Bart Starr condition deteriorated after suffering a heart attack, two strokes and a four seizures in September.(Photo: David J. Phillip, AP)

Bart Starr had quite a meal Tuesday morning in Alabama three pancakes and an omelet with three eggs and cheese.

It was made by his wife Cherry, his bride of 61 years. And it didnt take him long to eat it.

He fed himself the entire breakfast, Cherry Starr said. It was great.

It was another small but significant moment for Starr, the legendary former Green Bay Packers quarterback. Before he underwent an experimental stem cell treatment in June, Starr, 81, could barely walk or feed himself. His condition had deteriorated after suffering a heart attack, two strokes and a four seizures in September.

But now he can walk and eat unaided, seemingly sparked back to his feet with the help of this treatment.

Its just been really exciting to witness, Cherry Starr told USA TODAY Sports. Some of it might have been natural. It might have happened without the stem cells to some degree. But theres no question that has absolutely helped him, and some of his cognition has improved rather dramatically really. He can do things like tie his shoes. Hes feeding himself. He can read. I could go on and on about a lot of things that were witnessing that are really, really exciting to us.

She said Starr received an infusion of 90 million stem cells in June, when he traveled to the San Diego area for treatment. During the trip, they also met with two other sports heroes who previously received similar treatments: hockey great Gordie Howe, 87, and former San Francisco 49ers quarterback John Brodie, 79.

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