 Klemmer,c. 1943 | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1921-03-16)March 16, 1921 San Francisco, California, U.S. |
| Died | August 23, 2015(2015-08-23) (aged 94) Oakland, California, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1942 | California |
| 1945 | Great Lakes Navy |
| Basketball | |
| 1942–1943 | California |
| Track and field | |
| c. 1941 | California |
| Position(s) | Halfback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1946–1961 | CC of San Francisco |
| Head coaching record | |
| Bowls | 1–0 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 2 junior college national (1946, 1948) 2NCJCC (1946, 1948) 2Big Seven/Eight (CA) (1951, 1957) | |
Grover Haines Klemmer Jr. (March 16, 1921 – August 23, 2015) was an Americansprinter,college football player and coach, andNational Football League (NFL) official. At theUniversity of California, he lettered in football,basketball andtrack. He was called the "golden boy" for theGolden Bears.[1]
In 1941, Klemmer set the world record for the400 metres, running 46.0 around a single turn[2] at theUniversity of PennsylvaniaFranklin Field on June 29, 1941.[3] Two weeks earlier, he anchored the Bears mile relay team to a world record in 3:09.4, edging out theUniversity of Southern California team anchored byHubie Kerns (who also was second in Philadelphia) by reportedly 4 inches (10 cm). Five minutes later, he was informed of the death of his father, Grover Klemmer, Sr. earlier that day.[1] Klemmer was theUSA National Champion at 440 yards in 1940 at age 19 and again in 1941, representing theSan Francisco Olympic Club.[4]
Klemmer played for the1945 Great Lakes Navy Bluejackets football team as ahalfback under head coachPaul Brown.[5] He served as the head football coach atCity College of San Francisco (CCSF) from 1946 to 1961.[6] He was an official in the NFL from 1963 to 1981, working mainly as a back judge and side judge, wearing uniform number 8.
Klemmer was born and raised inSan Francisco, where he graduated fromGalileo High School in 1939. He died on August 23, 2015, inOakland, California.[7]
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco Junior College / City College of San Francisco Rams(Northern California Junior College Conference)(1946–1950) | |||||||||
| 1946 | San Francisco Junior College | 8–1 | 7–0 | 1st | |||||
| 1947 | San Francisco Junior College | ||||||||
| 1948 | City College of San Francisco | 12–0 | 8–0 | 1st(A Division) | W Gold Dust Bowl | ||||
| 1949 | City College of San Francisco | 4–4–1 | 3–2–1 | 3rd(Southern) | |||||
| 1950 | City College of San Francisco | 2–6 | 1–4 | 6th(Southern) | |||||
| City College of San Francisco Rams(Big Seven/Eight Conference)(1951–1961) | |||||||||
| 1951 | City College of San Francisco | 7–2 | 6–0 | 1st | |||||
| 1952 | City College of San Francisco | 3–6 | 2–4 | 5th | |||||
| 1953 | City College of San Francisco | 4–3–2 | 4–1–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 1954 | City College of San Francisco | 6–1–1 | 4–1–1 | 3rd | |||||
| 1955 | City College of San Francisco | 9–1 | 6–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 1956 | City College of San Francisco | 6–2 | 6–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 1957 | City College of San Francisco | 6–3 | 5–2 | T–1st | |||||
| 1958 | City College of San Francisco | 4–5 | 3–4 | T–5th | |||||
| 1959 | City College of San Francisco | 3–4 | 3–4 | T–5th | |||||
| 1960 | City College of San Francisco | 6–2–1 | 4–2–1 | 3rd | |||||
| 1961 | City College of San Francisco | 7–3 | 5–2 | T–2nd | |||||
| City College of San Francisco: | |||||||||
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| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
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