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Birth:          16 Mar 1921 San Francisco, Cal.
Death:          23 Aug 2015 

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1930 in San Francisco, Cal.
1940 in San Francisco, Cal.
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http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/sfgate/obituary.aspx?pid=175665328
Grover Haines Klemmer
March 16, 1921--August 23, 2015
A native San Franciscan and son of Ada Haines Klemmer and Grover Cleveland 
Klemmer. A 1939 graduate of Galileo High School, lettering in basketball, soccer, crew 
and track and field. He was the city champion at 440 yards and 880 yards with new 
city records in each event.
Grover graduated from the University of California, Berkeley in 1943, lettering in 
basketball, football and track. He established world records for the 440 yard dash and 
400 meters, and was part of the Cal relay team that set world records in the mile relay 
and 2 mile relay. In 1940, running for the San Francisco Olympic Club he was the 
national champion, winning the 400 meters in 47.0 seconds. Running for the Olympic 
Club, he again won the national championship in 1941 with a time of 46 seconds.
He served in the Navy during WWII where in 1945 he played football for the legendary 
Paul Brown, then coach of the Great Lakes Naval Station football team. Upon 
discharge, he was hired by San Francisco City College as an instructor and coach of 
both the track and football programs. He coached football for 20 years in which his 
teams won 5 championships including the 1948 team that went undefeated and 
claimed the national championship for that year. He finished his career as the head of 
the physical education department and as athletic director for CCSF. Additionally, he 
was an NFL and USFL referee.
He is a member of the San Francisco Prep Hall of Fame, University of California, 
Berkeley Hall of Fame, and the San Francisco Olympic Club Hall of Fame.
Grover liked to win, but was equally concerned about his athletes succeeding in 
class, finishing their education and becoming good men. He considered his greatest 
accomplishment to be his family.
Above all, Grover was a gentleman, loyal to his family and friends and respected by all 
who knew him--an honorable man.
He is survived by Elaine Klemmer, his wife of 71 years, his son Richard Klemmer (wife, 
Sandi) and daughter Carol Klemmer. He leaves 6 grandchildren and 8 great 
grandchildren.
A remembrance gathering will be held Friday evening, Sept. 4, 2015, from 5:00 to 7:00 
at 7 Hillcrest Court, Oakland. Please call (510)579-4736 for details. In lieu of flowers, 
please make a donation in Grover's name to the Foundation of City College of San 
Francisco earmarked for the football program.
Published in San Francisco Chronicle on Aug. 30, 2015

pub rec on ancestry 360 Castenada Ave., San Francisco, Cal.

                            

Parents
KLEMMER Grover Cleveland (11 Jan 1882 - 17 Jun 1941)
HAINES Ada H. ("Ora") (5 Jan 1885 - 12 May 1968)

Siblings
KLEMMER Grover Haines (16 Mar 1921 - 23 Aug 2015)

Marriage To SPANGER Elaine Corlas ()

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Children by SPANGER Elaine Corlas
KLEMMER Grover RIchard ("Richard") ()
KLEMMER Carol Elaine ()

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