Jerry Kramer (football player)
| Jerry Kramer | |
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Positions: Guard , Kicker |
Jersey number (s): 64 |
| born on January 23, 1936 in Jordan , Montana , USA | |
| Career information | |
| Active : 1958 - 1968 | |
| NFL Draft : 1958 / Round: 4 / Pick: 39 | |
| College : University of Idaho | |
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| Career statistics | |
| Games | 130 |
| Extrapoint | 90 |
| Fumble | 3 |
| Stats at NFL.com | |
| Stats at pro-football-reference.com | |
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| Pro Football Hall of Fame | |
Gerald Louis "Jerry" Kramer (* 23. January 1936 in Jordan , Montana ) is a former American American football player . He played as a guard and kicker in the National Football League (NFL) with the Green Bay Packers .
Player career
College career
Jerry Kramer was born in Jordan, Montana. However, his family soon moved to Sandpoint , Idaho , where he attended high school . After graduating from school, he received a sports scholarship from the University of Idaho and played from 1955 to 1958 for the local football team , the Idaho Vandals , as a guard and kicker. He was also active as a track and field athlete . In 1956 he was included in the league selection, in 1956 and 1957 he was elected to the All American . In 1958, he played in the college all-star game against the Detroit Lions . The college players were able to prevail against the professionals with 35:19. For his achievements as a track and field athlete and football player, Kramer has received several awards from his college .
Professional career
Gerald Kramer was drafted 39th in the fourth round by the Green Bay Packers in 1958 . His rookie year with the team from Green Bay was not very successful, the Packers could only win one of twelve games. In 1959, the former assistant coach of the New York Giants Vince Lombardi took over the coaching office for the team from Wisconsin . The Packers should then develop into a top team in the NFL. Kramer was used by Lombardi as a guard to protect quarterback Bart Starr and as a pre-blocker by running back Paul Hornung . After the Packers had lost the 1960 NFL final against the Philadelphia Eagles 17:13, Kramer and his team won his first NFL title in 1961 . The Packers clearly beat the Giants 37-0 in the NFL final.
The following year, Kramer was also used as the team's kicker. Again the Packers managed to move into the NFL final, where they met the Giants again. Kramer contributed three field goals to the 16: 7 victory of his team.
The year 1964 was not very successful for Jerry Kramer personally. Due to an injury, he could only play two games. In 1965 he won his third title for it. This time the Cleveland Browns lost to the Packers in the championship game with 23:12. The next two game years should end for Kramer with winning the NFL title. In 1966, Kramer's team beat the Dallas Cowboys 34:27 in the final, and in 1967 the Cowboys were again losers in the NFL final, which would go down in football history as the Ice Bowl . Kramer played a key role in his team's 21:17 victory over the Dallas team . Under the most adverse circumstances, the game was played at −25 degrees Celsius and the playing surface was covered with ice, the Packers were 17:14 behind until shortly before the end of the game. A few seconds later, Bart Starr surprisingly started a run with Jerry Kramer and Ken Bowman as pre-blockers and was able to carry the ball to the decisive touchdown in the end zone of the cowboys. Both games meant that Kramer's team entered the AFL-NFL World Championship Game . The championship game between the still separate leagues American Football League (AFL) and the NFL was later to be renamed the Super Bowl . In Super Bowl I , the Packers met the Kansas City Chiefs , who had to leave the field with a 35:10 defeat. A year later, the Oakland Raiders were defeated 33:14 in Super Bowl II . Kramer ended his career after the 1968 season.
After the playing career
During and after his playing career, Jerry Kramer published a total of four books in which he described his experiences as a professional football player:
- co-authored by Dick Schaap, Instant Replay , Holtzman Press Inc., 1968, newly published 2006;
- with co-author Dick Schaap, Farewell to Football , Bantam, 1969;
- Lombardi: Winning Is the Only Thing , World Pub. Co., 1970;
- with co-author Dick Schaap, Distant Replay , Putnam; 1st Ed. edition, 1985.
After his career, Kramer worked briefly as a sports presenter for the American television station Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS). He lived temporarily on a ranch near Parma , Idaho. Kramer now lives in Boise with his second wife . He has six children. His son Jordan Kramer played as a linebacker for the Tennessee Titans .
Honors
Gerald Kramer played three times in the Pro Bowl , the final game of the best players of an NFL season. He was voted All Pro seven times . He is a member of the Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame , the Wisconsin Athletic Hall of Fame, the NFL's 50th Anniversary Team, and the NFL 1960s All-Decade Team . Numerous nominations for inclusion in the Pro Football Hall of Fame followed. On February 3, 2018, Kramer was finally inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
Web links
- Jerry Kramer in the Wisconsin Athletic Hall of Fame
- Jerry Kramer in the Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame
- Jerry Kramer in college
- Biography, interview with Jerry Kramer
- Jerry Kramer in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Statistics from the Packers 1960
- ^ Statistics NFL final 1960
- ↑ Statistics from the Packers 1961
- ↑ Statistics NFL final 1961
- ↑ Annual statistics of the Packers 1962
- ↑ Statistics NFL final 1962
- ↑ Annual statistics of the Packers 1965
- ^ Statistics NFL final 1965
- ↑ Annual statistics of the Packers 1966
- ↑ Statistics NFL final 1966
- ↑ Annual statistics of the Packers 1967
- ↑ Statistics NFL final 1967
- ↑ Statistics Super Bowl I.
- ↑ Statistics Super Bowl II
- ↑ Press article about Jerry Kramer's induction into the Pro Football Hall of Fame
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Kramer, Jerry |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Kramer, Gerald Louis |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American football player and author |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 23, 1936 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Jordan, Montana, USA |