Perry Sandor Klein was born on March 25,1971 and is an American former professional football player who was a quarterback for the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League.
12 Facts About Perry Klein
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Perry Klein was a fourth-round draft pick of the Atlanta Falcons in the 1994 NFL draft.
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Perry Klein was born in Santa Monica, California, and is Jewish.
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Perry Klein's father is Danny Klein, a businessman in the scrap metal business, who played football in high school and was a single-wing tailback at Theodore Roosevelt High School in East LA.
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Perry Klein was an All-America and All-City high school volleyball player.
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Perry Klein set a state record for most passing yards in a game, with 562.
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Perry Klein then transferred to Carson High School for his senior season and helped the Colts win the 1988 City Section 4-A Division championship, as he was named California State Player of the Year, Parade Magazine High School All-America, and a Campbell Soup All-American.
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Perry Klein received a scholarship and played college football at the University of California, Berkeley for the California Golden Bears in his first three years of college.
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Perry Klein was named the Division II Player of the Year, after throwing for an NCAA Division II record 614 yards passing, 35 completions, and seven touchdowns in a single game, and a Division II record 3,757 regular season yards passing and 4,025 regular season yards in total offense, while setting a school single-season records of most touchdowns.
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Perry Klein played in the 1994 College All-Star Senior Bowl and passed for one touchdown.
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Perry Klein won the No 3 quarterback slot with the Falcons over Bob Gagliano.
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In 2008, Perry Klein was inducted into the Southern California Jewish Sports Hall of Fame.