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&sq=Albert Einstein&lang=en&file=File:Don_Klosterman_1950_(2)_(cropped).jpg) Klosterman, c. 1950 | |
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| Position: | Quarterback, Placekicker |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | January 18, 1930 Le Mars, Iowa, U.S. |
| Died: | June 7, 2000 (aged 70) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Height: | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
| Weight: | 180 lb (82 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Compton High School (Compton, California) |
| College: | Loyola (CA) |
| NFL draft: | 1952 / Round: 3 / Pick: 26 |
| Career history | |
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| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
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| Player stats at PFR | |
| Executive profile at PFR | |
Donald Clement Klosterman (January 18, 1930 – June 7, 2000) was an American professional football player and executive. Klosterman was known for building teams in three different leagues after his career as a professional quarterback was cut short by a serious accident.
As an executive in the 1960s, Klosterman helped the American Football League (AFL, 1960–1969) gain traction with the National Football League (NFL) during the bidding wars that led the older league to seek a merger with the AFL. In the 1970s, he was a successful general manager for the NFL's Baltimore Colts and Los Angeles Rams. In the 1980s he signed All-American quarterback Steve Young to a record contract for the Los Angeles Express of the United States Football League (USFL).