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American football and basketball coach

L. F. "Pop" Klein
Biographical details
Born	c. 1900
Died	October 14, 1968 (aged 68) Prescott, Arizona, U.S.
Alma mater	Cotner
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1923–1934	Crete HS (NE)
1935–1942	Kearney State
1945–1958	Nebraska (assistant)
Basketball
1923–1935	Crete HS (NE)
1935–1937	Kearney State
1945–1946	Nebraska

Head coaching record
Overall	42–21–1 (college football) 22–28 (college basketball) 89–19 (high school football) 200–54 (high school basketball)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Football 4 NIAA (1936, 1938, 1941–1942)

Lloyd Frederick "Pop" Klein (c. 1900 – October 14, 1968) was a coach of football and basketball at the high school and collegiate levels.

He began his career as a football and basketball at Crete High School where he accumulated an 89–19 record in football and 200–54 in basketball. He won a state basketball championship at Crete in 1928.

Klein then moved on to become the head football coach at the University of Nebraska–Kearney where led them to a 42–21–1 in eight seasons. Klein was also the Nebraska–Kearney head men's basketball coach for two seasons (1935–1937) where he led the teams to a 15–15 record. After that, he became an assistant football coach at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln for 14 seasons. During his first year in Lincoln, he stepped in to be the men's basketball coach for one year due to the head coach being ill.

Klein died at the age of 68, on October 14, 1968, at his home in Prescott, Arizona.

Head coaching record

College football


Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing
Kearney State Antelopes (Nebraska Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1935–1943)
1935	Kearney State	5–3	2–2	T–2nd
1936	Kearney State	7–2	3–0	1st
1937	Kearney State	5–3–1	1–1–1	T–2nd
1938	Kearney State	4–4–1	2–0–1	T–1st
1939	Kearney State	3–5	0–3	4th
1940	Kearney State	7–2	2–1	2nd
1941	Kearney State	8–0	3–0	1st
1942	Kearney State	6–2	2–1	1st
Kearney State:		45–21–2	15–8–2
Total:		42–21–1
National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth

References

Ellis, Mark (2007). A Century of Sports at the University of Nebraska at Kearney (1st ed.). ISBN 9780738550640. Retrieved December 25, 2017.
"L.F. "Pop" Klein". Beatrice Public Schools. Retrieved December 25, 2017.
"MBB Records - Year by Year record" (PDF). April 10, 2013. Retrieved December 28, 2017.
"Assistant Football Coaches at Nebraska Since 1926". huskers.com. Retrieved December 25, 2017.
"Nebraska Coaching Ledger" (pdf). huskers.com. Retrieved December 25, 2017.
"Coach Lloyd 'Pop' Klein, 68, dies". Arizona Republic. Phoenix, Arizona. October 17, 1968. p. 2C. Retrieved January 19, 2019 – via Newspapers.com .

External links

Nebraska–Kearney Hall of Fame profile

v t e Nebraska–Kearney Lopers head football coaches
Wynfred E. Allen (1905–1906) George Porter (1907–1909) George Van Buren (1910–1913) Harry Tollefsen (1914–1916) Wallace D. Reynolds (1917–1918) Hugo Otopalik (1919) Raymond Ozmun (1920–1921) Fred Fulmer (1922–1929) Ted James (1930–1932) Howard Hill (1933–1934) L. F. "Pop" Klein (1935–1942) No team (1943–1944) Charlie Foster (1945–1952) Marvin Franklin (1953–1954) Allen H. Zikmund (1955–1971) Claire Boroff (1972–1999) Darrell Morris (2000–2014) Josh Lamberson (2015–2016) Josh Lynn (2017–2022) Ryan Held (2023– )

Nebraska–Kearney Lopers head football coaches

Wynfred E. Allen (1905–1906)
George Porter (1907–1909)
George Van Buren (1910–1913)
Harry Tollefsen (1914–1916)
Wallace D. Reynolds (1917–1918)
Hugo Otopalik (1919)
Raymond Ozmun (1920–1921)
Fred Fulmer (1922–1929)
Ted James (1930–1932)
Howard Hill (1933–1934)
L. F. "Pop" Klein (1935–1942)
No team (1943–1944)
Charlie Foster (1945–1952)
Marvin Franklin (1953–1954)
Allen H. Zikmund (1955–1971)
Claire Boroff (1972–1999)
Darrell Morris (2000–2014)
Josh Lamberson (2015–2016)
Josh Lynn (2017–2022)
Ryan Held (2023– )

v t e Nebraska–Kearney Lopers men's basketball head coaches
Wynfred E. Allen (1906–1907) A. J. Mercer (1907–1910) George Van Buren (1910–1914) Harry Tollefsen (1914–1917) W. D. Reynolds (1917–1918) No records available (1918–1919) Hugo Otopalik (1919–1920) Raymond Ozmun (1920–1922) Fred Fulmer (1922–1930) Ted James (1930–1933) Fred Fulmer (1933–1935) L. F. "Pop" Klein (1935–1937) R. D. Watkins (1937–1939) Harold Oaks (1939–1940) R. D. Watkins (1940–1941) Clifton White (1941–1945) Charlie Foster (1945–1949) William Morris (1949–1956) Les Livingston (1956–1966) W. Samuelson (1966–1970) Jerry Hueser (1970–1990) Jerry Hueser & Tom Kropp (1990–1996) Tom Kropp (1995–2005) Tom Kropp & Kevin Lofton (2005–2015) Kevin Lofton (2015– )

Nebraska–Kearney Lopers men's basketball head coaches

Wynfred E. Allen (1906–1907)
A. J. Mercer (1907–1910)
George Van Buren (1910–1914)
Harry Tollefsen (1914–1917)
W. D. Reynolds (1917–1918)
No records available (1918–1919)
Hugo Otopalik (1919–1920)
Raymond Ozmun (1920–1922)
Fred Fulmer (1922–1930)
Ted James (1930–1933)
Fred Fulmer (1933–1935)
L. F. "Pop" Klein (1935–1937)
R. D. Watkins (1937–1939)
Harold Oaks (1939–1940)
R. D. Watkins (1940–1941)
Clifton White (1941–1945)
Charlie Foster (1945–1949)
William Morris (1949–1956)
Les Livingston (1956–1966)
W. Samuelson (1966–1970)
Jerry Hueser (1970–1990)
Jerry Hueser & Tom Kropp (1990–1996)
Tom Kropp (1995–2005)
Tom Kropp & Kevin Lofton (2005–2015)
Kevin Lofton (2015– )

v t e Nebraska Cornhuskers men's basketball head coaches
Frank Lehmer (1897–1899) T. P. Hewitt (1900) Elmer Berry (1901) Fred Morrell (1902) Walter Hiltner (1902–1903) R. G. Clapp (1904–1909) T. J. Hewitt (1910) Osmond F. Field (1911) Ewald O. Stiehm (1912–1915) Sam Waugh (1916) E. J. Stewart (1917–1919) Paul J. Schissler (1919–1921) Owen A. Frank (1922–1923) William G. Kline (1924–1925) Ernest Bearg (1925–1926) Charlie T. Black (1926–1932) William Browne (1932–1940) Adolph J. Lewandowski (1940–1945) L. F. "Pop" Klein (1945–1946) Harry Good (1946–1954) Jerry Bush (1954–1963) Joe Cipriano (1963–1980) Moe Iba (1980–1986) Danny Nee (1986–2000) Barry Collier (2000–2006) Doc Sadler (2006–2012) Tim Miles (2012–2019) Fred Hoiberg (2019– )

Nebraska Cornhuskers men's basketball head coaches

Frank Lehmer (1897–1899)
T. P. Hewitt (1900)
Elmer Berry (1901)
Fred Morrell (1902)
Walter Hiltner (1902–1903)
R. G. Clapp (1904–1909)
T. J. Hewitt (1910)
Osmond F. Field (1911)
Ewald O. Stiehm (1912–1915)
Sam Waugh (1916)
E. J. Stewart (1917–1919)
Paul J. Schissler (1919–1921)
Owen A. Frank (1922–1923)
William G. Kline (1924–1925)
Ernest Bearg (1925–1926)
Charlie T. Black (1926–1932)
William Browne (1932–1940)
Adolph J. Lewandowski (1940–1945)
L. F. "Pop" Klein (1945–1946)
Harry Good (1946–1954)
Jerry Bush (1954–1963)
Joe Cipriano (1963–1980)
Moe Iba (1980–1986)
Danny Nee (1986–2000)
Barry Collier (2000–2006)
Doc Sadler (2006–2012)
Tim Miles (2012–2019)
Fred Hoiberg (2019– )

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