Jimmy Klingler

James Mark Klingler (born February 17, 1972) is an American football coach and former quarterback who played one season with the Birmingham Barracudas of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football at the University of Houston. He was also a member of the Texas Terror of the Arena Football League (AFL). He currently coaches football for Pasadena Memorial High School in Pasadena, Texas.

Jimmy Klingler

Personal information
Born:	(1972-02-17) February 17, 1972 (age 53) Lima, Ohio, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:	220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
Position:	Quarterback
High school:	Stratford (Houston, Texas)
College:	Houston
NFL draft:	1994: undrafted
Career history
As a player:
Birmingham Barracudas (1995) Texas Terror (1996)
As a coach:
Dickinson HS (1997–2001) (asst.) MacArthur HS (2002) (QB) South Houston HS (2003–2006) (OC) Manvel HS (2007–2012) (OC) New Caney HS (2013) (OC) Blinn (2014–2015) (OC) Galveston Ball HS (2017–2018) (AHC/OC) Pasadena Memorial HS (2019–present) (AHC/OC)
Career highlights and awards
Second-team All-SWC (1992)
Career CFL statistics
Comp. / Att.: 47 / 98 Passing yards: 645 TD-INT: 4-7 Rushing yards: 22
Career Arena League statistics
Comp. / Att.: 45 / 96 Passing yards: 514 TD-INT: 7-2 Passer rating: 73.00 Stats at ArenaFan.com

Early life and college

James Mark Klingler was born on February 17, 1972, in Lima, Ohio.^[1] He attended Stratford High School in Houston, Texas.^[1]

Klingler played for the Houston Cougars from 1991 to 1993. He led NCAA Division I-A in total offense with 3,768 yards in 1992. He also led Division I-A in total touchdowns and passing touchdowns with 32.^[2]

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables

Height	Weight	Arm length	Hand span	40-yard dash	10-yard split	20-yard split	20-yard shuttle	Vertical jump
6 ft 2+1⁄2 in (1.89 m)	218 lb (99 kg)	32 in (0.81 m)	9 in (0.23 m)	5.03 s	1.74 s	2.93 s	4.45 s	29.5 in (0.75 m)

Klingler played for the Birmingham Barracudas of the Canadian Football League in 1995, recording four touchdowns on 645 passing yards.^[3]

Klingler played for the Texas Terror of the Arena Football League in 1996, recording seven touchdowns on 514 passing yards.^[4]

Coaching career

Klingler was a coach at Dickinson High School from 1997 to 2001.

Klingler was quarterbacks coach at MacArthur High School in 2002.

Klingler was offensive coordinator at South Houston High School from 2003 to 2006.

Klingler served as offensive coordinator for Manvel High School from 2007 to 2012.^[5]

Klingler was offensive coordinator of New Caney High School in 2013.^[5][6]

Klingler became offensive coordinator of the Blinn Buccaneers of Blinn College in 2014.^[5][6]

Personal life

Klingler's brother David also played quarterback for the Houston Cougars.^[7] His son, Cory, played football for the Rice Owls.^[8] His daughter, Baylee, played college softball at Washington.^[9]

See also

• List of NCAA major college football yearly passing leaders
• List of NCAA major college football yearly total offense leaders