Cherry Starr, widow of Packers legend Bart Starr, dies at 89

GREEN BAY, Wis. (CBS 58) -- Cherry Starr, wife of Bart Starr, has passed away at age 89 -- according to the Starr Children's Fund. 

The Starr Children's Fund shared a heartwarming tribute to Cherry on their website

Cherry and Bart met in high school in Birmingham, Alabama. They came to Green Bay when Bart was selected in the 1956 NFL Draft.

Starr made her final trip to Green Bay in 2022 for a Packers Hall of Fame induction ceremony.

The Starr Children's Fund said Cherry passed away peacefully at her Birmingham, Alabama home.


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