The definitive, authorized biography of Bart Starr, quarterback for the University of Alabama and for the Green Bay Packers during the 1960s. A must-read for fans of the Crimson Tide, the Packers, and football greats. No one can touch Bart Starr's record setting 5 NFL Championships including 3 straight. America's Quarterback tells the story of the man who helped create the legend of Vince Lombardi and the Green Bay Packers. Set against the changing landscape of the last half of the 20th century, this biography traces Starr's life from childhood in Alabama to stardom in Green Bay and beyond. Not a simple sports story, Keith Dunnavant traces the story of one man reaching for the American dream while professional football emerged from the shadows to capture the nation's imagination. It's a story of the tension between a coach and a player as different as fire and ice, and how they came to trust and revere each other. It's a story of triumph tempered by tragedy, and the world-class athlete who quietly, persistently, achieved a level of greatness unsurpassed by any quarterback since. A remarkable blend of personal memory and historical narrative, America's Quarterback is a tribute to an American hero and the perfect companion to the classic When Pride Still Mattered.



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KEITH DUNNAVANT is the author of critically acclaimed books including Coach, The Missing Ring, and America's Quarterback. He has beenone of the leading college football writers, an award-winning magazine journalist and lives near Atlanta.

Titel
America's Quarterback
Untertitel
Bart Starr and the Rise of The National Football League
EAN
9781429948678
ISBN
978-1-4299-4867-8
Format
E-Book (epub)
Veröffentlichung
22.08.2025
Digitaler Kopierschutz
Wasserzeichen
Anzahl Seiten
369
Jahr
2011
Untertitel
Englisch
Auflage
First Edition