Fee Klaus Explained

Fee Klaus
Position:Center
Birth Date:26 September 1902
Birth Place:Green Bay, Wisconsin
Death Place:Green Bay, Wisconsin
High School:Green Bay West (WI)
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Feryl J. "Fee" Klaus (September 26, 1902 – February 14, 1951) was a professional American football center in the National Football League. He played with his hometown team, the Green Bay Packers, in the first half of the 1920s.

Klaus played football at Green Bay West High School and later joined the Green Bay Packers for the team's second season, finding consistent success rare for a local player.[1] He stayed with the team through 1924.[2] After his football career ended, Klaus worked for a local transportation company.[3] He was also named the first president of the Green Bay Packers Alumni Club.[4]

Klaus died in Green Bay in 1951 due to a cerebral hemorrhage.[5]

Notes and References

  1. News: Another Pair of Grid Stars Sign with bay Eleven . October 29, 2020 . Green Bay Press-Gazette . Newspapers.com . July 29, 1922.
  2. News: First Packer Alumni Group Is Organized . October 29, 2020 . Green Bay Press-Gazette . Newspapers.com . February 8, 1949.
  3. News: Fee Klaus President Of Packer Alumni . October 29, 2020 . Daily Tribune . Newspapers.com . April 28, 1950.
  4. News: Daley . Art . Klaus First Prexy of Packers Alumni Group . October 29, 2020 . Green Bay Press-Gazette . March 8, 1949.
  5. News: Fee Klaus Died . October 29, 2020 . Tampa Bay Times . February 15, 1951.