height_ft cyears death_date weight_lb cteam birth_place image_size nationality position article_title height_in birth_date image college name
6 1944 3 february 1999 200 baltimore bullets -lrb- abl -rrb- chelsea , massachusetts 120px american forward / guard ben kramer
 0 may 14 , 1913 ben kramer.jpg liu brooklyn -lrb- 1934 -- 1937 -rrb- ben kramer
ben kramer

ben `` red '' kramer -lrb- may 14 , 1913 -- february 3 , 1999 -rrb- was an american standout basketball player for long island university -lrb- liu -rrb- during the 1930s , a time in which liu was a national power .
kramer played for hall of fame coach clair bee from 1933 -- 34 to 1936 -- 37 , and in his four seasons the team finished with records of 26 -- 1 , 24 -- 2 , 26 -- 0 , and 29 -- 3 , respectively .
at one point long island had a 43-game win streak , which was snapped by stanford and their star player hank luisetti .
