Carlton Cordell Kammerer (born March 20, 1937) is an American former professional

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player who was a

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and

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in the

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(NFL) for the

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and the

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. He played

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for the

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.(27 February 1967)
Kammerer Receives Award from Lodi BOBS
''Lodi News-Sentinel''

Early life and career

Kammerer was born on March 20, 1937, in

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. He attended Lodi High School in

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. He played

for one year at

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(then called Stockton College), where he was named to the Junior College All-America Team in 1956. Kammerer then played for three seasons at College of the Pacific, now University of the Pacific, in 1957, 1958 and 1960, sitting out the 1959 season due to a broken hip in a logging accident during the summer of 1959.Brady, Dave (20 February 1977)
Carl Kammerer: Football to Nuclear Energy
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'' Kammerer was selected in the second round of the

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before completing dual degrees in History and Physical Education at College of the Pacific in the spring of 1961.Buttram, Bill. (29 July 1967)
Skins' Kammerer Combines Brains With Speed, Brawn
''The Free-Lance Star'' (Fredericksburg, Virginia) After playing two years for the

and seven seasons for the

, Kammerer was traded to and later released by the

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, retiring in 1969.(14 February 1978)
Kammerer makes Hall of Fame
''Lodi News-Sentinel'' Subsequent to his 9-year NFL career, he served in government positions,(30 October 1973)
Ex-Lodi, Pro-gridder, Kammerer with ACTION
''Lodi News-Sentinel'' including as a senior executive at the Atomic Energy Commission and its successor agency the United States

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. Kammerer is a retired charter member of the federal government's Senior Executive Service. He is currently involved in community service projects in the metropolitan Washington DC area. Kammerer completed graduate work at

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during the offseason and in night school while playing for the 49ers from 1961-62. He also took a sabbatical from the

in 1993-94 to attend the

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for a year to study German, History and Culture, including two months in a German language immersion program. In all, he completed 80 post-graduate credits.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Kammerer, Carl 1937 births Living people Players of American football from Stockton, California American football defensive ends Pacific Tigers football players San Francisco 49ers players Washington Redskins players San Francisco State University alumni Lodi High School (California) alumni Players of American football from Lodi, California