Jimmy Klingler (born February 17, 1972) is a former American football quarterback who played one season with the Birmingham Barracudas of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football at the University of Houston and attended Stratford High School in Houston, Texas. He was also a member of the Texas Terror of the Arena Football League (AFL).

Jimmy Klingler
Personal information
Born: (1972-02-17) February 17, 1972 (age 52)
Lima, Ohio, U.S.
Height:6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
High school:Stratford (Houston, Texas)
College:Houston
Position:Quarterback
Undrafted:1994
Career history
As a player:
As a coach:
Career CFL statistics
Comp. / Att.:47 / 98
Passing yards:645
TD-INT:4-7
Rushing yards:22
Career Arena statistics
Comp. / Att.:45 / 96
Passing yards:514
TD-INT:7-2
Passer rating:73.00
Player stats at ArenaFan.com

College career edit

Klingler played for the Houston Cougars from 1991 to 1993. He led NCAA Division I-A in total offense with 3,768 yards in 1992. He also led Division I-A in total touchdowns and passing touchdowns with 32.[1]

Professional career edit

Birmingham Barracudas edit

Klingler played for the Birmingham Barracudas in 1995, recording four touchdowns on 645 passing yards.[2]

Texas Terror edit

Klingler played for the Texas Terror in 1996, recording seven touchdowns on 514 passing yards.[3]

Coaching career edit

Dickinson High School edit

Klingler was a coach for the Dickinson Gators from 1997 to 2001.

MacArthur High School edit

Klingler was quarterbacks coach at MacArthur High School in 2002.

South Houston High School edit

Klingler was offensive coordinator for the South Houston Trojans from 2003 to 2006.

Manvel High School edit

Klingler served as offensive coordinator of the Manvel Mavericks from 2007 to 2012.[4]

New Caney High School edit

Klingler was offensive coordinator of the New Caney Eagles in 2013.[4][5]

Blinn College edit

Klingler became offensive coordinator of the Blinn Buccaneers in 2014.[4][5]

Personal life edit

Klingler's brother David also played quarterback for the Houston Cougars.[6] His son, Cory, played football for the Rice Owls.[7] His daughter, Baylee, played college softball at Washington.[8]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Jimmy Klingler". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on December 31, 2014. Retrieved December 31, 2014.
  2. ^ "Jimmy Klingler". justsportsstats.com. Retrieved December 31, 2014.
  3. ^ "Jimmy Klingler". arenafan.com. Retrieved December 31, 2014.
  4. ^ a b c "Jimmy Klingler". buccaneersports.com. Archived from the original on December 31, 2014. Retrieved December 31, 2014.
  5. ^ a b MacPherson, Keith. "FOOTBALL: Former St. Pius X coach Blake Ware to become offensive coordinator at New Caney". yourhoustonnews.com. Archived from the original on December 31, 2014. Retrieved December 31, 2014.
  6. ^ Gustkey, Earl (September 1, 1993). "New Trouble in Air for Trojan Defense : College football: Houston, with Jimmy Klingler, will be throwing out of the run-and-shoot". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on December 31, 2014. Retrieved December 31, 2014.
  7. ^ "Cory Klingler". riceowls.com. Archived from the original on December 31, 2014. Retrieved December 31, 2014.
  8. ^ "Baylee Klingler". gohuskies.com. Retrieved March 18, 2023.

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