Harry J. Kloppenburg (August 30, 1908 – January 1, 1950) was an American football player and coach.
 Harry Kloppenburg, 1929 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born: | August 30, 1908 New York, New York |
| Died: | January 1, 1950 (aged 41) New York, New York |
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Weight: | 210 lb (95 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Xavier (NY) |
| College: | Fordham |
| Position: | End, guard |
| Career history | |
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Kloppenburg was born in 1908 in New York City. He attended Xavier High School in Manhattan. He then played college football as an offensive end for Fordham from 1926 to 1929.[1] While playing for Fordham, he was one of the famed Seven Blocks of Granite.[2]
He played college football for Fordham and in the National Football League (NFL) as an end and guard for the Staten Island Stapletons (1930) and Brooklyn Dodgers (1931, 1933-1934). He appeared in 19 NFL games, five as a starter.[3][4][5]
Kloppenburg later worked as the press box announcer for Fordham games and had a law practice in Flushing, New York.[6] He also coached the Great Lakes Naval Training Station football team in the fall of 1946.[7] He died suddenly on January 1, 1950, at age 41.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "Harry Kloppenburg". Pro Football Archives. Retrieved February 3, 2022.
- ^ Walt Dobbins (December 23, 1948). "I May Be Wrong". Lincoln Journal Star. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Harry Kloppenberg". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 16, 2020.
- ^ "Kloppenburg Making Grade With Dodgers". Times Union. September 29, 1932. p. 19 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Dodgers Release Stein, Kloppenburg". New York Daily News. October 12, 1932. p. 51 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "The Broadway Bugle". Rochester Democrat and Chronicle. November 22, 1938. p. 25 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Dan Parker's Broadway Bugle". Evening Courier. December 24, 1946. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.