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. Besides all of that, jerry kramer opened a door for all of us to see how that epic 1967 season unfolded with his co. The 67 team also won green bays fifth nfl championship in seven years. Covered packers for green bay pressgazette from 199720.
This is the third and final installment in jerry kramers trilogy of books about the 60s pakcers, following instant replay and farewell to football. Green bay packers official blog why isnt jerry kramer. 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. Packers great jerry kramers son publishing packers photo book. He cowrote instant replay, the diary of the packers 1967. Former green bay packers paul hornung 5 and jerry kramer 64 talk prior to the game against the denver broncos at lambeau field. Three nfl championships in a row an accomplishment thats only been done once in the modern playoff era. But heres one that has only a single reasonable answer.
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. 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. Heritage auctions green bay packers legend, jerry kramer, talks about his first encounter with vince lombardi. It is a very candid expose on what a professional football player goes through in a season. Jerry kramer green bay packers library of congress. In 1967, when jerry kramer of the green bay packers was 31 years old, he kept a diary of the season. The book is currently out of print and i bought the book used. Jerry kramer on his first impression of vince lombardi.
In september 2006, kramer rereleased his 1968 best seller, instant replay. About the author jerry kramer was a right guard for the green bay packers from 1958 to 1968. Book an athlete appearance with green bay packers jerry kramer. The 50th anniversary of that occasion is soon coming up. Jerry kramer makes major donation to hof pro football. Why packers guard jerry kramer made the pro football hall. 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. 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.
The green bay diary of jerry kramer is a book written by green bay packers offensive lineman jerry kramer and sportswriter dick schaap. 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. James nellen after injuring his ribs on green bays first play from scrimmage in a. The most famous and likely the greatest block in nfl history was thrown by green bay packers guard jerry kramer in the ice. He not only ignores the small hurts, but the large ones, too, and. 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. 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. The primary reason jerry kramer retired 50 years ago bob fox. If you wish to know what happpened to the green bay packers, inc. Kramer would recite his thoughts into a tape recorder and then submit those words to dick. Following lombardis death from cancer in 1970, kramer edited lombardi. A fascinating inside account of a football season decades before the internet, sports radio, etc.
Jonathan yardley this classic sports book takes readers inside the 1967 season of the green bay. Jerry kramer was a ninetime modernera finalist and perhaps the hall of fames most glaring omission until now. 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. 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 played football for the green bay packers from 19581968. 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. You are bidding on a rare vintage book titled instant replay the green bay diary of jerry kramer. 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. The day ended with the gold jacket dinner at the memorial civic center and. 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.
Jerry kramers famous ice bowl block will live on forever. Instant replay the green bay diary of jerry kramer. 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. 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. Jerry kramer takes you into the day to day rigor of a professional football players daily life from training camp to the super bowl. 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.
Jerry kramer was a right guard for the green bay packers from 1958 to 1968. Jerry kramer pro football hall of fame official site. He was inducted into the green bay packer hall of fame in 1977. Jerry kramer has the perfect devilmaycare attitude it takes to play this game, lombardi wrote in his book, run to daylight. 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. During his time with the team, the packers won five national championships and super bowls i and ii. Green bay packers quarterback bart starr 15 is helped off the field by guard jerry kramer 64 and dr. In these cds, jerry kramer takes you inside the locker room during the green bay packers unprecedented 1967 championship season. 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 green bay packers summary photographs show green bay packers player jerry kramer playing in a football game between the packers and the oakland raiders.
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