Known as the "Renton Redhead", Kermit began his legendary run as a Washington Husky.  Those Huskies won the 1960 Apple Cup 8-7 over Wazzu enroute to a National Championship over the #1 Minnesota Gophers in the Rose Bowl.  Jorgensen appeared in back-to-back Rose Bowls winning both. 

After college, Jorgensen received a tryout in the summer of 1962 with the Dallas Cowboys as a defensive halfback, but was released by Tom Landry on July 31. 

After a year away and playing basketball for Don McKeta's Rose Bowl exhibition squad in 1963 and completing his degree, Mel McCain and the Edmonds Warriors were looking to turn their fortunes after a 4-8 start to the franchise in 1962-1963, those plans included Jorgensen. 

Playing against the UW alumni in May, Kermit worked his way into game shape and joined the Warriors in the 1964 opener thrashing the Spokane Volunteers 73-0.  The Warriors would finish 9-0 champions of the North Pacific Football League and set the stage for a break-out 1965 season for Jorgensen.  Playing offensive and defensive halback, Jorgensen was named Pacific Football League Co-MVP after another undefeated season, sharing honors with the San Jose quarterback.  The Warriors were on a 21-game winning streak when coach Mel McCain resigned, only to have Lafa Lane "purchase" the team and bring McCain, Kermit and the rest of the Warriors under the "Seattle Ramblers" banner for the 1966 season.  The Warriors would play on, but without their star players.  The original Ramblers had closed down after the 1964 season and agreed to allow the name use. 

Jorgensen again led his squad to an undefeated season amassing 859 yards on the ground and many more receiving to win the PFL Player of the Year honors over another former Husky in Victoria's Pete Ohler.  The "Ramblers" headed south to take on San Jose and demolished the Apaches for the West Coast Championship.  In his three seasons of semi pro football Jorgensen was 32-0 and won back-to-back Northwest Player of the Year honors. 

When the "Ramblers" made the jump to the Continental Football League as the Seattle Rangers, it was a priority for the squad to get the 6'1" 220-pounder signed and sealed which they did in June 1967.  An early season leg injury kept the Renton Redhead sidelined when the Rangers lost their first game.  He returned against the Sacramento Buccaneers scoring a late fourth quarter touchdown on a 50-yard breakaway to lead the Rangers to a 23-16 road victory, his second TD of the game.  For the season, Kermit would account for 670 rushing yards and four touchdowns as the Rangers struggled in the new nationwide league. 

Kermit was out much of the 1968 season healing a leg injury, returning to the Rangers for the 1969 season.  After so much success in the Pacific Football League, the Rangers found it very tough sledding in the Continental League with weekly trips around the country and very little practice time in between games.  During his recovery, he worked mapping logging roads for Scott Paper. 

When the 1969 season completed, the Continental Football League and the Rangers, which had been on rocky financial ground for years, folded up tents and packed the gear away.  Unfortunately the previous local semi-pro leagues were gone as well and players had few team options to go to, so Kermit retired his cleats pulling them out once a year for the UW alumni vs varsity games.  Some players did make their way to the Seattle Cavaliers independent team for 1970 and found an adjustment to a more "laid back" environement compared to the high-stress professional aspirations of the Continental League trying to compete on the same level as the NFL 

For three undefeated seasons and part of a fourth, Jorgensen was the top rushing back in the region along with playing defensive halfback before injuries slowed him down.  

Transfered to California in 1971, Kermit would coach peewee football while staying on the diamond playing over-60 softball and holding 49ers season tickets.  Kermit passed away in 2020.