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Comparing All-Time Great NFL Quarterbacks To American Presidents

By Erik Lambert

WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 06: U.S. President Barack Obama holds up a Denver Broncos jersey presented to him as a gift by Annabel Bowlen (R), wife of Broncos majority owner Pat Bowlen, while welcoming the National Football League Super Bowl champion Denver Broncos to the White House Rose Garden on June 6, 2016 in Washington, DC. The Broncos defeated the Carolina Panthers 24-10 in Super Bowl 50. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)
WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 06: U.S. President Barack Obama holds up a Denver Broncos jersey presented to him as a gift by Annabel Bowlen (R), wife of Broncos majority owner Pat Bowlen, while welcoming the National Football League Super Bowl champion Denver Broncos to the White House Rose Garden on June 6, 2016 in Washington, DC. The Broncos defeated the Carolina Panthers 24-10 in Super Bowl 50. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images) /
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WASHINGTON, DC – OCTOBER 28: Fritz Klein, an actor playing the role of former U.S. President Abraham Lincoln, sits in character beneath the 16th president’s portrait in the State Dining Room during a preview of Halloween exhibits at the White House on October 28, 2016 in Washington, DC. The White House welcomes children to the grounds of the president’s home annually to help celebrate Halloween. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)
WASHINGTON, DC – OCTOBER 28: Fritz Klein, an actor playing the role of former U.S. President Abraham Lincoln, sits in character beneath the 16th president’s portrait in the State Dining Room during a preview of Halloween exhibits at the White House on October 28, 2016 in Washington, DC. The White House welcomes children to the grounds of the president’s home annually to help celebrate Halloween. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images) /

Bart Starr:  Abraham Lincoln

The man known as “Honest Abe” is widely viewed as the greatest president in American history. It’s hard to argue given the accomplishments. He freed the slaves from bondage, preserved the union by winning the Civil War and was one of the first to suggest women had a right to vote. He steadied the ship during a tumultuous time and got it back to harbor without sinking. Many other characters overshadowed him in his day, but over time his light only grew brighter.

That is Bart Starr in a nutshell. Pro football was in the midst of a civil war of sorts between the NFL and the AFL. On a Green Bay Packers team loaded with characters and future Hall of Famers, he was merely viewed as the manager. Yet the leadership and coolness under pressure were trademarks of Lincoln he embodied to the fullest. Green Bay became a beacon of race tolerance in the 1960s and Starr, with his five rings eventually got his due down the years.

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