Christopher Paul Klieman is an American college football coach.
12 Facts About Chris Klieman
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Chris Klieman is the head football coach at Kansas State University, a position he has held since the 2019 season.
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Chris Klieman succeeded the retiring Bill Snyder at Kansas State after leading the North Dakota State Bison to four NCAA Division I Football Championship titles in five seasons.
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Chris Klieman was born on September 27,1967, in Waterloo, Iowa to Robert "Bob" Chris Klieman and Mary Kay.
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Chris Klieman was raised in Waterloo and graduated from Columbus Catholic High School in 1986.
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Chris Klieman's father Bob, a Hall of Fame official and a long time coach of both golf and football at Columbus Catholic High School, is a member of the Upper Iowa University Athletic Hall of Fame.
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Chris Klieman has two siblings, a sister, Sarah, and a brother, Scott.
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Chris Klieman accepted a position with Western Illinois and stayed there for 3 seasons until 1996.
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Chris Klieman then spent five seasons at Loras College from 2001 to 2005, serving as defensive coordinator from 2002 to 2004.
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Chris Klieman became co-defensive coordinator the next year and held that position until leaving for North Dakota State in 2011.
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Chris Klieman became the defensive coordinator the following season in 2012 until being promoted in 2014.
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On December 10,2018, Kansas State University Athletic Director Gene Taylor announced Chris Klieman had been hired as the program's 35th head coach to replace the recently retired Bill Snyder.