The 2008 Hall of Faith Inductees:
Bart Starr
Bart Starr started in professional football as a 17th round pick for the Green Bay Packers in the NFL draft in 1956. Vince Lombardi saw Starr as extremely intelligent and capable and launched his career as a serious NFL player. By 1960, Starr led the Packers to the Western Division Championship, the first of many great successes for the team. By the end of his career, Starr led the Packers to win five NFL titles as well as two Super Bowl Championships. Starr himself was named MVP in Super Bowl I and II as well as NFL MVP in 1966. After retiring from the NFL, Starr stayed on as head coach of the Packers from 1975-1983.
In 1988, Athletes in Action held its inaugural Super Bowl Breakfast at Super Bowl XXII in San Diego, CA. In 1989, the first Bart Starr Award was presented at the Super Bowl Breakfast. Bart Starr agreed to partner with Athletes in Action to present this award in his name. He is present each year at the Breakfast to personally present the Award to the winner voted on by NFL players. The Bart Starr Award is given to the NFL player who best exemplifies outstanding character and leadership in the home, on the field and in the community. Past award winners include Reggie White- Green Bay Packers, Mike Singletary-Chicago Bears, Anthony Munoz-Cincinnati Bengal's, Cris Carter- Minnesota Vikings, Warren Moon-Houston/Seattle and John Lynch-Denver Broncos.
Since his football days, Starr runs Healthcare Realty Management and is co-founder of Rawhide Boys Ranch which assists young boys in trouble. Starr and his wife Cherry have two sons, Bart Jr. and Bret.
Leah O’Brien-Amico 
Leah O’Brien-Amico has been playing softball since she was very young and always knew her dream was to gain a scholarship to play in college. This dream came true when she was given the opportunity to play for the University of Arizona where she and her team found great success. O’Brien-Amico was a three-time first team NFCA All-American, Three-time First Team Academic All-American, Three-time First Team All-Pacific Region, Three-time All College World Series and Four-time All-Pac-10. O’Brien-Amico was named the NCAA Woman of the Year for the state of Arizona in 1997. She still holds the Women’s College World Series record for batting average in a single tournament hitting .750 (9 out of 12) in 1994.
During O’Brien-Amico’s time with the Wildcats, the team won three NCAA Championships in 1993, 1994 and 1997 and had a second place finish in 1995.
Since college, O’Brien-Amico has played on the USA Women’s Softball team where they won the Olympic Gold Medal in 1996, 2000 and 2004. After her stint in the Olympics, O’Brien-Amico has traveled as a speaker, clinician and overall encouragement to young women everywhere. She is very open about her priorities as God first, family second and softball third. O’Brien-Amico lives in California with her husband Tommy and their three young boys Jake, Drew and Luke.
