Ken Kranz
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| Position: | Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S. | ||||
| Died: | April 8, 2017 (aged 93) Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin, U.S. | ||||
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| College: | UW–Milwaukee | ||||
| NFL draft: | 1949 / Round: 21 / Pick: 203 | ||||
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Kenneth Andrew Kranz (September 12, 1923 – April 8, 2017) was an American National Football League (NFL) football player.[1]
Early life
Born in
College
Kranz began playing football for the Milwaukee State Teachers College (currently known as the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee), but was drafted into military service during World War II. He was with the Air Force's troop carrier command in England as a radio operator on aircraft that carried troops into combat zones in France, Belgium and Germany. He earned five battle stars and several medals during his service.
Returning to college, Kranz played football for four years from 1945 to 1948 at the Milwaukee State Teachers College. Earning four collegiate letters in football, he also earned three letters in track claiming the conference discus title in 1946. At the age of 26, he became the first UWM player to be drafted to a professional football team.
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Teaching and later life
Kranz taught for 32 years at Browning Elementary School of Milwaukee Public Schools, then retired in 1984. He was inducted into the Milwaukee Athletics Hall of Fame in 1975.[6] Kranz died in April 2017 at the age of 93.[7]
See also
- Green Bay Packers players
References
- ^ Pro-Football-Reference.com: Ken Kranz Stats
- ^ Bob Wolfley, "Karl takes a pass on naming teams to beat in East Archived 2010-05-17 at the Wayback Machine" Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, January 30, 1999.
- ^ Ken Kranz Packers profile
- ^ Ken Kranz NFL profile
- ^ Cliff Christl, "Flashback" Milwaukee Journal Sentinel November 17, 2004 at C3.
- ^ "Ken Kranz". CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on 2 December 2013. Retrieved 23 November 2013.
- ^ Kenneth Kranz Obituary. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, April 11, 2017. legacy.com.