Jerry Kramer sells SB I ring, jersey and other items

[Fritz]

My initial feeling was sadness, too; but apparently this came about not so much from need, but from Kramer wanting to take care of things himself. After just turning 80, he accepted that he wouldn't be here forever. He decided to sell 50 items of memorabilia so others wouldn't have to when he died, and he could do things for his family that would please him while he is still alive. He was selective in what he sold, and did not sell his SB II ring, for example.

That's good, but I was thinking that if those guys made even close to what the guys today make, relative to the times and inflation, then Kramer wouldn't have to sell any of it.

But it looks like he's accepted the situation for what it is.

[Patler]

That's good, but I was thinking that if those guys made even close to what the guys today make, relative to the times and inflation, then Kramer wouldn't have to sell any of it.

But it looks like he's accepted the situation for what it is.

I have known families of professional athletes who struggled with the disposition of their father's memorabilia. They felt a responsibility to keep it, because "it was Dad's". When you think of the Packers from the '60s, the families might even feel a certain responsibility to the fans. Some of those guys have a lot of stuff. The emotion of getting rid of that for their kids can feel like selling or giving their father or his memory away; yet, other than a few special things that they remember, or that have special meaning or memory attached to it, they don't want to fill their houses with everything their parents did. It can be a very difficult thing for sons and daughters, and not just the children of famous people.

Bart Starr gave a number of his rings to the Packer HOF, and his wife gave some of the jewelry the wives received.

[mraynrand]

I have known families of professional athletes who struggled with the disposition of their father's memorabilia. They felt a responsibility to keep it, because "it was Dad's". When you think of the Packers from the '60s, the families might even feel a certain responsibility to the fans. Some of those guys have a lot of stuff. The emotion of getting rid of that for their kids can feel like selling or giving their father or his memory away; yet, other than a few special things that they remember, or that have special meaning or memory attached to it, they don't want to fill their houses with everything their parents did. It can be a very difficult thing for sons and daughters, and not just the children of famous people.

Bart Starr gave a number of his rings to the Packer HOF, and his wife gave some of the jewelry the wives received.

This is a good observation.

[Patler]

This all reminds me, I have a complete set of Packer Yearbooks, and my kids aren't interested in them.
Should I conduct a Packerrats auction??