GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Wearing a Green Bay Packers sweater while sitting near a podium at his beloved Lambeau Field, Hall of Fame quarterback Bart Starr looked up and smiled.
Behind Starr was memorabilia that Packers fans might view as priceless, including Starr's 1967 championship ring for winning Super Bowl II, and a 50th anniversary Super Bowl MVP jacket. He was donating them to the Packers' Hall of Fame.
"I'm really happy to be here," Starr said softly on Monday, with his wife, Cherry nearby. "We're really pleased to be here."
The fact that he made the trip up from his home in Alabama might be the 83-year-old Starr's most important victory of late.