July 16, 2012 in The Dickinson Press
GRAND FORKS Retired Minnesota Viking Jim Kleinsasser headlines this year’s class of inductees into the University of North Dakota Letterwinners Athletics Hall of Fame. Continue Reading
July 13, 2012 in Grand Forks Herald
Former NFL player Jim Kleinsasser and the NCAA national champion 1997 UND men’s hockey team headline the school’s 2012 Hall of Fame class that was announced today. Continue Reading
June 18, 2012 in The Dickinson Press
GRAND FORKS Jim Kleinsasser’s first taste of a varsity high school football game came as a freshman on kickoff team coverage. He remembers running downfield, not making any contact with anyone, then being met on the sideline by Carrington coach Marty Hochhalter. Continue Reading
January 1, 2012 in Grand Forks Herald
Jim Kleinsasser was making his way to the postgame interview room looking about as comfortable as an old farm boy walking the red carpet with boots and a simple black-and-white “North Dakota football” T-shirt.
“It’s the first time I’ve been up here in my 13 years,” said the Vikings’ now-retired blocking tight end, looking down from the spot normally reserved for stars with names like Peterson and legends with names like Favre. Continue Reading
January 1, 2012 in Grand Forks Herald
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The end of UND alumnus Jim Kleinsasser’s football career may be the beginning of a local high school student’s career in medicine. Continue Reading
December 31, 2011 in The Dickinson Press
EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. Jim Kleinsasser has spent the last 13 years bulldozing linebackers and defensive ends on NFL Sundays, a blue-collar battering ram for glamorous runners like Robert Smith and Adrian Peterson. Continue Reading
December 31, 2011 in The Dickinson Press
CARRINGTON Residents from the hometown of Minnesota Vikings tight end Jim Kleinsasser plan to send him out in style and in person. Continue Reading
December 31, 2011 in Grand Forks Herald
Minnesota Vikings tight end Jim Kleinsasser will line his No. 40 uniform into a stance today across from the Chicago Bears and barrel into NFL defenders one last time. Continue Reading
December 29, 2011 in Grand Forks Herald
Jim Kleinsasser has spent 13 seasons’ worth of Sundays flattening opponents with pancake blocks and paving the way for some of the game’s great running backs. This Sunday will be his last. Continue Reading
December 26, 2011 in The Dickinson Press
CARRINGTON Few people other than family know Jim Kleinsasser better than Marty Hochhalter. Continue Reading
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