| Earl Klapstein | |
| Number: | 40 |
| Position: | Tackle |
| Birth Date: | 8 March 1922 |
| Birth Place: | Lodi, California, U.S. |
| Death Place: | Lodi, California, U.S. |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 0 |
| Weight Lbs: | 220 |
| High School: | Lodi (Lodi, California) |
| College: | Pacific (CA) |
| Draftyear: | 1944 |
| Draftround: | 24 |
| Draftpick: | 250 |
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| Pfr: | KlapEa20 |
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.[1] 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.[2] [3]
Klapstein was hired in 1947 at Manteca High School in Manteca, California to coach football, basketball, and track.[4] [5]