets his feet. Bart Starr's all set...16 seconds left... Starr's in, touchdown!" (About 12 seconds of crowd noise) "And the crowd has gone wild and ran onto the field with 16, 13 seconds left, the Packers are ahead." – Bill Mercer, Cowboys radio announcer "Starr on 3rd down, 3rd and goal, quarterback sneak, touchdown Green Bay!
Bryan Bartlett Starr (January 9, 1934 [1] – May 26, 2019) was an American professional football quarterback and head coach for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Alabama Crimson Tide , and was selected in the 17th round of the 1956 NFL draft by the Packers, for whom he played for 16 ...
Bart Starr won five NFL Championships as the Packers' starting quarterback during most of the 1960s. Brett Favre started 275 straight games (regular and postseason combined) for the Packers from 1992 to 2007. Aaron Rodgers' regular season winning percentage (.661) is the highest of any Packers quarterback (minimum 10 starts).
The Packers won on a last-second quarterback sneak by Bart Starr, following the block of center Ken Bowman and right guard Jerry Kramer, who eventually turned the moment into a bestselling book ...
Later in the second quarter, quarterback Bart Starr threw a 62-yard touchdown pass to receiver Boyd Dowler to give the Packers a 13–0 lead. Oakland struck back on their next possession when quarterback Daryle Lamonica completed a 23-yard touchdown pass to receiver Bill Miller. At the end of the half, Don Chandler added another field goal ...
The 1967 meeting has been labelled the "Ice Bowl", with the temperature at kick-off at -13 °F (-25 °C). The Packers won the game on a late quarterback sneak by Bart Starr, which sent them to the Super Bowl. [18] Each game ended in dramatic fashion in favor of the Packers, which led to them winning the first two Super Bowls (Super Bowl I and II).
Former NFL quarterbacking great Bart Starr was remembered Sunday at a public memorial event in his native Alabama. An event celebrating Starr's legacy as a star of professional and college ...