Kleinsasser, who played at UND from 1995-1998, will become the second Fighting Hawks player to enter the College Football Hall of Fame, alongside Jim LeClair.

Feb. 5—MOUND WESTONKA, Minn. — The last almost 15 years of Carrington native Jim Kleinsasser's life have been busy since he retired from the National Football League. "I've been being dad ...

Through it all, a player whose game was built on overpowering giants — and Bears and Lions and Packers — at the point of attack play after play, Kleinsasser only suffered one major injury.

Minnesota Vikings tight end Jimmy Kleinsasser (40) waves to the fans after an NFL football game against the Chicago Bears in Minneapolis, Sunday, Jan. 1, 2012.

GRAND FORKS — Former UND football standout Jim Kleinsasser was included on the 2024 College Football Hall of Fame ... He remains the highest-drafted UND player to be selected in the NFL Draft.

The Vikings could always rely on Kleinsasser to be there, and he has been. He caught 46 passes and scored four touchdowns in 2003, but has reached double digits in receptions just twice since then.

JAMESTOWN — A brother-sister duo will be in the North Dakota Sports Hall of Fame for the first time in history after Sheri (Kleinsasser) Stockmoe is inducted at 5 p.m. on Saturday, June 21, at the ...

Jim Kleinsasser was a three-time All-American tight end at UND in the 1990's. He went on to have a 13-year NFL career with the Minnesota Vikings, earning a spot in UND's Hall of Fame in 2012.

Joining Korver in the Hall of Fame class are fellow coaches Urban Meyer, and Nick Saban. Some players heading to the hall this season are Michael Vick, Michael Strahan, Jim Kleinsasser and Montee ...