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<blockquote data-quote="Dan115" data-source="post: 552323"><p><img src="https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/images/cleardot.gif" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p><img src="https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/images/cleardot.gif" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p><img src="https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/images/cleardot.gif" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>Here's a letter you can copy and paste if you want and the people that decide </p><p></p><p>Dear Hall of Fame Selection Committee: It's 3rd and goal at the one inch line. The temperature is 13 degrees below zero. 16 seconds on the game clock. Your third straight NFL Championship is on the line. Your quarterback has just suggested a play to your legendary coach. So "let's run the damn play and get the hell outa here!"</p><p></p><p>The play that must be run is PUT JERRY KRAMER IN THE HALL OF FAME!! Not only did Jerry Kramer make the block that delivered the Green Bay Packers to their third consecutive NFL Championship in one of the premier games in NFL history, he is one of the best guards to ever play the game.</p><p></p><p>Following his football career, he has been instrumental in bringing new audiences of varied interests and demographics to the NFL. Jerry Kramer was not only a 5-time All Pro Bowl Guard and selected to the Pro Bowl 3 times, he was one of the premier guards of his generation and era in the NFL. Your own Pro Football Hall of Fame Selection Committee named Jerry to the NFL's All-Decade Team of the 1960s.</p><p></p><p>He is the ONLY player on the NFL 50th anniversary team not in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. That era saw some of the greatest running backs in football history: Paul Hornung, Jim Taylor, Donny Anderson, and Jim Grabowski. Jerry also protected one of the all-time great quarterbacks, Bart Starr. Someone had to open the holes and provide pass protection for those guys. As great as they are none could have achieved greatness by themselves. Many of JERRY KRAMER’s blocks led these stars to greatness!</p><p></p><p>Beyond his football abilities, Jerry's amazingly entertaining books have brought new fans to the NFL of all age groups and interests. "Instant Replay", "Distant Replay" and "Farewell to Football" attracted many new fans that likely would not have become fans if they had not read his books.</p><p></p><p>Jerry's public relations, numerous public appearances and motivational speeches to business and industry continue to benefit the NFL at a Hall of Fame level. Jerry continues to be an effective and endearing ambassador of the National Football League.</p><p></p><p>It is an atrocity that a man and a football player with the accomplishments of Jerry Kramer is not in the Hall of Fame. Let's make this horrible injustice right this year. Bring Jerry into the Hall of Fame. Many fans believe he belongs there. Many football players, coaches, executives and experts believe he belongs in the Hall. Let's put Jerry there so we can all give him the respect and celebrate his career accomplishments the way we want and he deserves. Thank you for your consideration.</p><p></p><p>2121 George Halas Drive Northwest</p><p>Canton, OH 44708</p><p></p><p>Arizona Kent Somers, Arizona Republic</p><p></p><p>Atlanta Len Pasquarelli, The Sports Xchange</p><p></p><p>Baltimore Scott Garceau, WMAR-TV</p><p></p><p>Buffalo Mark Gaughan, Buffalo News</p><p></p><p>Carolina Darin Gantt, Rock Hill Herald</p><p></p><p>Chicago Dan Pompei, Chicago Tribune*</p><p></p><p>Cincinnati Joe Reedy, Cincinnati Enquirer</p><p></p><p>Dallas Rick Gosselin, Dallas Morning News*</p><p></p><p>Denver Jeff Legwold, Denver Post</p><p></p><p>Detroit Mike O'Hara, The Detroit News</p><p></p><p>Green Bay Cliff Christl, Green Bay Press-Gazette</p><p></p><p>Houston John McClain, Houston Chronicle*</p><p></p><p>Indianapolis Mike Chappell, Indianapolis Star</p><p></p><p>Jacksonville Sam Kouvaris, WJXT-TV</p><p></p><p>Kansas City Bob Gretz, KCFootballReport.com</p><p></p><p>Miami Edwin Pope, Miami Herald</p><p></p><p>Minnesota Mark Craig, The Minneapolis Star-Tribune</p><p></p><p>New England Ron Borges, Boston Herald*</p><p></p><p>New Orleans Pete Finney, Times-Picayune</p><p></p><p>New York (Giants) Bob Glauber, Newsday</p><p></p><p>New York (Jets) Gary Myers, New York Daily News</p><p></p><p>Oakland Frank Cooney, The Sports Xchange</p><p></p><p>Philadelphia Paul Domowitch, Philadelphia Daily News</p><p></p><p>Pittsburgh Ed Bouchette, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette</p><p></p><p>St. Louis Bernie Miklasz, St. Louis Post-Dispatch*</p><p></p><p>San Diego Nick Canepa, San Diego Union Tribune</p><p></p><p>San Francisco Nancy Gay, FoxSports.com</p><p></p><p>Seattle Mike Sando, ESPN.com</p><p></p><p>Tampa Bay Ira Kaufman, Tampa Tribune</p><p></p><p>Tennessee David Climer, The Tennessean</p><p></p><p>Washington David Elfin, WUSA-9</p><p></p><p>PFWA Darryl Ledbetter, Atlanta Journal-Constitution</p><p></p><p>At Large Howard Balzer, The Sports Xchange</p><p></p><p>At Large Jarrett Bell, USA Today</p><p></p><p>At Large John Clayton, ESPN/ESPN Magazine</p><p></p><p>At Large John Czarnecki, FOXSports.co</p><p></p><p>At Large Dave Goldberg,</p><p>AOL Sports/</p><p></p><p>At Large Peter King, Sports Illustrate</p><p></p><p>At Large Ira Miller, The Sports Xchange* </p><p></p><p>At Large Len Shapiro, Miami Herald* </p><p></p><p>At Large Vito Stellino, Florida Times Union </p><p></p><p>At Large Jim Trotter, Sports Illustrated </p><p></p><p>At Large Charean Williams, Ft. Worth Star Telegram</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dan115, post: 552323"] [IMG]https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/images/cleardot.gif[/IMG] [IMG]https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/images/cleardot.gif[/IMG] [IMG]https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/images/cleardot.gif[/IMG] Here's a letter you can copy and paste if you want and the people that decide Dear Hall of Fame Selection Committee: It's 3rd and goal at the one inch line. The temperature is 13 degrees below zero. 16 seconds on the game clock. Your third straight NFL Championship is on the line. Your quarterback has just suggested a play to your legendary coach. So "let's run the damn play and get the hell outa here!" The play that must be run is PUT JERRY KRAMER IN THE HALL OF FAME!! Not only did Jerry Kramer make the block that delivered the Green Bay Packers to their third consecutive NFL Championship in one of the premier games in NFL history, he is one of the best guards to ever play the game. Following his football career, he has been instrumental in bringing new audiences of varied interests and demographics to the NFL. Jerry Kramer was not only a 5-time All Pro Bowl Guard and selected to the Pro Bowl 3 times, he was one of the premier guards of his generation and era in the NFL. Your own Pro Football Hall of Fame Selection Committee named Jerry to the NFL's All-Decade Team of the 1960s. He is the ONLY player on the NFL 50th anniversary team not in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. That era saw some of the greatest running backs in football history: Paul Hornung, Jim Taylor, Donny Anderson, and Jim Grabowski. Jerry also protected one of the all-time great quarterbacks, Bart Starr. Someone had to open the holes and provide pass protection for those guys. As great as they are none could have achieved greatness by themselves. Many of JERRY KRAMER’s blocks led these stars to greatness! Beyond his football abilities, Jerry's amazingly entertaining books have brought new fans to the NFL of all age groups and interests. "Instant Replay", "Distant Replay" and "Farewell to Football" attracted many new fans that likely would not have become fans if they had not read his books. Jerry's public relations, numerous public appearances and motivational speeches to business and industry continue to benefit the NFL at a Hall of Fame level. Jerry continues to be an effective and endearing ambassador of the National Football League. It is an atrocity that a man and a football player with the accomplishments of Jerry Kramer is not in the Hall of Fame. Let's make this horrible injustice right this year. Bring Jerry into the Hall of Fame. Many fans believe he belongs there. Many football players, coaches, executives and experts believe he belongs in the Hall. Let's put Jerry there so we can all give him the respect and celebrate his career accomplishments the way we want and he deserves. Thank you for your consideration. 2121 George Halas Drive Northwest Canton, OH 44708 Arizona Kent Somers, Arizona Republic Atlanta Len Pasquarelli, The Sports Xchange Baltimore Scott Garceau, WMAR-TV Buffalo Mark Gaughan, Buffalo News Carolina Darin Gantt, Rock Hill Herald Chicago Dan Pompei, Chicago Tribune* Cincinnati Joe Reedy, Cincinnati Enquirer Dallas Rick Gosselin, Dallas Morning News* Denver Jeff Legwold, Denver Post Detroit Mike O'Hara, The Detroit News Green Bay Cliff Christl, Green Bay Press-Gazette Houston John McClain, Houston Chronicle* Indianapolis Mike Chappell, Indianapolis Star Jacksonville Sam Kouvaris, WJXT-TV Kansas City Bob Gretz, KCFootballReport.com Miami Edwin Pope, Miami Herald Minnesota Mark Craig, The Minneapolis Star-Tribune New England Ron Borges, Boston Herald* New Orleans Pete Finney, Times-Picayune New York (Giants) Bob Glauber, Newsday New York (Jets) Gary Myers, New York Daily News Oakland Frank Cooney, The Sports Xchange Philadelphia Paul Domowitch, Philadelphia Daily News Pittsburgh Ed Bouchette, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette St. Louis Bernie Miklasz, St. Louis Post-Dispatch* San Diego Nick Canepa, San Diego Union Tribune San Francisco Nancy Gay, FoxSports.com Seattle Mike Sando, ESPN.com Tampa Bay Ira Kaufman, Tampa Tribune Tennessee David Climer, The Tennessean Washington David Elfin, WUSA-9 PFWA Darryl Ledbetter, Atlanta Journal-Constitution At Large Howard Balzer, The Sports Xchange At Large Jarrett Bell, USA Today At Large John Clayton, ESPN/ESPN Magazine At Large John Czarnecki, FOXSports.co At Large Dave Goldberg, AOL Sports/ At Large Peter King, Sports Illustrate At Large Ira Miller, The Sports Xchange* At Large Len Shapiro, Miami Herald* At Large Vito Stellino, Florida Times Union At Large Jim Trotter, Sports Illustrated At Large Charean Williams, Ft. Worth Star Telegram [/QUOTE]
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