Chuck Klingbeil
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| Position: | Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 288 lb (131 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Houghton (MI) | ||||||||
| College: | Northern Michigan | ||||||||
| NFL draft: | 1989: undrafted | ||||||||
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Charles E. Klingbeil (November 2, 1965 – June 19, 2018) was an
Klingbeil was a member of the Roughriders team that won the
In the NFL, Klingbeil played five seasons for the Miami Dolphins. He scored the game-winning touchdown in coach Don Shula's 300th win, recovering a fourth-quarter Don Majkowski fumble in the end zone to propel the Dolphins to a 16–13 victory over the Green Bay Packers.[2]
Following his playing career, he worked as an assistant coach at various colleges, but also had several run-ins with the law. In 2008, Klingbeil was charged with larceny.[3] While a coach at Michigan Technological University in 2013, Klingbeil was charged with misdemeanor possession of prescription drugs, to which he pleaded guilty.[4][5]
He died on June 19, 2018, in Chicago while returning to the Copper Country, Michigan, where he lived.[2][6]
References
- Pro Football Talk. Retrieved June 21, 2018.
- ^ Palm Beach Post. Retrieved June 21, 2018.
- ^ "Report: Former Dolphin Chuck Klingbeil arraigned on larceny charge -- Television Industry, Miami Dolphins -- South Florida Sun-Sentinel.com". June 4, 2008. Archived from the original on June 4, 2008. Retrieved June 21, 2018.
- ^ Walton, Nicole. "Tech football volunteer arrested on prescription drug charges". Wnmufm.org. Retrieved June 21, 2018.
- ^ "Klingbeil pleads in drug case - News, Sports, Jobs - The Mining Gazette". Mininggazette.com. Retrieved June 21, 2018.
- ^ "Obituary: Charles E. "Chuck" Klingbeil - Keweenaw Report". Keweenawreport.com. Retrieved June 21, 2018.