Bart Starr
FILE - In this Jan. 31, 2014, file photo, legendary Green Bay Packers quarterback Bart Starr, left, presents current Packers quarterback Aaron Rogers, right, with the the Bart Starr Award for Character and Leadership at the Super Bowl Breakfast in New York. When Roger's stock took a draft-day plunge in 2005, the Packers scooped him up with the 24th overall selection. Starr, the 1956 17th-round draft pick from Alabama led the Packers to five NFL championships and was the MVP of the first two Super Bowls during a Hall of Fame career.(AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File)
Packers' draft history includes Rodgers but also QB busts

By Steve Megargee Apr. 21, 2020 04:40 PM EDT

FILE - In this July 9, 1967, file photo, Green Bay Packers' Bart Starr, left, and Willie Davis, center, listen to Chicago Bears' Mike Pyle, right, president of the NFL Players Association, at an awards dinner in Chicago. Willie Davis, a Pro Football Hall of Fame defensive lineman who helped the Green Bay Packers win each of the first two Super Bowls, has died. He was 85. The Packers confirmed Davis' death to the Pro Football Hall of Fame on Wednesday, April 15, 2020. (AP Photo/Charles Harrity, File)
Hall of Fame defensive end Willie Davis dead at age 85

By Steve Megargee Apr. 15, 2020 01:28 PM EDT

FILE - In this Nov. 9, 2005, file photo, President Bush awards baseball legend Frank Robinson the Presidential Medal of Freedom Award in the East Room of the White House in Washington. Hall of Famer Frank Robinson, the first black manager in Major League Baseball and the only player to win the MVP award in both leagues, died Feb. 7, 2019. He was 83. (AP Photo/Lawrence Jackson, File)
Sports losses in 2019: Newcombe, Robinson, Starr, Havlicek

By Fred Lief Dec. 29, 2019 12:01 PM EST

FILE - This March 31, 1963, file photo showing Boston Celtics' John Havlicek going to the basket against Cincinnati Royals Bob Booser (13) and Hub Reed in the fourth period of a semifinal playoff at Boston Garden in Boston. Havlicek, whose steal of Hal Green's inbounds pass in the final seconds of the 1965 Eastern Conference finals against the Philadelphia 76ers remains one of the most famous plays in NBA history, died April 25, 2019. He was 79. (AP Photo/Frank C. Curtin, File)
Sports losses in 2019: Newcombe, Robinson, Starr, Havlicek

By Fred Lief Dec. 29, 2019 11:26 AM EST

Brady, Brees, Rodgers in 22 QB finalists for All-Time Team

By The Associated Press Dec. 23, 2019 07:40 PM EST
Three active quarterbacks — Tom Brady, Drew Brees and Aaron Rodgers — and 18 Pro Football Hall of Famers are among 22 finalists at quarterback for the NFL's...

Green Bay Packers' Davante Adams celebrates his touchdown catch with teammates during the first half of an NFL football game against the Chicago Bears Sunday, Dec. 15, 2019, in Green Bay, Wis. (AP Photo/Matt Ludtke)
Playoff-bound Packers focused on winning NFC North

By Keith Jenkins Dec. 16, 2019 07:44 PM EST

FILE - In this July 19, 1972, file photo, Green Bay Packers football quarterbacks Zeke Bratkowski (12) and Bart Starr (15) are shown at training camp in Green Bay, Wisc. The Green Bay Packers say Zeke Bratkowski, the quarterback who backed up Bart Starr during the team’s 1960s dynasty, died Monday, Nov. 11, 2019, at his Florida home at age 88. (AP Photo/PJS, File)
Packers' Bratkowski, Bart Starr's backup, dies at age 88

Nov. 12, 2019 11:48 AM EST

AP Sportlight

Compiled By Paul Montella Nov. 03, 2019 09:40 AM EST
Nov. 4 1934 — The Detroit Lions rush for an NFL record 426 yards in a 40-7 rout of the Pittsburgh Pirates. The only bright spot for the...

FILE - In this Jan. 15, 1967, file photo, Green Bay Packers' Elijah Pitts (22) charges into the end zone, eluding Kansas City Chiefs' Bobby Hunt (20), during the first Super Bowl in Los Angeles. Pitts scored from the five on the play following Willie Wood's interception in the third quarter. The Packers and the Chiefs had no way of knowing what the Super Bowl would become when they met at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on Jan. 15, 1967. (AP Photo/File)
NFL at 100: Packers beat Chiefs in first Super Bowl

By Dave Skretta Oct. 22, 2019 12:47 PM EDT

FILE - In this Jan. 15, 1967, file photo, thousands of fans attend the first AFL-NFL World Championship Game — now known as Super Bowl I — between the Green Bay Packers and the Kansas City Chiefs in Los Angeles. Green Bay’s proven old pros carried the National Football League to a 35-10 victory over the Chiefs of the American Football League in the first Super Bowl under the brilliant direction of Bart Starr. (AP Photo/File)
NFL At 100-AP Was There-Super Bowl I

By The Associated Press Oct. 22, 2019 12:47 PM EDT

FILE - In this Dec. 22, 2003, file photo, Green Bay Packers quarterback Brett Favre is escorted off the field with his wife, Deanna, after the Packers defeated the Oakland Raiders 41-7 in an NFL football game in Oakland, Calif. When it comes to emotional games, his four-touchdown against the Raiders the day after his father’s death in 2003 stands out above all the rest. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, File)
NFL at 100: Favre flawless vs. Raiders after dad's death

By Josh Dubow Oct. 15, 2019 11:57 AM EDT

FILE - In this Sept. 22, 2008, file photo, Pro Football Hall of Fame player Nick Buoniconti, right, and his son Marc Buoniconti arrive for the 23rd Annual Great Sports Legends Dinner in New York. Pro Football Hall of Famer Ed Reed and such sports stars as Dwyane Wade, Wladimir Klitschko, Chase Utley, Matt Biondi, Christian Vieri, Amy Van Dyken-Rouen and Meghan Duggan will be honored by The Buoniconti Fund to Cure Paralysis on Monday night, Oct. 7, 2019, at the organization’s annual gala. The night really will be dedicated to the late Nick Buoniconti.(AP Photo/Henny Ray Abrams, FIle)
Remembering Nick: Miami Project gala to honor Buoniconti

By The Associated Press Oct. 04, 2019 01:08 PM EDT

Minnesota Vikings' Anthony Harris stops Green Bay Packers' Aaron Jones after a first down run during the second half of an NFL football game Sunday, Sept. 15, 2019, in Green Bay, Wis. The Packers won 21-16. (AP Photo/Mike Roemer)
Packers ride Rodgers' hot start to 21-16 win over Vikings

By Keith Jenkins Sep. 15, 2019 05:16 PM EDT

Chicago Bears kicker Eddy Pineiro (15) celebrates his game-winning field goal after an NFL football game against the Denver Broncos, Sunday, Sept. 15, 2019, in Denver. The Bears won 16-14. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
Pineiro's 53-yard FG at end lifts Bears past Broncos 16-14

By The Associated Press Sep. 15, 2019 05:09 PM EDT

Atlanta Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan (2) celebrates a touchdown pass to Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Calvin Ridley (18) against the Philadelphia Eagles during the first half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Sept. 15, 2019, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)
The Latest: Falcons lead the Eagles 10-6 at the half

By The Associated Press Sep. 15, 2019 01:16 PM EDT

A fan tailgates before an NFL football game between the Green Bay Packers and the Minnesota Vikings Sunday, Sept. 15, 2019, in Green Bay, Wis. (AP Photo/Mike Roemer)
Minnesota Vikings at Green Bay Packers 9/15/2019

Sep. 15, 2019 10:40 AM EDT

FILE - In this Jan. 23, 2011, file photo, Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers (12) throws a pass during the first half of the NFC Championship NFL football game against Chicago Bears in Chicago. In their long rivalry, the Packers and the Bears have played 198 times. Only two meetings came in the playoffs. In Jan. 2011, they faced off for the NFC title and a trip to the Super Bowl. Rodgers and a staunch defense silenced Soldier Field, building a 14-0 lead and 21-7 lead and won their third successive road game in the postseason. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, File)
NFL At 100: Packers-Bears playoff game had long-range impact

By Barry Wilner Sep. 03, 2019 01:45 PM EDT

FILE - In this Nov. 9, 1980, file photo, a New Orleans Saints fan wears a bag on his head during a football game against Philadelphia, in New Orleans. “Aints” _ Refers to the struggles of the woeful New Orleans Saints in the 1980 season when they were the first team to finish 1-15 in a season. (AP Photo)
What's in a nickname? NFL has had great ones in its history

By Simmi Buttar Jun. 14, 2019 02:32 PM EDT

FILE - In this Feb. 2, 2011, file photo, NFL Hall of Fame quarterback Bart Starr smiles during an NFL football news conference in Dallas. Starr, the Green Bay Packers quarterback and catalyst of Vince Lombardi's powerhouse teams of the 1960s, has died. He was 85. The Packers announced Sunday, May 26, 2019, that Starr had died, citing his family. He had been in failing health since suffering a serious stroke in 2014. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, File)
Bart Starr remembered at memorial in his native Alabama

Jun. 09, 2019 09:24 AM EDT

Packers to honor Bart Starr this season with helmet decal

Jun. 07, 2019 04:40 PM EDT
MILWAUKEE (AP) — The Packers will wear a No. 15 helmet decal this season to pay tribute to Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterback Bart Starr. The...