Mike Klinkenborg
Linebacker, American football player
1985 –
Who is Mike Klinkenborg?
Mike Klinkenborg, born January 19, 1985, was a starting middle linebacker for the University of Iowa Hawkeyes football team. Born and raised in a farm near Rock Rapids, Iowa, Klinkenborg is an elementary education major at Iowa and has 145 career tackles. His 129 tackles in 2006 were second-best in the Big Ten.
Klinkenborg is widely known for his performance in Iowa's 2006 game against Iowa State. Just six days before the annual rivalry game, Klinkenborg's father Myron died of a heart attack. Instead of sitting out the game, Klinkenborg played and recorded eight tackles. A day later, he was named Walter Camp Defensive Player of the Week.
Klinkenborg will be married to his high school sweetheart Whitney Bruns on June 6, 2008.
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- Born
- Jan 19, 1985
United States of America - Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- University of Iowa
- Lived in
- Iowa
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on July 23, 2013
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