Kyle Kramer

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Kyle Kramer
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Position: Defensive back
Personal information
Born: (1967-01-12) January 12, 1967 (age 57)
Kansas City, Missouri, U.S.
Height:6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High school: Kettering (OH) Fairmont
College: Bowling Green
NFL draft: 1989  / round: 5 / pick: 114
Career history
Career NFL statistics
Interceptions:1
Player stats at PFR

Kyle Kramer (born January 12, 1967) is an American former professional football defensive back. He played for the Cleveland Browns in 1989. [1] [2] He was selected by the Browns in the fifth round of the 1989 NFL draft. [3]

Kramer was inducted into the 2020 Kettering Fairmont High School Hall of Fame. Earning 6 varsity letter in Football and Track. He was named most Valuable Defensive Back in 1984 and most Valuable in Track in 1984 and 1985. Kramer was the first KFHS graduate to play in the NFL. [4]

Kramer was inducted to the Bowling Green Hall of Fame in 2011. He was a four-year letter winner and a three-year starter at safety for the football Falcons. A two-time All-Mid-American Conference First-Team selection and earned All-American honorable his last two seasons. As a senior, Kramer was a team co-captain, and was named the Falcons’ Most Valuable Player. He led the team with a total of 143 tackles, ranking fifth in the MAC. Kramer’s career total of 399 tackles during his college career was the third highest in BGSU history at the time of his graduation, and still ranks today. He was named to the Academic All-MAC Team on two occasions. He Studied Bio Pre-Med. [5]

He was selected by the Cleveland Browns in the fifth round of the 1989 NFL draft. During his career, he had 17 special teams stops during the regular season as a rookie in ‘89, and recorded his first NFL interception in the Dec. 17 game vs. Minnesota. He missed several games due to a thigh injury that year. He suffered a career ending injury during the Hall of Fame Game in 1990. Kramer was with the Browns until 1991.

Kramer credits his father, Dr. Thomas Kramer, for his love of sports. A successful athlete as Nebraska's QB, surgeon and head Doctor for the University of Dayton's Football Program; he inspired him both on and off field.


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References

  1. ↑ "Kyle Kramer Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 2, 2020.
  2. ↑ "Kyle Kramer, DB". Nfl.com. Retrieved March 2, 2020.
  3. ↑ "1989 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 26, 2023.
  4. ↑ "2000 Hall of Fame". KF Firebirds.com. Retrieved August 28, 2023.
  5. ↑ "2011 Hall of Fame". BGSU Falcons.com. Retrieved August 28, 2023.
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