Ron Kramer, Packers and Lions Tight End
September 11th, 2010 | Published in Player Deaths | 2 Comments
Ron Kramer, who played tight end for the Packers and Lions from 1957 to 1967, passed away today. Kramer made the Pro Bowl in 1962 for the Packers, and he is a member of the Packers Hall of Fame. There is a nice article about Kramer’s career on the Pro Football Researchers web site.
My favorite Ron Kramer card is the one pictured here, a 1963 Topps card. The Packers cards in the 1963 set have green-and-gold borders, so the borders match the Packers’ uniforms. This appears to have been a coincidence, since the border colors Topps used for the other teams’ cards don’t match their uniform colors.
Kramer’s rookie card is a 1958 Topps, which I featured in a previous article. He also appeared on a 1961 Lake to Lake Packers card and on two Topps cards with the Lions. You can see all of Ron Kramer’s cards in the Vintage Football Card Gallery.
September 12th, 2010 at 6:03 PM (#)
Despite our 40 year age difference, Kramer and I became good friends over the last 12 and a half years….Kramer and I sat around at his house and had drinks, went out to eat together quite a bit….Kramer was one of those guys that was honest and straight forward…told it how it was…and I appreciate him for that….he came and hung out with me for a couple hours the day before he died…tell you what….I’m gonna miss that dude…RIP Kramer
September 13th, 2010 at 7:50 AM (#)
Sorry you lost your friend, Matt. Thanks for posting–it’s always nice to hear from friends of the players.