Bart Starr resisted giving up his authority over personnel matters President Robert Parins and the executive committee didn’t stop him from hiring Ron Wolf Mar 11, 2021 at 09:30 AM
Gordon from Jupiter, FL
Several years ago, I read that in 1978 GM/HC Bart Starr went to the board of directors and said he wished to give up his dual position and continue to serve as head coach only. He recommended that the team hire Ron Wolf, then employed by Tampa Bay, as the new general manager. The board, according to the article, rejected Starr s offer and he continued to serve in both positions. In My Life in Football, Starr s abbreviated autobiography, he says nothing about this incident. But he is openly apologetic about the two dreadful draft mistakes he made in 1979 and 1981: passing on Joe Montana for defensive tackle Charles Johnson and choosing quarterback Rich Campbell instead of safety Ronnie Lott. If it is true that Wolf could have been Pa
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