en Earl Klapstein

Earl Klapstein
No. 40
Position:	Tackle
Personal information
Born:	March 8, 1922; Lodi, California, U.S.
Died:	April 28, 1997 (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);
	Stats at Pro Football Reference

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]

Head coaching record


Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing
Stockton Mustangs (Northern California Junior College Conference) (1950)
1950	Stockton	8–2	4–2	2nd (Southern)
Stockton Mustangs (Big Seven Conference) (1951–1953)
1951	Stockton	5–3–2	3–1–2	2nd
1952	Stockton	7–2	6–0	1st
1953	Stockton	5–5	3–3	4th
Stockton:		25–12–2	16–6–2
Cerritos Falcons (Western State Conference) (1957–1958)
1957	Cerritos	8–2	5–1	2nd
1958	Cerritos	8–1	6–0	1st
Cerritos:		16–3	11–1
Total:		41–15–2
National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth