Tommy Kramer

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Tommy Kramer
Date of birth	March 7, 1955
Place of birth	San Antonio, Texas
Position(s)	Quarterback
College	Rice
NFL Draft	1977 / Round 1/ Pick 27
Pro Bowls	1
Stats
Statistics	Pro Football Reference DatabaseFootball
Team(s)
1977-1989 1990	Minnesota Vikings New Orleans Saints

Thomas Francis Kramer (born March 7, 1955 in San Antonio, Texas) is an American former professional football player who was a quarterback in the NFL from 1977-1990.

Kramer graduated from Robert E. Lee High School in San Antonio. He played collegiately at Rice University and was selected by the Minnesota Vikings in the first round (27th overall) of the 1977 NFL Draft.

[edit] NFL Career

Kramer became the starting quarterback for the Vikings before the 1979 season after Fran Tarkenton retired. He earned the nickname "Two Minute Tommy" for many late game come-from-behind victories.

Throughout his career with the Vikings, Kramer suffered on the field injuries, resulting in many missed games for the team during the mid 1980s. He was selected to the Pro Bowl following the 1986 season, in which he was the highest rated quarterback in the NFL. Kramer was the first NFL quarterback to throw for over 450 yards in a game twice, and he once threw six touchdowns in a single game versus the Green Bay Packers. He was released by the Vikings after the 1989 season and was signed by the New Orleans Saints in 1990. He appeared in only one game for the Saints and retired after the 1990 season.

Preceded by Fran Tarkenton	Minnesota Vikings Starting Quarterback 1979-1984	Succeeded by Wade Wilson
Preceded by Wade Wilson	Minnesota Vikings Starting Quarterback 1986-1987	Succeeded by Wade Wilson
Preceded by John Stallworth†	NFL Comeback Player of the Year Award 1986 (Co-Award winner Joe Montana)	Succeeded by Charles White
† The NFL Comeback Player of the Year Award was not awarded in 1985. Stallworth is the 1984 award winner.

[edit] External link

• Pro-Football-Reference.com - career statistics.