That Might Be Just a Tad Beyond the Limitations Period

…or at least it would be if she filed a lawsuit:

An 81-year-old Kerrville [Texas] woman was arrested Tuesday on charges she sent letters to Hall of Fame NFL quarterback Bart Starr in an effort to extort $2 million from him.

A typed, computer-generated letter that authorities contend Ruby Y. Young mailed alleges a vague encounter with Starr in 1960. But the former MVP of the first two Super Bowls denies even knowing the woman, according to a criminal complaint affidavit filed against Young in Birmingham, Ala.

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“And now, the time has come for you to pay — to pay for the many injuries you caused me. … No I am not a push-over Mr. Starr — and no, I do not need the money — but I intend to see that you pay for your wrong doings (sic) to me …,” said the first letter, dated Oct. 30, 2006, which an agent quoted in part in the affidavit. “How much is it worth to preserve this ‘image’ presented to the public these many years of who and what you are?”

[via Deadspin]