April 28, 1997(1997-04-28) (aged 75) Lodi, California, U.S.
Height:
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:
220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
High school:
Lodi (Lodi, California)
College:
Pacific (CA)
NFL draft:
1944 / Round: 24 / Pick: 250
Career history
As a player:
San Diego NTS (1944–1945)
Pittsburgh Steelers (1946)
As a coach:
Manteca HS (CA) (1947–1948) Head coach
Stockton (1949) Line coach
Stockton (1950–1953) Head coach
Idaho (1954–1955) Line coach
Green Bay Packers (1956) Defensive line coach
Cerritos (1957–1958) Head coach
Career highlights and awards
First-team All-PCC (1943)
Player stats at PFR
Earl L. Klapstein (March 8, 1922 – April 28, 1997) was an American football player and coach. He played professionally as a tackle for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL) in 1946. Klapstein played college football at the College of the Pacific—now known as University of the Pacific in Stockton, California. He was selected by the Philadelphia Eagles in the 24th round of the 1944 NFL draft.[1] Klapstein served as the head football coach at Stockton College—now known as San Joaquin Delta College—from 1950 to 1953 and Cerritos College in Norwalk, California from 1957 to 1958.[2][3]
Klapstein was hired in 1947 at Manteca High School in Manteca, California to coach football, basketball, and track.[4][5]
^"Klapstein Named Coach Of New Cerritos JC". The Register. Santa Ana, California. January 21, 1957. p. A11. Retrieved May 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^Remington, Ben (January 28, 1959). "Mustangs Lose Don Hall to Cerritos College". Stockton Record. Stockton, California. p. 29. Retrieved May 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^"Earl Klapstein Takes Over As Manteca Coach In Fall". Lodi News-Sentinel. Lodi, California. May 13, 1947. p. 4. Retrieved May 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^Gambold, Fred (June 15, 1949). "New Coaches For Tarzans And Cubs; Klapstein And Hacker". Stockton Record. Stockton, California. p. 28. Retrieved May 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
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