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It was a different position back the

Posted on: May 26, 2019 at 20:45:11 CT

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Quarterbacks took an absolute beating and were almost like running backs taking snaps. It was before the era where anyone threw regularly and before the rules were set up to protect quartbacks and favor offense. He was still one of the most prolific passers of his era with the exception of maybe Johnny Unitas.

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Bart Starr… dead. - UncleTupelo MU - 5/26 10:48:47

RE: Bart Starr… dead. - Nebraska99 STL - 5/26 12:09:13

A great guy from what I heard - mu7176grad MU - 5/26 11:36:40

then why did he have so few syllables in his name? - colonel angus beef KC - 5/26 12:35:02

Paul Horny(nm) - Toger STL - 5/26 12:42:34

Sad to hear. - Toger STL - 5/26 12:04:46

No---I think he was more of an old time "field general" - mu7176grad MU - 5/26 12:14:37

It was a different position back the - Grasslands MU - 5/26 20:45:11

now they call that 'game manager' and its an insult - colonel angus beef KC - 5/26 15:19:38

Back then called their own plays too - mu7176grad MU - 5/26 16:35:05

Kinda like Lenny Dawson(nm) - tigerNkc KC - 5/26 12:38:11

He was a smart, instinctlive quarterback. - Toger STL - 5/26 12:23:47