Bart Starr or Brett Favre: Who is Green Bay's Greatest Quarterback of All-time?

With the outstanding career of Green Bay quarterback Brett Favre, quickly coming to a close (hopefully) I thought it would be interesting to compare Favre with another Packers great, Hall of Fame inductee, Bart Starr, the man widely recognized as the greatest quarterback in Green Bay history - until Favre came along that is.

I'm sure most people will immediately say that Favre is the better quarterback of the two, while that may be true, I will go on record to say that the argument of which player had the better career, is much closer than I originally anticipated - and one that is still open for debate.

Here is a look at both quarterbacks and their illustrious careers.

Bart Starr

Starr was born, Bryan Bartlett Starr on January 9, 1934 in Montgomery, Alabama. Starr was the starting quarterback for the Green Bay Packers from 1956 to 1971 and was named the MVP of the first two Super Bowls. Starr also earned four Pro Bowl berths (1960, 1961, 1962, 1966) and was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1977.

After playing college football at the University of Alabama, Starr was selected in the 17th round as the number 200 overall pick of the 1956 NFL draft.

As the legendary Vince Lombardi's starting quarterback, the Packers won NFL Championships in the 1961, 1962, 1965, 1966, and 1967 seasons. Following the NFL championships in 1966 and 1967, he led the Packers to convincing victories over the champions of the rival AFL in the first two Super Bowls and remains to this day, the only player to quarterback a team to five NFL championships.

Since the introduction of the NFL championship game in 1933, the Green Bay Packers (1965-67) are the only team to win three consecutive NFL titles, all with Starr at the helm.