David Klingler

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David Klingler
Date of birth	February 17, 1969
Place of birth	Houston, Texas
Position(s)	Quarterback
College	Houston
NFL Draft	1992 / Round 1/ Pick 6
Stats
Statistics	Pro Football Reference DatabaseFootball
Team(s)
1992-1995 1996-1997	Cincinnati Bengals Oakland Raiders

David Klingler (born February 17, 1969, in Houston, Texas), is a former American football player. He was drafted by the Cincinnati Bengals after starring at quarterback for the University of Houston.

[edit] College Career

A 6'2" quarterback, Klingler rewrote numerous college passing records for the Cougars from 1988-1991. On November 17, 1990, Klinger threw for 11 touchdown passes against Eastern Washington University at the Astrodome. In his 4 seasons at Houston, he completed 726 of 1,262 passes for 9,430 yards and 91 touchdowns, all of which were school records at the time. Klinger set the NCAA record for touchdown passes in a season with 54 in 1990. His single season touchdown pass record stood for 16 years until it was broken in the 2006 Hawaii Bowl by University of Hawaii quarterback Colt Brennan who reached 58 total touchdowns, though to break the record Brennan needed three more games than Klingler. Klinger made a valiant push to win the Heisman Trophy rather than eventual winner Ty Detmer and runner-up "Rocket" Ismail of Notre Dame. Klingler paved the road for the University of Houston and is still in the top ten for career touchdown passes and yards in a career. [1]

[edit] NFL Career

Klingler was taken in the 1st round of the 1992 NFL Draft by the Cincinnati Bengals. From 1992 to 1995 he played for the Bengals - starting for the Bengals in 1993 and 1994 before losing his job to Jeff Blake. He then played two seasons as a backup for the Oakland Raiders. In 1998, he signed with the Green Bay Packers to back up Brett Favre, but he was cut and didn't play.

[edit] After The NFL

David Klingler entered school at Dallas Theological Seminary, earning a Master's degree in Theology. He currently attends Dallas Seminary and is working on a Ph.D.. ESPN mentioned Klingler during the opening game of ESPN's Monday Night Football, and he was featured in the Spring 2006 edition of Dallas Theological Seminary's magazine, Kindred Spirit. His profile may be viewed at the following link [2]. As a speaker, Klinger has, in multiple speaking arrangements, told his audiences that he was "this close to winning the Heisman, at Houston, people!"