Karl Kassulke
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| Position | Safety | ||||||||||
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| Born | March 20, 1941 Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S. | ||||||||||
| Died | October 27, 2008 (aged 67) Eagan, Minnesota, U.S. | ||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||||
| Listed weight | 195 lb (88 kg) | ||||||||||
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| High school | West Milwaukee (West Milwaukee, Wisconsin) | ||||||||||
| College | Marquette (1959–1960) Drake (1961–1962) | ||||||||||
| NFL draft | 1963: 11th round, 152nd overall pick | ||||||||||
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Karl Otto Kassulke (March 20, 1941 – October 27, 2008) was an American professional football safety who played his entire ten-year career with the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Marquette Warriors and the Drake Bulldogs.
Kassulke started in Super Bowl IV, where he and teammate Earsell Mackbee missed a tackle on Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Otis Taylor on the final touchdown of the game, late in the third quarter. The next season, he was selected to the Pro Bowl.
On July 24, 1973, Kassulke suffered a motorcycle accident on the way to training camp that left him paralyzed from the waist down.