Bill Kratzert
Bill Kratzert
Full Name:  William August Kratzert, Jr.
     Born:  July 30, 1927, Green Cove Springs, Fla.
     Died:  August 21, 2016, Fort Wayne, Ind.
   School:  Leon High School in Tallahassee, Florida


FSU Career
Football
Year  No  Pos     Hgt  Wgt  Cl  Ltr  Hometown
1947  52  E       6-1  180  Fr   *   Tallahassee                 
Basketball
Year  No  Pos     Hgt  Wgt  Cl  Ltr  Hometown
47-48  9  F-G     6-2  180  Fr   *   Tallahassee                 
48-49  9  F       6-2  180  So   *   Tallahassee                 
Tennis
Year  Hgt  Wgt  Cl  Ltr  Hometown
1948  6-1  180  Fr   *   Tallahassee                             


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William August Kratzert
D. O. Mccomb And Sons Obituary
William August Kratzert Jr., 89, passed away Sunday, August 21, 2016, surrounded by his loving family. Born July 30, 1927 in Green Cove Springs, FL. He was known as "Herman" by his family and those who knew him closely. He was also quick to give a "nickname" to a friend. Bill was preceded in death by his wife of 62 years, Joanne Vaughn Kratzert. They met at Florida State University, where he was a lettering three sport athlete. He served his country as an officer in the U S Marine Corps during the Korean War. After moving to Fort Wayne in 1959, he became the head golf professional at the Fort Wayne Country Club for 43 years. He was a PGA member for 56 years. Bill was named the "Indiana Golf Professional of the Year" in 1971. He had a passion to help young people reach their potential. Along with the FWCC and the Evans Scholarship Program and through golf, he was able to help many receive a college education and degree and fulfill a dream. The library at the Evans Scholar House on the I U campus in Bloomington, is named in his honor. He served on boards of the Allen County League for the Blind and the Fort Wayne Food Bank. Charity and helping the less fortunate was always a passion of his. He loved his family very much and always enjoyed the many sports endeavors and activities they were involved in. Bill was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church. Surviving are his children Billy A (Janie) Kratzert, III, Cindy (Kevin) Stephenson, Bobby (Diane) Kratzert, Cathy (Jim) Gerring, Lisa (Tony) Marsh and Kim (Andy) Morken; 12 grandchildren and 10 great grandchildren; sisters Evie Park and Rose Weekley.


FSU Statistics
Football
Season Statistics
Defense
         |       Tackles        |   Sacks  |    Fumble    |     Pass Defense    | Blkd |   PAT Attempts  |        |         |    |
Year  GP |  ua   a Tot  tfl-yds |   no-yds | ff fr-yds-td | int-yds-td qbh brup | kick |   kick  rsh rcv |   fg   | saf dxp | td | pts
---------|----------------------|----------|--------------|---------------------|------|-----------------|--------|---------|----|----
1947   3 |   0   0   0  0.0-  0 |  0.0-  0 |  0  0-  0- 0 |   0-  0- 0   0   0  |   0  |   0- 0   0   0  |  0- 0  |   0   0 |  0 |   0
---------|----------------------|----------|--------------|---------------------|------|-----------------|--------|---------|----|----
Tot    3 |   0   0   0  0.0-  0 |  0.0-  0 |  0  0-  0- 0 |   0-  0- 0   0   0  |   0  |   0- 0   0   0  |  0- 0  |   0   0 |  0 |   0
Offense/Kick and Punt Returns
         |       Rushing        |      Receiving       |         Passing          |     Kick Returns      |     Punt Returns      |  all
Year  GP |  no  yds  avg td lg  |  no  yds  avg td lg  | cmp- att-int  yds td lg  |  no  yds  avg td  lg  |  no  yds  avg td  lg  | purp
---------|----------------------|----------------------|--------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----
1947   3 |   0    0  0.0  0     |   0    0  0.0  0     |   0-  0 - 0     0  0     |   0    0  0.0  0      |   0    0  0.0  0      |    0
---------|----------------------|----------------------|--------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----
Tot    3 |   0    0  0.0  0     |   0    0  0.0  0     |   0-   0- 0     0  0     |   0    0  0.0  0      |   0    0  0.0  0      |    0
Football
Game Participation
                            |      Starts
1947                        | GP  Off  Def
----------------------------|--------------
Oct 18 Stetson              |  1           
Nov 14 Cumberland           |  1           
Nov 22 Tennessee Tech       |  1           
----------------------------|--------------
Tot                         |  3   0    0

----------------------------|--------------
Career Tot                  |  3   0    0
Football
Game Statistics
                            |       Tackles        |   Sacks  |    Fumble    |     Pass Defense    | Blkd |   PAT Attempts  |        |         |    |
1947                        |  ua   a Tot  tfl-yds |   no-yds | ff fr-yds-td | int-yds-td qbh brup | kick |   kick  rsh rcv |   fg   | saf dxp | td | pts
----------------------------|----------------------|----------|--------------|---------------------|------|-----------------|--------|---------|----|----
Nov 22 Tennessee Tech       |   0   0   0  0.0-  0 |  0.0-  0 |  0  0-  0- 0 |   0-  0- 0   0   0  |   0  |   0- 0    0   0 |  0- 0  |   0   0 |  0 |   0
----------------------------|----------------------|----------|--------------|---------------------|------|-----------------|--------|---------|----|----
Tot                         |   0   0   0  0.0-  0 |  0.0-  0 |  0  0-  0- 0 |   0-  0- 0   0   0  |   0  |   0- 0    0   0 |  0- 0  |  0    0 |  0 |   0

                            |       Rushing        |      Receiving       |         Passing          |     Kick Returns      |     Punt Returns      |  all
1947                        |  no  yds  avg td lg  |  no  yds  avg td lg  | cmp- att-int  yds td lg  |  no  yds  avg td  lg  |  no  yds  avg td  lg  | purp
----------------------------|----------------------|----------------------|--------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----
Nov 22 Tennessee Tech       |   0    0  0.0  0     |   1   -1 -1.0  0     |   0-   0- 0     0  0     |   0    0  0.0  0      |   0    0  0.0  0      |   -1
----------------------------|----------------------|----------------------|--------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----
Tot                         |   0    0  0.0  0     |   1   -1 -1.0  0     |   0-   0- 0     0  0     |   0    0  0.0  0      |   0    0  0.0  0      |   -1

Basketball
                                 --3 Point---                            ----REBOUNDS-----
Year  GP  GS  Min FGM  FGA  PCT  FGM FGA  PCT  FTM FTA  PCT  PTS  AVG    OFF DEF  TOT  AVG  PF DQ  AST   TO  BLK  STL
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
47-48 17  10       58      .000          .000   48     .000  164  9.6                  0.0      4                    
48-49  3   2        7      .000          .000    5     .000   19  6.3                  0.0                           
      ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Tot   20  12    0  65    0 .000    0   0 .000   53   0 .000  183  9.2      0   0    0  0.0   0  4    0    0    0    0
Basketball
Game Statistics
1947-48                                          3 Point                  --REBOUNDS--
Date  Opponent             GP  GS  Min FGM  FGA  FGM FGA  FTM FTA  PTS    OFF DEF  TOT  PF  AST   TO  BLK  STL
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Dec 10 Spring Hill College  1            1                  0   1    2                   0                    
Dec 12 Troy State           1   g        4                  1   2    9                   3                    
Jan 10 Wofford College      1   g        2                  5   7    9                   1                    
Jan 13 Stetson              1            6                  4   7   16                   3                    
Jan 15 Georgia Teachers     1   f        8                  7  12   23                   3                    
Jan 17 Georgia-Savannah     1            0                  0        0                   5                    
Jan 23 Mercer               1   f        5                  4   5   14                   5                    
Jan 24 Spring Hill College  1            6                  2   4   14                                        
Jan 30 Troy State           1   f        2                  2        6                   3                    
Feb  3 Mercer               1            2                  5   8    9                   4                    
Feb  5 Erskine College      1            3                  0   2    6                   0                    
Feb  6 Wofford College      1            1                  0   0    2                   5                    
Feb 12 Georgia-Savannah     1   g        1                  2        4                   3                    
Feb 19 Georgia Teachers     1   c        3                  6       12                   4                    
Feb 21 Southern College     1   c        5                  2       12                   2                    
Feb 24 Stetson              1   f        4                  5   5   13                   1                    
Feb 28 Erskine College      1   f        5                  3   5   13                   5                    
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Totals                     17  10    0  58    0    0   0   48  58  164      0   0    0  47    0    0    0    0

1948-49                                          3 Point                  --REBOUNDS--
Date  Opponent             GP  GS  Min FGM  FGA  FGM FGA  FTM FTA  PTS    OFF DEF  TOT  PF  AST   TO  BLK  STL
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Dec  7 Mississippi College  1   f        1                  0   0    2                   0                    
Dec 10 Southern College     1   f        2                  2   2    6                   4                    
Dec 11 Southern College     1            4                  3   4   11                   2                    
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Totals                      3   2    0   7    0    0   0    5   6   19      0   0    0   6    0    0    0    0

Tennis
Singles Results
      Highest   vs          3    Fall/Spring
Year    Rank   Rank  ACC   Sets  Tournaments   1     2     3     4     5     6    NCAA Total
---- -------- ----- ----- -----  ----------- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- -----
1948                                           3-1   3-2   3-0                           9-3
Tot                                            3-1   3-2   3-0                           9-3

Doubles Results Highest vs Tie Fall/Spring Partner Year Rank Rank ACC Break Tournaments 1 2 3 NCAA Total --------------------------- ---- ------- ----- ----- ----- ----------- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- Bob Lanigan 1948 1-1 2-0 0-1 2-1 Bill Albright 1948 1-0 1-0 1-0 Jim DeLoach 1948 1-3 1-0 2-3 Totals 2-1 4-3 1-1 5-4
Singles Opp Date Rank Rank Pos Opponent School W-L Score Record ---------- ---- ---- --- ------------------------- -------------------- --- -------------------- ------ 03/22/1948 1 Pinky Zipper Stetson L 6-1, 6-3 0- 1 04/03/1948 2 Winchell Southern College L 6-3, 6-4 0- 2 04/22/1948 2 Keenum Mercer W 6-1, 6-1 1- 2 04/23/1948 2 Martin Middle Georgia Coll W 6-2, 6-3 2- 2 04/24/1948 2 Snyder Georgia-Savannah W 6-0, 6-0 3- 2 04/28/1948 3 Bush Troy State W 6-1, 6-0 4- 2 05/01/1948 3 Tom Slaughter Emory W 6-3, 6-0 5- 2 05/03/1948 3 Myers Stetson W 6-0, 6-3 6- 2 05/14/1948 1 Moore Middle Georgia Coll W 6-0, 6-2 7- 2 05/15/1948 1 Parks Georgia-Savannah W 6-0, 6-0 8- 2 05/20/1948 2 George Winchell Southern College L 6-2, 6-4 8- 3 05/27/1948 1 McLeod Troy State W 6-0, 6-3 9- 3
Doubles Opp Date Rank Rank Pos Partner Opponent School W-L Score Record ---------- ---- ---- --- ------------------------- ---------------------------------------- -------------------- --- -------------------- ------ 03/22/1948 1 Jim DeLoach Dave Caton/Pinky Zipper Stetson L 6-2, 6-4 0- 1 04/03/1948 1 Jim DeLoach Hopp/Bryan Meharg Southern College L 6-2, 6-3 0- 2 04/22/1948 2 Jim DeLoach Ray/Thorpe Mercer W 6-1, 6-1 1- 2 04/23/1948 1 Jim DeLoach Martin/Moore Middle Georgia Coll W 6-1, 6-2 2- 2 04/24/1948 1 Bob Lanigan Parks/Singley Georgia-Savannah W 6-2, 6-4 3- 2 04/28/1948 1 Bill Albright Lloyd/Towey Troy State W 3-6, 6-4, 8-6 4- 2 05/03/1948 2 Bob Lanigan Caton/Maynard Stetson L 4-6, 6-3, 4-6 4- 3 05/15/1948 1 Bob Lanigan Parks/Stephens Georgia-Savannah W 6-2, 3-6, 6-1 5- 3 05/20/1948 1 Jim DeLoach Bryan Meharg/Whiz Tolle Southern College L 6-4, 7-5 5- 4