The obituary did not mention a cause of death. Her son, Bart Starr, Jr., told WBAY-TV that she had been battling cancer for years. Cherry and Bart were high school sweethearts and were married for ...

Cherry Starr, wife of Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterback Bart Starr, died Feb. 27 at her home in Birmingham, Alabama. She was 89. She was beloved not only by her husband, to whom she was ...