Jerry Kramer

Lore & Background

Kramer played college football for the Idaho Vandals before being selected by Green Bay in the fourth round of the 1958 NFL draft. He was an integral part of the famous Packers sweep. Kramer was an All-Pro five times, and a member of the NFL 1960s All-Decade Team. Before his election into the Hall of Fame at age 82, he was noted for being a finalist for the Hall ten times without being voted in. In 2008, he was rated No. 1 in NFL Network's Top 10 list of players not in the Hall. Kramer was inducted into the Hall of Fame on August 4, 2018.

In Their Own Story

The cold wind whipped across the frozen field as Kramer lined up against a massive defensive tackle. He gritted his teeth, feeling the familiar ache in his knees, but pushed off with explosive power. The ball snapped; he held his ground. Another yard gained for Green Bay, another step toward immortality.

Reader's Guide

Kramer's first book was the best-selling 'Instant Replay', a diary of the 1967 season co-authored with Dick Schaap. He also wrote 'Farewell to Football', 'Distant Replay', and co-wrote 'Run to Win' with Bob Fox in 2023. He edited 'Lombardi: Winning Is the Only Thing' and released the CD set 'Inside the Locker Room'. During his NFL career, the Packers won five NFL titles and the first two Super Bowls. He made 29 field goals and 90 extra points for a total of 177 points. He played in 129 regular season games and had 22 surgeries in 11 seasons.

Did You Know?

• Kramer was a standout two-way player at the University of Idaho and his number 64 was retired by the university in 1963.
• He was the placekicker for the Packers in 1962, 1963, and part of 1968, and scored ten points in the 1962 NFL Championship Game.
• Kramer's youngest sons, Matt and Jordan, also played college football at the University of Idaho; Jordan played two seasons in the NFL with the Tennessee Titans.
• After turning eighty in early 2016, Kramer auctioned off his first Super Bowl ring for $125,000 to raise college funds for his grandchildren.