Earl Klapstein

Games played	9
	Stats at Pro Football Reference

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.
Listed height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Listed weight	220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
High school	Lodi (Lodi, California)
College	Pacific (CA)
NFL draft	1944: 24th round, 250th overall pick
Career history
Playing
	San Diego NTS (1944–1945); Pittsburgh Steelers (1946);
Coaching
	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;
Awards and highlights
	First-team All-PCC (1943);
Career NFL statistics
Games played
Games played	9
	Stats at Pro Football Reference

Earl L. Klapstein (March 8, 1922 – April 28, 1997) was an American professional 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 250th overall by the Philadelphia Eagles in the 24th round of the 1944 NFL draft. 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.

Klapstein was hired in 1947 at Manteca High School in Manteca, California to coach football, basketball, and track.