buckeyepackfan
10 years ago

GREEN BAY — Bart Starr's goal is a simple one, and one that he's willing to go to science for help on: Returning to Lambeau Field.

The Green Bay Packers' legendary quarterback and Pro Football Hall of Famer, who suffered multiple strokes last autumn and has been working to recover since, is participating in a clinical trial involving stem-cell therapy. According to his family, the 81-year-old Starr underwent the first of two stem-cell treatments last week.

In a statement issued through the Packers public-relations department, the family said, "Following Bart's strokes, our family began to investigate numerous therapy options. Several months ago we applied for and were accepted into a clinical trial using stem cells. Friday we safely returned home from the first of the two treatments.

"While we welcome everyone's interest and support of Bart's health, at this time, we'd like to allow him a chance to fully participate in the clinical trial and let the results, if any, to speak for themselves. At an appropriate time in the future, our family looks forward to sharing the details of Bart's participation in this most important clinical exploration of what role stem cells may play in the treatment of stroke.

"Until then, we continue to thank you for all of your love and prayers. Your support has given us much strength over the past nine months. Bart joins me in sending our love and appreciation to all our special friends and fans. We are working hard toward the one goal he most cherishes: a return to Green Bay for a Packers game."

Starr had been set to come to Lambeau Field last fall to accompany Brett Favre upon his return to the stadium where he'd played his home games for 16 of his 20 NFL seasons. After Starr fell ill, Favre canceled his visit.

Before departing on the Packers annual Tailgate Tour this spring, Favre's former teammate, Jerry Kramer, revealed that he'd done some research on his own on stem-cell treatments after reading about hockey legend Gordie Howe's family turned to stem cells  after Howe suffered a stroke in October, 2014. Howe's family believes the stem-cell therapy made a significant difference for the 86-year-old.

Kramer said he reached out to Starr's wife, Cherry, and son, Bart Jr., in hopes of helping his old friend.

"I don't know if you followed Gordie Howe's story the last couple months, [but] Gordie had a massive stroke and he went to a stem-cell clinic down in Mexico and made a marvelous recovery, just an incredible recovery," Kramer said in April. "So I sent Bart Jr. and Cherry all the information I could find on that clinic. Bart was having trouble walking. He was having trouble talking.

"I haven't talked to Cherry for [awhile], but the last time I talked to her, he was home and he had gone outside by himself, and he walked around the patio by himself, and they were getting ready to go for a ride, so that was very encouraging and very hopeful. But he's having a tough time."

Jason Wilde  wrote:



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yooperfan
10 years ago
Get well Bart, get well.
Cheesey
10 years ago
I feel fortunate that I got to meet him. He is all class.
I hope he can return to GB for a game, and gets well soon!
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PackerTraxx
10 years ago
I feel fortunate to have watched him and the great teams he played on, not only as a player but as a person. Great role model. Get well Bart, would love to see you back in Green Bay.
Why is Jerry Kramer not in the Hall of Fame?
sschind
10 years ago

I feel fortunate to have watched him and the great teams he played on, not only as a player but as a person. Great role model. Get well Bart, would love to see you back in Green Bay.

Originally Posted by: PackerTraxx 



I read about one time when he attended a Packer game in Dallas and was waiting in line for the elevator with all the other fans and Jerry Jones saw him and said something to the effect of "Come with me and we'll use my private elevator" and Starr said something like "that wouldn't be right." and stayed in line.

Now I may have gotten the details wrong. It may not have been Jerry Jones,it may have been some other cowboys big wig. It may have been to move to the front of the line and not the private elevator but it doesn't matter. The results are the same. He didn't put himself above the fans.

I don't put much stock in celebrities (this includes athletes) I enjoy the entertainment they provide and that's about it. After that most of them don't mean any more to to me than my next door neighbor. If I were to make a list of celebrities I would like to meet and have lunch with it would be a very short list and Bart Starr would be at the top. I'd love to be able to have a brat with him at the 1919 eatery and say "Mr Starr, this one is on me. Thank You"


Wade
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10 years ago
My favorite player ever.

And it's not even close.

Defines "great man."
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