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Roy Kramer

Biographical details

Born

(1929-10-30) October 30, 1929 (age 94)
Maryville, Tennessee, U.S.

Coaching career (HC unless noted)

1955

Battle Creek Central HS (MI) (assistant)

1956

Hudson HS (MI)

1957

Dowagiac HS (MI)

1958–1959

Benton Harbor HS (MI)

1960–1966

East Lansing HS (MI)

1967–1977

Central Michigan

Administrative career (AD unless noted)

1978–1990

Vanderbilt

1990–2002

SEC (commissioner)

Head coaching record

Overall

83–32–2 (college)
58–14–3 (high school)

Tournaments

3–0 (NCAA D-II playoffs)

Accomplishments and honors

Championships

1NCAA Division II (1974)
2IIAC (1967–1968)

College Football Hall of Fame
Inducted in 2023 (profile)

Roy F. Kramer (born October 30, 1929)[1] is a former American high school, college football coach and athletics administrator. Kramer was the head football coach for Central Michigan University from 1967 to 1977, compiling a record of 83–32–2 and winning the 1974 NCAA Division II Football Championship. He then served as the athletic directoratVanderbilt University from 1978 to 1990, and later as the commissioner of the Southeastern Conference from 1990 to 2002, where he created the Bowl Championship Series.[2]

Administrative career

[edit]

Kramer became the sixth commissioner of the Southeastern Conference on January 10, 1990. Within seven months of his appointment, the conference announced plans for expansion, adding Arkansas and South Carolina officially on July 1, 1991. Following expansion, Kramer guided the conference in formulating divisional play and the first Division I-A conference football championship game.

During his tenure at the helm of the SEC, the conference won 81 national championships, the most ever in a decade by the league. Kramer oversaw the distribution of a then-league record $95.7 million to its member institutions for 2001–02. Kramer negotiated multi-sport national television packages with CBS and ESPN, featuring football and men's and women's basketball, through the 2008–09 season.

Because of his influence, the Men's and Women's SEC Athlete of the year award is presented annually as the Roy F. Kramer Award.

Kramer was succeeded as the SEC's commissioner by Michael Slive.

Awards and honors

[edit]

Head coaching record

[edit]

College

[edit]

Year

Team

Overall

Conference

Standing

Bowl/playoffs

Central Michigan Chippewas (Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (1967–1969)

1967

Central Michigan

8–2

2–1

1st

1968

Central Michigan

7–2

2–1

1st

1969

Central Michigan

7–3

2–1

2nd

Central Michigan Chippewas (NCAA College Division / Division II independent) (1970–1974)

1970

Central Michigan

7–3

1971

Central Michigan

5–5

1972

Central Michigan

5–5–1

1973

Central Michigan

7–4

1974

Central Michigan

12–1

W NCAA Division II Championship

Central Michigan Chippewas (Mid-American Conference) (1975–1977)

1975

Central Michigan

8–2–1

4–1–1

2nd

1976

Central Michigan

7–4

4–3

T–5th

1977

Central Michigan

10–1

7–1

2nd

Central Michigan:

83–32–2

21–8–1

Total:

83–32–2

      National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth

References

[edit]
  1. ^ Bisher, Furman (December 6, 1996). "Kramer means business". The Atlanta Constitution. p. G3. Retrieved November 27, 2020 – via Newspapers.com. Free access icon
  • ^ Jack Carey (December 8, 2007). "Man behind creation of BCS pleased with results". USA Today. Retrieved February 18, 2008.
  • ^ a b c "CMUCHIPPEWAS.COM Roy Kramer Bio - Official Athletic Site". www.cmuchippewas.com. Retrieved June 5, 2018.
  • ^ "Roy Kramer « Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame". tshf.net. Retrieved June 5, 2018.
  • ^ "Roy Kramer". Alabama Sports Hall of Fame. Retrieved June 5, 2018.
  • ^ Cowan, Kevin (January 13, 2008). "Attorney's new home christened in festive fashion". Knoxville News Sentinel. pp. http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2008/Jan/13/attorneys-new-home-christened-in-festive-fashion/.
  • ^ "Vanderbilt Athletics Announces Inaugural Hall of Fame Class". Vanderbilt University. June 26, 2008. Archived from the original on June 28, 2008. Retrieved June 26, 2008.
  • ^ "2011 College Football Award Winners". ESPN.com. Retrieved June 5, 2018.
  • ^ a b "Roy Kramer". East Lansing High School Hall of Fame. Retrieved June 5, 2018.
  • ^ "Don't Miss the 2013 Duffy Daugherty Memorial Award Dinner Thursday! This Year's Winner is: Roy Kramer! | Spartan Nation". www.spartannation.com. Retrieved June 5, 2018.
  • [edit]

  • Carl Pray (1897–1899)
  • Unknown (1900)
  • No team (1901)
  • Charles Tambling (1902–1905)
  • No team (1906)
  • Ralph Thacker (1907)
  • Hugh Sutherland (1908)
  • Harry Helmer (1909–1912)
  • No team (1913–1915)
  • Blake Miller (1916)
  • Fred Johnson (1917)
  • Charles Tambling (1918)
  • Garland Nevitt (1919)
  • Joe Simmons (1920)
  • Wallace Parker (1921–1923)
  • Lester Barnard (1924–1925)
  • Wallace Parker (1926–1928)
  • Butch Nowack (1929–1930)
  • George Van Bibber (1931–1933)
  • Alex Yunevich (1934–1936)
  • Ron Finch (1937–1946)
  • Lyle Bennett (1947–1949)
  • Warren Schmakel (1950)
  • Kenneth Kelly (1951–1966)
  • Roy Kramer (1967–1977)
  • Herb Deromedi (1978–1993)
  • Dick Flynn (1994–1999)
  • Mike DeBord (2000–2003)
  • Brian Kelly (2004–2006)
  • Jeff Quinn # (2006)
  • Butch Jones (2007–2009)
  • Steve Stripling # (2009)
  • Dan Enos (2010–2014)
  • John Bonamego (2015–2018)
  • Jim McElwain (2019– )
  • # denotes interim head coach

  • Tom Zerfoss (1940–1944)
  • Red Sanders (1945–1949)
  • Bill Edwards (1949–1953)
  • Art Guepe (1953–1962)
  • Jess Neely (1967–1971)
  • Bill Pace (1971–1973)
  • Jess Neely # (1973)
  • Clay Stapleton (1973–1978)
  • Roy Kramer (1978–1990)
  • Paul Hoolahan (1990–1995)
  • Jim Foster # (1996)
  • Todd Turner (1996–2003)
  • David Williams II (2003–2019)
  • Malcolm Turner (2019–2020)
  • Candice Storey Lee (2020–)
  • # denotes interim athletic director

  • N. W. Dougherty (1946–1948)
  • Bernie Moore (1948–1966)
  • Tonto Coleman (1966–1972)
  • H. Boyd McWhorter (1972–1986)
  • Harvey Schiller (1986–1989)
  • Roy Kramer (1990–2002)
  • Michael Slive (2002–2015)
  • Greg Sankey (2015– )
  • Mose Rison
  • Michael Woroniecki
  • Head coach
    Roy Kramer

  • 1969: MacLeish
  • 1970: Lombardi
  • 1971: Boyden
  • 1972: Holland
  • 1973: No award
  • 1974: Hope
  • 1975: Hesburgh
  • 1976: Van Fleet
  • 1977: Joyce
  • 1978: No award
  • 1979: Galbreath
  • 1980: Russell
  • 1981: Werblin
  • 1982: Silver Anniversary (all honored) – Brown, Davis, Kemp, Ron Kramer, Swink
  • 1983: Hess & Stewart
  • 1984: Nelson
  • 1985: Flynn
  • 1986: Toner
  • 1987: Sewell
  • 1988: Rodgers
  • 1989: Krause
  • 1990: Rozelle
  • 1991: Paterno
  • 1992: Mara
  • 1993: Kazmaier
  • 1994: Bolden
  • 1995: Osborne
  • 1996: Monan, S.J
  • 1997: No award
  • 1998: Roy Kramer
  • 1999: No award
  • 2000: Decio
  • 2001: Frank
  • 2002: Young
  • 2003: Khayat
  • 2004: Casciola
  • 2005: Page
  • 2006: Tillman
  • 2007: Bleier
  • 2008: Pickens
  • 2009: Payne
  • 2010: Brokaw
  • 2011: Roberts
  • 2012: Bodenheimer
  • 2013: Odierno
  • 2014: No award
  • 2015: Byrne, Tew & White
  • 2016: McRaven

  • Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Roy_Kramer&oldid=1235175593"

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