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| Position: | Tight end | ||||||||
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| Born: | July 27, 1947 South Gate, California, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 235 lb (107 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Saint Monica Catholic (Santa Monica, California) | ||||||||
| College: | USC | ||||||||
| NFL draft: | 1969 / round: 1 / pick: 21 | ||||||||
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Robert Owen Klein (born July 27, 1947) is an American former professional football player who was a tight end. for eleven seasons in the National Football League (NFL) with the Los Angeles Rams and San Diego Chargers.
Klein played college football for the USC Trojans in Los Angeles, where he was the starting tight end for their 1967 national championship team. Following his senior season in 1968, he was selected 21st overall in the 1969 NFL/AFL draft by the Los Angeles Rams. At USC, Klein was part of the Gamma Tau chapter of Beta Theta Pi fraternity.