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	'''Grover Haines Klemmer Jr.''' (March 16, 1921 – August 23, 2015) was an American ] ~~and~~ ] player and coach, and ] (NFL) official. ~~While running for~~ the ], he lettered in football, ] and ]. He was called the "golden boy" for the ].<ref name=tfn>{{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}}</ref>		'''Grover Haines Klemmer Jr.''' (March 16, 1921 – August 23, 2015) was an American ], ] player and coach, and ] (NFL) official. At the ], he lettered in football, ] and ]. He was called the "golden boy" for the ].<ref name=tfn>{{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}}</ref>

	In 1941, Klemmer set the world record for the ], running 46.0 around a single turn<ref>{{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}}</ref> at the ] ] on June 29, 1941.<ref>{{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}}</ref> Two weeks earlier, he anchored the Bears mile relay team to a world record in 3:09.4, edging out the ] team anchored by ] (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.<ref name=tfn/> Klemmer was the ] at 440 yards in 1940 at age 19 and again in 1941, representing the ].<ref> {{webarchive \|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120918024346/http://www.usatf.org/statistics/champions/USAOutdoorTF/men/m400m.asp \|date=September 18, 2012 }}</ref>		In 1941, Klemmer set the world record for the ], running 46.0 around a single turn<ref>{{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}}</ref> at the ] ] on June 29, 1941.<ref>{{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}}</ref> Two weeks earlier, he anchored the Bears mile relay team to a world record in 3:09.4, edging out the ] team anchored by ] (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.<ref name=tfn/> Klemmer was the ] at 440 yards in 1940 at age 19 and again in 1941, representing the ].<ref> {{webarchive \|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120918024346/http://www.usatf.org/statistics/champions/USAOutdoorTF/men/m400m.asp \|date=September 18, 2012 }}</ref>
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Latest revision as of 05:29, 23 November 2024

American athlete (1921–2015)

Grover Klemmer
Biographical details
Klemmer, c. 1943
Born	(1921-03-16)March 16, 1921 San Francisco, California, U.S.
Died	August 23, 2015(2015-08-23) (aged 94) Oakland, California, U.S.
Playing career
Football
1942	California
1945	Great Lakes Navy
Basketball
1942–1943	California
Track and field
c. 1941	California

Position(s)	Halfback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1946–1961	CC of San Francisco

Head coaching record
Bowls	1–0
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
2 junior college national (1946, 1948) 2 NCJCC (1946, 1948) 2 Big Seven/Eight (CA) (1951, 1957)

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.

In 1941, Klemmer set the world record for the 400 metres, running 46.0 around a single turn at the University of Pennsylvania Franklin Field on June 29, 1941. 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.

Klemmer played for the 1945 Great Lakes Navy Bluejackets football team as a halfback under head coach Paul Brown. He served as the head football coach at City College of San Francisco (CCSF) from 1946 to 1961. 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.

Head coaching record

Junior college


Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs
San Francisco Junior College / City College of San Francisco Rams (Northern California Junior College Conference) (1946–1950)
1946	San Francisco Junior College	8–1	7–0	1st
1947	San Francisco Junior College
1948	City College of San Francisco	12–0	8–0	1st (A Division)	W Gold Dust Bowl
1949	City College of San Francisco	4–4–1	3–2–1	3rd (Southern)
1950	City College of San Francisco	2–6	1–4	6th (Southern)
City College of San Francisco Rams (Big Seven/Eight Conference) (1951–1961)
1951	City College of San Francisco	7–2	6–0	1st
1952	City College of San Francisco	3–6	2–4	5th
1953	City College of San Francisco	4–3–2	4–1–1	2nd
1954	City College of San Francisco	6–1–1	4–1–1	3rd
1955	City College of San Francisco	9–1	6–1	2nd
1956	City College of San Francisco	6–2	6–1	2nd
1957	City College of San Francisco	6–3	5–2	T–1st
1958	City College of San Francisco	4–5	3–4	T–5th
1959	City College of San Francisco	3–4	3–4	T–5th
1960	City College of San Francisco	6–2–1	4–2–1	3rd
1961	City College of San Francisco	7–3	5–2	T–2nd
City College of San Francisco:
Total:
National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth

References

^ "1.html". Trackandfieldnews.com. February 27, 1954. Retrieved March 15, 2015.
"Stock Footage - Track and Field events at Franklin Field in Philadelphia". Criticalpast.com. Retrieved March 15, 2015.
"Track and Field Statistics". Trackfield.brinkster.net. Retrieved March 15, 2015.
Archived September 18, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
"Grover Klemmer Stars On Grid". Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. Associated Press. October 24, 1945. p. 10, part I. Retrieved May 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
"New Coach For CCSF". Stockton Record. Stockton, California. June 5, 1962. p. 23. Retrieved May 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
Lerseth, Michael (August 26, 2015). "Grover Klemmer, Cal track star and longtime CCSF coach, dies at 94". SFGate. San Francisco, California. Retrieved May 15, 2024.

v t e City College of San Francisco Rams head football coaches
Russell Sweet (1935–?) Grover Klemmer (1946–1961) Dutch Elston (1962–1976) George Rush (1977–2014) Jimmy Collins (2015–2019) No team (2020) Jimmy Collins (2021–2023) Eduardo Yagües Nuño # (2024– ) # denotes interim head coach

City College of San Francisco Rams head football coaches

Russell Sweet (1935–?)
Grover Klemmer (1946–1961)
Dutch Elston (1962–1976)
George Rush (1977–2014)
Jimmy Collins (2015–2019)
No team (2020)
Jimmy Collins (2021–2023)
Eduardo Yagües Nuño # (2024– )

# denotes interim head coach

v t e US National Championship winners in men's 400-meter dash
1876-1979 Amateur Athletic Union	1876-77: Edward Merritt 1878: Frank Brown 1879-84: Lon Myers 1885: H. Mason Raborg 1886: John Robertson 1887: Harvey Banks 1888: Walter Dohm 1888: T.J. Mahoney 1889: Walter Dohm 1890-92: William Downs 1893: Edward Allen 1894: Tom Keane 1895-97: Thomas Burke 1898-1900: Maxie Long 1901: Howard Hayes 1902: Fay Moulton 1903: Harry Hillman 1904: D.H. Meyer 1905-06: Frank Waller 1907: John Taylor 1908: Harry Hillman 1909: Edward Lindberg 1910: William Hayes 1911: Edward Lindberg 1912: Thomas Halpin 1913: Carroll Haff 1914-15: Ted Meredith 1916: Thomas Halpin 1917: Frank Shea 1918: Cornelius Shaughnessy 1919-20: Frank Shea 1921: William Stevenson 1922: James Driscoll 1923: Horatio Fitch 1924: James Burgess 1925: Cecil Cooke 1926: Ken Kennedy 1927: Hermon Phillips 1928: Ray Barbuti 1929: Reggie Bowen 1930-31: Vic Williams 1932: Bill Carr 1933-34: Ivan Fuqua 1935: Eddie O'Brien 1936: Harold Smallwood 1937-38: Ray Malott 1939: Erwin Miller 1940-41: Grover Klemmer 1942-43: Cliff Bourland 1944: Elmore Harris 1945: Herb McKenley (JAM) * James Herbert 1946: Elmore Harris 1947: Herb McKenley (JAM) * Dave Bolen 1948: Herb McKenley (JAM) * Mal Whitfield 1949: George Rhoden (JAM) * Hugh Maiocco (3) 1950: George Rhoden (JAM) * Tom Cox (3) 1951: George Rhoden (JAM) * Dick Maiocco (3) 1952: Mal Whitfield 1953: Jesse Mashburn 1954: Jim Lea 1955: Charles Jenkins 1956: Tom Courtney 1957: Reggie Pearman 1958-59: Eddie Southern 1960-61: Otis Davis 1962-63: Ulis Williams 1964: Mike Larrabee 1965: Ollan Cassell 1966-69: Lee Evans 1970-71: John Smith 1972: Lee Evans 1973-74: Maurice Peoples 1975: Dave Jenkins (GBR) * Fred Newhouse 1976: Maxie Parks 1977: Robert Taylor 1978: Maxie Parks 1979: Willie Smith
1980-1992 The Athletics Congress	1980: Willie Smith 1981-82: Cliff Wiley 1983: Sunder Nix 1984-85: Mark Rowe 1986: Darrell Robinson 1987: Butch Reynolds 1988: Tim Simon 1989: Antonio Pettigrew 1990: Steve Lewis 1991: Antonio Pettigrew 1992: Danny Everett
1992 onwards USA Track & Field	1993: Michael Johnson 1994: Antonio Pettigrew 1995-96: Michael Johnson 1997: Antonio Pettigrew 1998-99: Jerome Young 2000: Michael Johnson 2001: Derrick Brew 2002: Angelo Taylor 2003: Tyree Washington 2004-05: Jeremy Wariner 2006: Andrew Rock 2007: Angelo Taylor 2008-09: LaShawn Merritt 2010: Greg Nixon 2011: Tony McQuay 2012-13: LaShawn Merritt 2014: Gil Roberts 2015: David Verburg 2016: LaShawn Merritt 2017: Fred Kerley 2018: Kahmari Montgomery 2019: Fred Kerley 2021-22: Michael Norman 2023: Bryce Deadmon
Notes	Note 1: In 1888 both the NAAAA and the AAU held championships OT: The 1920, 1928, 1932, and since 1992, championships incorporated the Olympic Trials, otherwise held as a discrete event. 2020 OT: The 2020 Olympic Trials were delayed and held in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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