Looking back: 50 years ago Sunday, Kramer scored 63 for Schaefer Brewers | The Daily Gazette
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January 9, 2021
Schenectady native Barry Kramer puts up a shot for the Schaefer Brewers. Kramer scored 63 points for the Brewers 50 years ago Sunday. Provided
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When Barry Kramer suggests that scoring a lot of points is a bit easier now with the 3-point shot than it was in his day, serious basketball fans understand there is little room for argument.
A former Linton High and New York University standout who also played professionally in both the NBA and ABA, Kramer knows something about scoring points.
Fifty years ago today — Jan. 10, 1971 — Kramer scored 63 points playing for the Schaefer Brewers in a semi-professional game at Little Falls High School against the Connecticut Explorers. It was a season filled with many memorable moments for area basketball fans, and while Kramer provided quite a few of them himself, he can’t recall any of the details about his scoring outburst that particular night in central New York.