4 Wolverine Open wrestling tourney. November 13 9 a.m. Crisler Arena. SPORTS Hagler-Duran fight Closed circuit T.V. 9:00 p.m. tonight Michigan Theatre. Tickets $25, $35; available at CTC outlets and door The Michigan Daily Thursday, November 10, 1983 Page 10 Ex-'M' star Kramer versatile By MIKE BERRES We've all heard about the great Michigan fans who allegedly bleed blue. There's one in Detroit whose ar- teries carry blue blood and veins have maize blood, and he has the best seat in the house when the Wolverines play football. Twenty-seven years ago Ron Kramer had one of the better views of the game when he played end for the Wolverines. Today he is part of the CKLW radio team that broadcasts Michigan football games. "I'VE NEVER left Michigan," said Kramer. "It stays with you. It leaves an indelible mark on you." Kramer, 48, came to Michigan in 1953 as a highly sought after high school player from East Detroit High. Since freshmen couldn't participate in var- sity athletics, he was forced to sit his first year. He more than made up for the lost season the next three years when he did almost everything possible on a football field. He ran, passed, caught, punted, placekicked, and even blocked a few punts for fun. His all-around performances on the field brought him many honors and memories. But one thing stands out. "MY GREATEST memory was in my sophomore yar (1954) when I came out of the (Michigan Stadium) tunnel for the first time. You're looking at 100,000 people and you don't know what to ex- pect." Although he may not have known what to expect, the former Wolverine great knew what to do once inside the stadium. Among other honors, Kramer was named All-American twice (1956 and in 1957 when he went on the "Ed Sullivan Show" in recognition of the honor), to the Big Ten and Michigan All-Time teams, and he is one of the few Wolverines who have had their uniform numbers (87) retired. His play also attracted the attention of the National Football League. The Green Bay Packers selected him in the first round of the 1957 draft, but Kramer considered it "a step down." ALTHOUGH HE was paid $22,000, quite a sum in 1957, he went to a team that would win just three times in his first two years. Michigan had beaten Iowa and Northwestern each times during Kramer's col career. In 1959, though, the Packersl new coach. His name was Vinc bardi. Kramer and his tear knew they had something speci came in and said the first day,' boss,"' Kramer recalled. Under Lombardi, With Kra: tight end, Green Bay's fortunes around immediately. The 1959 won more than it lost and the ne the Packers made it all the wa! NFL championship game, whe lost to Philadelphia, 17-13. The; lost another championship gan Lombardi. Green Bay won fiv including the first two Super Bov DESPITE THE success, the Michigan played out his option and became a free agent. He1 the first player to do so and sign the Detroit Lions.. "I left the team with the respect for Lombardi an organization, but family proble ced me to get closer to hom Kramer. He compared Lombardi to M coach Bo Schembechler. "Bo is in a disciplinary fashion. Th could coach anywhere at any tin off field more THE FORMER All-America finished llegiate his football career after the 1967 season with the Lions and began to concentrate hired a his interests in other areas. That in- e Lom- cluded a steel brokerage, which he had nmates begun investing in during his playing al. "He days, and some of the many charitable I'm the organizations he takes part and pride in. mer at "I'm involved in about a thousand turned different things," said Kramer. squad He was hardly exaggerating as he xt year recited a long list of outfits including y to the Boy's Club, Muscular Dystrophy, and re they the Special Olympics. y never AS IF THOSE activities weren't ne with enough to keep Kramer busy, he made e titles, his way into the television and radio wls. field with the Lions and later the former Michigan Wolverines. in 1964 The later action rekindled the Maize became and Blue flame, although Kramer ned with hasn't ever lost any love for Michigan. "It's a part of me and it's great to go greatest back." id the It was Ann Arbor's WAAM radio ems for- station that gave Kramer the oppor- e," said tunity. They asked eight years ago and Kramer said, "It sounded like fun so I lichigan gave it a shot and I love it. It gives me a similar reason to go back." ey both THIS YEAR CKLW has taken over me." the broadcasting and teamed Kramer Aramer ... still Blue with Dave Diles. Diles does the play-by- play while Kramer gives the color commentary. Kramer has had to face a few set- backs, though. Recently the steel brokerage he had been associated with for 23 years went bankrupt. He had lit- tle trouble dealing with it and has star- ted his own company, Ron Kramer In- dustries, which buys and sells steel. For Ron Kramer, though, only one things need to be constant to keep him happy: Michigan. "I'h not a great rememberer but one thing that will always stay with me is the great family at Michigan," sai Kramer. PAtL DAYS AT YOUR BOOKSTORE I I. :0" NOVEMBER 7th THROUGH 11th s3. s A - - Comaans 3 BLACK INK Pistons topple By LARRY MISHKIN & HAROLD GROSS Special to the Daily PONTIAC - The Detroit Pistons learned that it is true tha all good things come to those who wait. After losing all six games to the Philadelphia 76ers las season, the Pistons stopped the defending world champion last night, 120-116, raising their record to 3-3, before 14,30 fans at the Pontiac Silverdome. AFTER LEADING Philadelphia, now 4-2 for the entir game, Detroit found its lead, which had been 14 points a the beginning of the fourth quarter, slip to a six-point cushio with five minutes to play. Isiah Thomas took matters into his own hands at that point going on an eight-point scoring spree in a three-minute spa to keep the Pistons ahead of the surging Sixers. "When it gets down to this type of situation, I want to be th guy with the ball," said the all-star guard who finished witl 17 points. "I want to be the one who takes the shot. I feel con fident in that role. However, I don't like it to get to tha situation." PHILADELPHIA'S MOSES Malone led all scorers with 3 points while Vinnie Johnson was high man for Detroit with 2 points. "The Pistons played well," said Julius Erving, who wa held to 16 points, seven below his season average. "I though Isiah did a good job. He handled the ball and took control o the team."~ Sixers, 120-116 The Pistons shot 52 percent as a team on the night, making it their first game of the season in which they shot better than 50 percent. t Early in the first quarter, Sixer guard Andrew Toney and Piston forward Kelly Tripucka bumped heads while diving t for a loose ball, resulting in injuries that forced both players s to leave the game. Toney and Tripucka both returned mid- 4 way through the second quarter, but neither played effec- tively. Tripucka finished the game with only two points and e Toney seven, well below his season average of 20-per game. t n North Stars 5,. Red Wings 3 ', DETROIT (AP) - Red-hot Dino Ciccarelli continued hie assault on National Hockey League goaltenders, scoring e three goals to lead the Minnesota North Stars to a 5-3 victory h over the Detroit Red Wings last night. l- Ciccarelli, who has scored 10 goals in his last four games, 4 t converted a rebound on a power play 32 seconds into the second period and hegave Minnesota the lead for good, 1 tallying his 13th of the season 5:01 later to give the North .6 Stars a 2-1 edge. Defenseman Brad Park opened the scoring with a power s play for Detroit in the first period and John O'Grodnick and t teve Yzerman added three-period goals before Ciccarelli Sclinched the victory with an empty net goal in the final minute. 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