"Please, no sympathy," Kramer wrote. "I've lived an incredible life and would not change a factor. No one needed to win greater than me and I by no means gave up, and that is precisely how I will battle this."
Kramer, a local of San Antonio, was drafted within the first spherical out of Rice by the Vikings in 1977. He was given the nickname "Two-Minute Tommy" for his late-game success, most famously a 46-yard Hail Mary cross for a landing in 1980 that was tipped and caught with one hand by Ahmad Rashad to cap a comeback victory over Cleveland that clinched a division title for Minnesota. Kramer handed for 456 yards and 4 touchdowns in that recreation.
Kramer is second in Vikings historical past in passing yards, behind Corridor of Fame member Fran Tarkenton, however a lot of his profession was interrupted by accidents. He grew to become the starter in 1979, the one season by which he performed all 16 video games. Kramer performed his last NFL season in 1990 for New Orleans.
Reporting by The Related Press.
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