Kramer played quarterback at Pierce College, but became interested in transferring to NC State when the school won the national basketball title.
This included a dramatic Hail Mary game-winning pass to defeat South Carolina in game 8 to take them to their highest ranking of the season at 15th.
[3] Though NC State lost the 1986 Peach Bowl by one point to Virginia Tech, Kramer was still named player of the game.
[5] After his three-year stint in the CFL, he returned to the NFL in 1991 as a some-time starter for the Detroit Lions, compiling a 10–5 record over three seasons.
The moniker apparently originated after Kramer called an audible on his first series as Lions' quarterback, having just replaced the injured Rodney Peete.
After retiring from the NFL, Kramer went into sports broadcasting, covering the Detroit Lions as an in-studio analyst and then the Chicago Bears.
Kramer appeared as himself in an episode of Married... with Children, during which the series' protagonist, Al Bundy, sells his soul in order to lead the Bears to the Super Bowl.
[8] On October 30, 2011, Kramer's 18-year-old son, Griffen, a senior at Thousand Oaks High School, was found dead at a friend's home from a heroin overdose.
[10] According to Kramer's ex-wife, her husband has a "beautiful soul" but is not the same man she married due to head injuries suffered during his time as an NFL quarterback.
Kramer added that Baird "exerted undue influence upon me to convince me, given my weakened mental state, that her actions were not wrongful" before the couple got married in 2016.
[12] Kramer wrote a book with journalist William Croyle, The Ultimate Comeback: Surviving a Suicide Attempt, Conquering Depression and Living with a Purpose.
Additionally, Cortney Baird admitted to: PC 186.11 allegation taking of over $100,000 PC 803(c) allegation (related to statute of limitations – tolling): RC 4.421 circumstances in aggravation – taking advantage of a position of trust, vulnerable victim, large monetary loss, crime involved sophistication and planning.