Dick Klein (American football)

Dick "Sleepy" Klein
Date of birth: February 11, 1934
Place of birth: Pana, IL
Date of death: December 27, 2005 (aged 71)
Place of death: Pana, IL
Career information
Position(s): Tackle
College: Georgia
Iowa
NFL Draft: 1955 / Round: 29 / Pick: 347
Organizations
As player:
1958-1959
1960
1961-1962
1962-1964
NFL Chicago Bears
NFL Dallas Cowboys
AFL Boston Patriots
AFL Oakland Raiders
Career highlights and awards
AFL All-Star: 1962
Career stats
Playing stats at NFL.com

Richard James Klein (born February 11, 1934 in Pana, Illinois, died December 27, 2005 in Pana, Illinois) is a former American football offensive lineman in the National Football League for the Chicago Bears and the Dallas Cowboys. He also played in the American Football League for the Boston Patriots and the Oakland Raiders. He played college football at the University of Georgia and the University of Iowa and was drafted in the 29th round of the 1955 NFL Draft.[1]

Klein was an AFL All-Star in 1962.

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