Grover Klemmer
{{Short description|American athlete (1921–2015)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2024}}
{{Infobox college coach
| name = Grover Klemmer
| image = Grover Klemmer 1943.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Klemmer, {{Circa|1943}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1921|3|16}}
| birth_place = San Francisco, California, U.S.
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2015|8|23|1921|3|16}}
| death_place = Oakland, California, U.S.
| alma_mater =
| player_sport1 = Football
| player_years2 = 1942
| player_team2 = California
| player_years3 = 1945
| player_team3 = Great Lakes Navy
| player_sport4 = Basketball
| player_years5 = 1942–1943
| player_team5 = California
| player_sport6 = Track and field
| player_years7 = {{Circa|1941}}
| player_team7 = California
| player_positions = Halfback
| coach_sport1 = Football
| coach_years2 = 1946–1961
| coach_team2 = CC of San Francisco
| overall_record =
| bowl_record = 1–0
| tournament_record =
| championships = 2 junior college national (1946, 1948)
2 NCJCC (1946, 1948)
2 Big Seven/Eight (CA) (1951, 1957)
| awards =
| coaching_records =
}}
Grover Haines Klemmer Jr. (March 16, 1921 – August 23, 2015) was an American sprinter, college football player and coach, and National Football League (NFL) official. At the University of California, he lettered in football, basketball and track. He was called the "golden boy" for the Golden Bears.{{cite web|url=http://www.trackandfieldnews.com/general/back_track/18_19.html |title=1.html |publisher=Trackandfieldnews.com |date=February 27, 1954 |accessdate=March 15, 2015}}
In 1941, Klemmer set the world record for the 400 metres, running 46.0 around a single turn{{cite web|url=http://www.criticalpast.com/video/65675028733_Track-and-field-events-at-Franklin-field_400-meters_pole-vault_Grover-klemmer |title=Stock Footage - Track and Field events at Franklin Field in Philadelphia |publisher=Criticalpast.com |date= |accessdate=March 15, 2015}} at the University of Pennsylvania Franklin Field on June 29, 1941.{{cite web|url=http://trackfield.brinkster.net/Profile.asp?ID=3434&Gender=M |title=Track and Field Statistics |publisher=Trackfield.brinkster.net |date= |accessdate=March 15, 2015}} Two weeks earlier, he anchored the Bears mile relay team to a world record in 3:09.4, edging out the University of Southern California team anchored by Hubie Kerns (who also was second in Philadelphia) by reportedly 4 inches (10 cm). Five minutes later, he was informed of the death of his father, Grover Klemmer, Sr. earlier that day. Klemmer was the USA National Champion at 440 yards in 1940 at age 19 and again in 1941, representing the San Francisco Olympic Club.[http://www.usatf.org/statistics/champions/USAOutdoorTF/men/m400m.asp ] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120918024346/http://www.usatf.org/statistics/champions/USAOutdoorTF/men/m400m.asp |date=September 18, 2012 }}
Klemmer played for the 1945 Great Lakes Navy Bluejackets football team as a halfback under head coach Paul Brown.{{cite news |author= |title=Grover Klemmer Stars On Grid |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-los-angeles-times/147463659/ |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |location=Los Angeles, California |agency=Associated Press |date=October 24, 1945 |page=10, part I |access-date=May 15, 2024 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }} He served as the head football coach at City College of San Francisco (CCSF) from 1946 to 1961.{{cite news |author= |title=New Coach For CCSF |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/stockton-evening-and-sunday-record/147439549/ |newspaper=Stockton Record |location=Stockton, California |date=June 5, 1962 |page=23 |access-date=May 15, 2024 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }} He was an official in the NFL from 1963 to 1981, working mainly as a back judge and side judge, wearing uniform number 8.
Klemmer was born and raised in San Francisco, where he graduated from Galileo High School in 1939. He died on August 23, 2015, in Oakland, California.{{cite news |last=Lerseth |first=Michael |title=Grover Klemmer, Cal track star and longtime CCSF coach, dies at 94 |url=https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Grover-Klemmer-Cal-track-star-and-longtime-CCSF-6467587.php |newspaper=SFGate |location=San Francisco, California |date=August 26, 2015 |access-date=May 15, 2024 }}
Head coaching record
=Junior college=
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{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead
| name = San Francisco Junior College / City College of San Francisco Rams
| conf = Northern California Junior College Conference
| startyear = 1946
| endyear = 1950
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = national
| year = 1946
| name = San Francisco Junior College
| overall = 8–1
| conference = 7–0
| confstanding = 1st
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| bowloutcome =
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| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1947
| name = San Francisco Junior College
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| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = national
| year = 1948
| name = City College of San Francisco
| overall = 12–0
| conference = 8–0
| confstanding = 1st (A Division)
| bowlname = Gold Dust Bowl
| bowloutcome = W
| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1949
| name = City College of San Francisco
| overall = 4–4–1
| conference = 3–2–1
| confstanding = 3rd (Southern)
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| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1950
| name = City College of San Francisco
| overall = 2–6
| conference = 1–4
| confstanding = 6th (Southern)
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| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead
| name = City College of San Francisco Rams
| conf = Big Seven/Eight Conference
| startyear = 1951
| endyear = 1961
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = conference
| year = 1951
| name = City College of San Francisco
| overall = 7–2
| conference = 6–0
| confstanding = 1st
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| bowloutcome =
| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1952
| name = City College of San Francisco
| overall = 3–6
| conference = 2–4
| confstanding = 5th
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| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1953
| name = City College of San Francisco
| overall = 4–3–2
| conference = 4–1–1
| confstanding = 2nd
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| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1954
| name = City College of San Francisco
| overall = 6–1–1
| conference = 4–1–1
| confstanding = 3rd
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| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1955
| name = City College of San Francisco
| overall = 9–1
| conference = 6–1
| confstanding = 2nd
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| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1956
| name = City College of San Francisco
| overall = 6–2
| conference = 6–1
| confstanding = 2nd
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| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = conference
| year = 1957
| name = City College of San Francisco
| overall = 6–3
| conference = 5–2
| confstanding = T–1st
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| bowloutcome =
| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1958
| name = City College of San Francisco
| overall = 4–5
| conference = 3–4
| confstanding = T–5th
| bowlname =
| bowloutcome =
| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1959
| name = City College of San Francisco
| overall = 3–4
| conference = 3–4
| confstanding = T–5th
| bowlname =
| bowloutcome =
| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1960
| name = City College of San Francisco
| overall = 6–2–1
| conference = 4–2–1
| confstanding = 3rd
| bowlname =
| bowloutcome =
| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1961
| name = City College of San Francisco
| overall = 7–3
| conference = 5–2
| confstanding = T–2nd
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| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Subtotal
| name = City College of San Francisco
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{{CFB Yearly Record End
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| bowls = no
| poll = no
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References
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