He served as chief scout for 31 years under every head coach from Curly Lambeau through Bart Starr.
He then played college football as a halfback at Northwestern University from 1934 to 1936 and was the team's co-captain and most valuable player as a senior.
When Curly Lambeau resigned as the Packers' coach and took over the Chicago Cardinals, Cruice left with him for two seasons.
Cruice returned to the Packers in 1952 under Gene Ronzani and scouted for them through the 1976 season, Bart Starr's second as head coach.
Cruice also served under Scooter McLean, Vince Lombardi, Phil Bengtson and Dan Devine.