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| Positions | Placekicker •Defensive back | ||||||||||
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| Born | (1940-11-06)November 6, 1940 (age 85) Green Bay, Wisconsin, U.S. | ||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||||
| Weight | 195 lb (88 kg) | ||||||||||
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| College | Wisconsin (1959-1962) | ||||||||||
| NFL draft | 1963: 7th round, 93rd overall pick | ||||||||||
| AFL draft | 1963: 19th round, 147th overall pick | ||||||||||
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Gary Lee Kroner (born November 6, 1940) is an American formerfootballplacekicker andhalfback.
Kroner was born in 1940 inGreen Bay, Wisconsin, and attended Premontre High School in Green Bay. He then enrolled at theUniversity of Wisconsin where he played as both a halfback and placekicker for theWisconsin Badgers football team from 1960 to 1962.[1][2] As a member of the Big Ten and Rose Bowl champion1962 Wisconsin Badgers football team, Kroner converted 27 of 27 extra point kicks and set Wisconsin school records for points scored by kicking (36) and conversion percentage (100%).
Kroner was drafted by theGreen Bay Packers in the seventh round of the1963 NFL draft.[3] He participated in the Packers' 1962 preseason as a defensive back and kicker.[4] He later played in theAmerican Football League (AFL) as placekicker for theDenver Broncos from 1965 to 1967. He appeared in 31 AFL games for the Broncos, tallying 144 points on 29 field goals and 57 extra points.[1]
