January 23, 1936 at jordan, montana is a former professional american football player and author, best remembered for his 11year nfl career with the green bay. Packers president and ceo mark murphy introduces jerry kramer at the opening of an exhibit featuring kramers career at the green bay packers hall of fame at lambeau field on. Jerry kramer has the perfect devilmaycare attitude it takes to play this game, lombardi wrote in his book, run to daylight. Jerry kramer was a ninetime modernera finalist and perhaps the hall of fames most glaring omission until now. Why packers guard jerry kramer made the pro football hall.
In september 2006, kramer rereleased his 1968 best seller, instant replay. Jerry kramer makes major donation to hof pro football. Jerry kramer, the former packers guard, spent friday rubbing elbows with more than 100 hall of famers in canton, ohio. A sports classic, jerry kramer and dick schaaps instant replay takes readers inside the 1967 season of the green bay packers, following that storied team from training camp to their dramatic victory in. Winning is the only thing, a collection of reminiscences from coaches, players, friends and family of lombardi whom kramer interviewed for the book. Book an athlete appearance with green bay packers jerry kramer if you would like to book mr. Packers great jerry kramers son publishing packers photo book. Packers guard jerry kramer retires may 22, 1969 guard and author, jerry kramer announces his retirement from football after an 11year career that stretches back to 1958. Jerry kramer green bay packers library of congress. Green bay packers official blog why isnt jerry kramer. A fascinating inside account of a football season decades before the internet, sports radio, etc. Three nfl championships in a row an accomplishment thats only been done once in the modern playoff era.
When the dallas cowboys play the green bay packers this sunday in an nfc divisional playoff game at lambeau field, there will be one very interested observer in attendance. Its also the least interesting, especially when kramer veers away from updating us on his former teammates and starts talking about his various up and downs in. Green bay packers former guard jerry kramer second from right shakes hands with nfl commissioner roger goodell left and pro football hall of fame president david baker second from left after. Jerry kramer pro football hall of fame official site. Jerry kramer born january 23, 1936, in jordan, montana is a former professional football player, author and sports commentator, best remembered for his 11year nfl career with the green bay packers as. Jerry kramer of the green bay packers announced his retirement from the nfl. The 50th anniversary of that occasion is soon coming up. The primary reason jerry kramer retired 50 years ago bob fox. Jerry kramer played football for the green bay packers from 19581968.
This is the third and final installment in jerry kramers trilogy of books about the 60s pakcers, following instant replay and farewell to football. You are bidding on a rare vintage book titled instant replay the green bay diary of jerry kramer. The most famous and likely the greatest block in nfl history was thrown by green bay packers guard jerry kramer in the ice. Jerry kramer, former green bay packers offensive guard 1958 to 1968, greeted fans at the oshkosh s paper tiger for a book signing of his new edition of instant replay. Jerry kramer takes you into the day to day rigor of a professional football players daily life from training camp to the super bowl. Kramer was the openingday starter on all nine of lombardis green bay teams, although he missed the final five regularseason games and nfl championship game.
The green bay diary of jerry kramer is a book written by green bay packers offensive lineman jerry kramer and sportswriter dick schaap. A sports classic, jerry kramer and dick schaaps instant replay takes readers inside the 1967 season of the green bay packers, following that storied team from training camp to their. It is a very candid expose on what a professional football player goes through in a season. Kramer for a speaking engagement, book signing, meetgreet, golf outing, private event or autograph. Green bay packers quarterback bart starr 15 is helped off the field by guard jerry kramer 64 and dr.
Jerry kramer was a right guard for the green bay packers from 1958 to 1968. He not only ignores the small hurts, but the large ones, too, and. Covered packers for green bay pressgazette from 199720. He was inducted into the green bay packer hall of fame in 1977. In 1967, when jerry kramer of the green bay packers was 31 years old, he kept a diary of the season. In 1967, when jerry kramer was a thirtyoneyearold green bay packers offensive lineman, in his tenth year with the team, he decided to keep a diary of the season. Kramer would recite his thoughts into a tape recorder and then submit those words to dick. About the author jerry kramer was a right guard for the green bay packers from 1958 to 1968. If you wish to know what happpened to the green bay packers, inc. Kramer remembers a postpractice pissing contest he once got into with green bay writer and voter art daley, though kramer later apologized and came away confident that everything. Following lombardis death from cancer in 1970, kramer edited lombardi. Former green bay packers paul hornung 5 and jerry kramer 64 talk prior to the game against the denver broncos at lambeau field. Book an athlete appearance with green bay packers jerry kramer.
Jonathan yardley this classic sports book takes readers inside the 1967 season of the green bay. The day ended with the gold jacket dinner at the memorial civic center and. Jerry kramer talks about the book instant replay bob fox. In 1985, kramer wrote distant replay, which updated the whereabouts of the members of the packers super bowl i championship team following a team reunion at lambeau field during the 1984 season. But heres one that has only a single reasonable answer. The book is currently out of print and i bought the book used. James nellen after injuring his ribs on green bays first play from scrimmage in a. Besides all of that, jerry kramer opened a door for all of us to see how that epic 1967 season unfolded with his co. In october 2005, he released inside the locker room a cd set that includes vince lombardis final locker room address as the head coach of the green bay packers, immediately after super bowl ii. Instant replay the green bay diary of jerry kramer. Jerry kramers famous ice bowl block will live on forever. During his time with the team, the packers won five national championships and super bowls i and ii.
A bestseller in the 60s, this book chronicles the daybyday of what was jerry kramers last season with the packers, and, as it turns out, the last season coach vince lombardi was with the team. Jerry kramer on his first impression of vince lombardi. Earlier this week, former green bay packers guard jerry kramer was passed over again by the pro football hall of fames senior committee as a finalist for the class of 2015. Book titled instant replay the green bay diary of jerry kramer by jerry kramer and dick schaap book titled lombardi winning is the only thing edited by jerry kramer these great artifacts from jerry. He cowrote instant replay, the diary of the packers 1967. Hornung, taylor, kramer to play in nfl foundation celebrity golf classic posted by mike spofford on october 4, 20 10. The 67 team also won green bays fifth nfl championship in seven years. But as with most key moments in nfl history, theres more to perhaps the most celebrated play in green bay packers history, and it centers around jerry kramer. During his time with the team, the packers won five nfl championships and super bowls i and ii.
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