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6 unusual facts about Ron Kramer


1954–55 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team

Sophomore Ron Kramer was the team's leading scorer with 352 points in 22 games for an average of 16.0 points per game.

1955–56 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team

Junior Ron Kramer was the team's leading scorer with 448 points in 22 games for an average of 20.3 points per game.

Ron Kramer

In 1999, Sports Illustrated published a list of "The 50 Greatest Sports Figures From Michigan" (in all sports), and ranked Kramer seventh on the list behind Joe Louis, Magic Johnson, Charlie Gehringer, Bennie Oosterbaan, Hal Newhouser and Dave DeBusschere.

Ronald Kramer

Ron Kramer (Ronald J. Kramer, 1935–2010), American college athlete and professional American football player

Tom Maentz

A native of Holland, Michigan, Maentz enrolled at Michigan at the same time as Michigan's legendary Hall of Fame end, Ron Kramer.

Maentz and Ron Kramer became known as Michigan's "touchdown twins" and were the first University of Michigan athletes to appear on the cover of Sports Illustrated.



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