Starr served as director of athletics at Canisius College from 1974 to 2000.
[3] During his 26-year career as athletic director at Canisius, Starr oversaw the creation of the Golden Griffins' women's athletic teams,[4] as well as the building of the Demske Sports Complex on campus in 1989.
[5][6] In 1992, Starr hired John Beilein from NCAA Division II Le Moyne College to coach the Canisius Golden Griffins men's basketball team.
[7] Beilein led the Golden Griffins to a Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference championship in 1996, and an appearance in the 1996 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, the first NCAA basketball tournament appearance for Canisius since 1957.
Starr was elected to the Canisius College Sports Hall of Fame in 2000[8][9] and the Greater Buffalo Sports Hall of Fame in 2010.