Green Bay Packers all-time Mount Rushmore

QB Bart Starr (1956-1971)

While Brett Favre’s accomplishments were remarkable, he probably shouldn’t have made the NFL’s 100th-anniversary team ahead of Bart Starr. The quarterback of the Packers’ dynasty in the 1960s, Starr wasn’t thought of highly coming out of college, when Green Bay took him with the 200th overall pick in the 17th round.

The Packers gave Starr $6,500 to sign, money that proved to be a very wise investment after he worked his way into part-time starting status. New coach Vince Lombardi installed Starr as his permanent starter in 1959 and that decision helped spark a dynasty.

Starr’s football acumen was a perfect match for Lombardi’s schemes and the pair won five NFL championships and a pair of Super Bowls. The most notable play Starr ever made came late in the Ice Bowl, when he suggested to Lombardi that he carry the ball across the goal line since he had better traction due to the fact he began the play standing up while his running back had to start from a set position.

Starr also doesn’t get enough credit for his 9-1 postseason record, one of the best winning percentages in the playoffs in football history. The Packers also saw Starr serve as the team’s head coach for nine years, make the Hall-of-Fame, and have his number retired to cement his legacy as the franchise’s best quarterback ever, ensuring his place as the face of Green Bay’s all-time Mount Rushmore.