Don Klosterman (American football)

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Don Klosterman

No. 10
Klosterman, circa 1950
Born:	(1930-01-18)January 18, 1930 Le Mars, Iowa, U.S.
Died:	June 7, 2000(2000-06-07) (aged 70) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Career information
Position(s)	Quarterback, Placekicker
Height	5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight	180 lb (82 kg)
College	Loyola (California)
High school	Compton High School (Compton, California)
NFL draft	1952, Round: 3, Pick: 26
Drafted by	Cleveland Browns
Career history
As administrator
1966–1969	Houston Oilers (AFL)
1970–1971	Baltimore Colts (NFL)
1972–1982	Los Angeles Rams (NFL)
1983–1985	Los Angeles Express (USFL)
As player
1952	Los Angeles Rams (NFL)
1955–1956	Calgary Stampeders (WIFU)
Career highlights and awards
Second-team All-PCC (1951)

Donald Clement Klosterman (January 18, 1930 – June 7, 2000) was a professional football executive. Regarded as one of the most accomplished in the sports’s history, he is known for building teams in three different leagues after his career as a professional quarterback was cut short by a serious accident that left his legs partially paralyzed. In the 1960s, Klosterman helped the American Football League (AFL, 1960–1969) overtake the National Football League (NFL) during the bidding wars that led the older league to seek a merger with the AFL. In the 1970s, he was a successful general manager for the NFL's Baltimore Colts and Los Angeles Rams, and in the 1980s he signed All-American quarterback Steve Young to a record contract for the Los Angeles Express in the United States Football League (USFL).