Keith Christensen

{{Short description|American gridiron football player (1947–2023)}}

{{distinguish|Keith Christiansen (disambiguation)}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}

{{Infobox NFL biography

| name = Keith Christensen

| image = File:Keith Elmore Christensen.jpg

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| number = 64

| position = Offensive tackle

| birth_date = {{birth date|1947|05|10}}

| birth_place = Concordia, Kansas, U.S.

| death_date = {{death date and age|2023|02|17|1947|05|10}}

| death_place = Concordia, Kansas, U.S.

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| college = Kansas

| draftyear = 1969

| draftround = 5

| draftpick = 117

| pastteams =

• New Orleans Saints (1969)
• Edmonton Eskimos ({{CFL Year|1970|1971}})

| highlights =

• First-team All-Big Eight (1968)

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Keith Elmore "Pinky" Christensen (May 10, 1947 – February 17, 2023) was an American college and professional football player. Christensen played at offensive tackle at the University of Kansas where he was coached first by Jack Mitchell and later by Pepper Rodgers.{{Cite web |url=http://graphics.fansonly.com/photos/schools/kan/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/history-b.pdf |title=history(b).qxd |access-date=2007-09-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303175756/http://graphics.fansonly.com/photos/schools/kan/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/history-b.pdf |archive-date=2016-03-03 |url-status=dead }}

Christensen was drafted by the New Orleans Saints in the fifth round of the 1969 NFL/AFL draft.{{Cite web |url=http://www.neworleansprofootball.com/drafthistory.html |title=NewOrleansProFootball.com |access-date=2007-09-24 |archive-date=2009-07-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090705141835/http://www.neworleansprofootball.com/drafthistory.html |url-status=dead }} He was the 117th player drafted overall.[http://www.drafthistory.com/colleges/k.html DraftHistory.com] He then went to the Edmonton Eskimos where he played for the 1970 and 1971 seasons.{{cite web|url=https://www.justsportsstats.com/footballstatsindex.php?player_id=chriskei001|publisher=Stats Crew|title=Keith Christensen (stats)|accessdate=January 21, 2019}}

He married Jane M McConahey on August 3, 1968.{{cite web|url=https://www.bladeempire.com/obituaries/jane-m-christensen|publisher=Concordia Blade-Empire|title=Jane M. Christensen (obituary)|date=February 8, 2021|accessdate=February 8, 2021}} After his retirement from professional football, he returned to his hometown of Concordia, Kansas, where he played high school football at Concordia Junior-Senior High School.{{cite web|url=https://www.bladeempire.com/obituaries/keith-elmore-christensen|publisher=Concordia Blade-Empire|title=Keith Elmore CHristensen (obituary)|date=February 20, 2023|access-date=March 8, 2023}}