Earl Cramer

Earl Edward Cramer was a professional football player who played as a fullback, halfback and quarterback in the National Football League. He played college football for the Pipers football|Hamline Pipers].

College career

Cramer was educated at Hamline University in Saint Paul, Minnesota. He played two seasons with the Pipers, before the program was suspended due to the United States' involvement in World War I. Cramer subsequently joined the United [States Army], where he served in the United States Army Ambulance Service, and played on the unit's football team. He returned to college football to play in the 1919 season.

Professional career

Cramer spent his entire professional career in the state of Ohio. In 1920, he joined the Cleveland Tigers of the American Professional Football Association. The following year, he joined the Akron Pros. Cramer is the franchise's all-time leading scorer.
In 1922, Cramer began a coaching career with the Pros, serving as an assistant coach. In 1923, he served as a player-coach for the Pros. He split coaching duties that season with Dutch Hendrian, which ended when Hendrian left the team to join the Canton Bulldogs.
Cramer's NFL.com and Pro Football Reference profiles list him as "Carl Cramer", indicating that he might have played under that name professionally. This presumably derives from his college nickname, "Curley".