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.
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: 24th round, 250th pick
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);
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 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. 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.