Gary Kroner

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Kroner was born in 1940 in Green Bay, Wisconsin, and attended Premontre High School in Green Bay. He then enrolled at the University of Wisconsin where he played as both a halfback and placekicker for the Wisconsin Badgers football team from 1960 to 1962.[1][2] As a member of the Big Ten and Rose Bowl champion 1962 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 the Green Bay Packers in the seventh round of the 1963 NFL draft.[3] He participated in the Packers' 1962 preseason as a defensive back and kicker.[4] He later played in the American Football League (AFL) as placekicker for the Denver 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]

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