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{{Short description|American football player (born 1952)}}
{{Infobox NFL player
{{Use American English|date=August 2023}}
|name=Keith Krepfle
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2019}}
|image=
{{Infobox NFL biography
|caption=
| name = Keith Krepfle
|number=84, 88
| image = 1986 Jeno's Pizza - 06 - Harold Carmichael (Keith Krepfle crop).jpg
|position=[[Tight end]]
| caption = Krepfle playing for the Eagles in 1977
|birth_date={{birth date and age|1952|2|4}}
| number = 84, 88
|birth_place=Dubuque, Iowa
| position = [[Tight end]]
|death_date=
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1952|2|4}}
|death_place=
| birth_place = [[Dubuque, Iowa]], U.S.
|heightft=6
| death_date =
|heightin=3
| death_place =
|weight=227
| height_ft = 6
|college=[[Iowa State Cyclones football|Iowa State]]
| height_in = 3
|draftyear=1974
| weight_lbs = 227
|draftround=5
| high_school = [[Potosi School District|Potosi]]
|draftpick=115
| college = [[Iowa State Cyclones football|Iowa State]]
|debutyear=1975
| draftyear = 1974
|debutteam=Philadelphia Eagles
| draftround = 5
|finalyear=1982
| draftpick = 115
|finalteam=Atlanta Falcons
| pastteams =<nowiki></nowiki>
* [[Jacksonville Sharks]] (1974)
* [[Philadelphia Eagles]] ({{NFL Year|1975}}-–{{NFL Year|1981}})
* [[Atlanta Falcons]] ({{NFL Year|1982}})
| highlights =<nowiki></nowiki>
* First-team All-[[Big Eight Conference|Big Eight]] ([[1972 All-Big Eight Conference football team|1972]])
* Caught only TD Eagles ever had in Super Bowl XV (at that time)
* Second-team All-Big Eight ([[1973 All-Big Eight Conference football team|1973]])
|statseason=1982
| statseason =
|statlabel1=Receptions
| statlabel1 = Receptions
|statvalue1=152
| statvalue1 = 152
|statlabel2=Receiving yards
| statlabel2 = Receiving yards
|statvalue2=2,425
| statvalue2 = 2,425
|statlabel3=[[Touchdowns|Receiving TD]]s
| statlabel3 = Receiving touchdowns
|statvalue3=19
| statvalue3 = 19
|nfl=KRE593270
| pfr = KrepKe00
|dbf=KREPFKEI01
}}
'''Keith Robert Krepfle''' (born February 4, 1952 in [[Dubuque, Iowa]]) is aan American former professional [[American football|football]] player who was a [[tight end]] who played for eight seasons in the [[National Football League]]. He played(NFL) for the [[Philadelphia Eagles]] from [[1975 NFL season|1975]]&ndash;[[1981 NFL season|1981]] and the [[Atlanta Falcons]] in [[1982 NFL season|1982]]. He was selected by the Eagles in the fifth round of theplayed [[1974college NFL Draftfootball]]. In 1974, he played for the [[Jacksonville Sharks]] of the [[World Football League]]. He played [[college football]] at [[Iowa State Cyclones football|Iowa State Cyclones]]. He scored the only touchdown for the Eagles in Super Bowl XV.
 
==College career==
 
During his three-year career at Iowa State, Krepfle dominated the [[Big Eight Conference football|Big Eight]]. He hauled in 94 passes for 1,368 yards and 15 touchdowns in addition to playing in two bowl games.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.cyclones.com/sports/2015/3/2/GEN_20140101164.aspx|title=Keith Krepfle - Hall of Fame Class of 2002|website=www.cyclones.com|language=en|access-date=January 4, 2018}}</ref> His inaugural Cyclone season Krepfle led the team to their first ever bowl game, the [[1971 Sun Bowl]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.sunbowl.org/the_sun_bowl_game/recap/38|title=LSU 33, Iowa State 15 {{!}} Recaps - Hyundai Sun Bowl {{!}} December 29, 2017 {{!}} El Paso, Texas|website=www.sunbowl.org|access-date=January 4, 2018}}</ref> The next season, Keith would again lead the Cyclones to a bowl berth with the [[1972 Liberty Bowl]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://247sports.com/college/iowa-state/Article/Iowa-State-2017-Liberty-Bowl-George-Amundson-remembers-Iowa-States-1972-Liberty-Bowl-two-point-conversion-against-Georgia-Tech-112871404|title=Iowa State 2017 Liberty Bowl: George Amundson remembers Iowa State's 1972 Liberty Bowl two-point conversion against Georgia Tech|access-date=January 4, 2018}}</ref> Krepfle's best collegiate game was against [[1972 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team|#3 Nebraska]] during the [[1972 NCAA University Division football season|1972]] season in which he caught two touchdowns.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.huskermax.com/games/1972/09iowastate.html|title=Nebraska vs. Iowa State 1972 -- HuskerMax™|website=www.huskermax.com|access-date=January 4, 2018}}</ref>
 
While at Iowa State, Keith was a member of the fraternity [[Tau Kappa Epsilon]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.tke.org/about/distinguished-alumni|title=Distinguished Alumni {{!}} Tau Kappa Epsilon Fraternity|website=www.tke.org|language=en|access-date=January 4, 2018}}</ref>
 
In 2002 he was inducted into the [[Iowa State Cyclones Hall of Fame]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.cyclones.com/hof.aspx?hof=86|title=Iowa State Athletics|website=www.cyclones.com|language=en|access-date=January 4, 2018}}</ref>
 
==Professional career==
 
Despite being drafted in the fifth round of the [[1974 NFL draft]] by the [[Philadelphia Eagles]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://insider.espn.com/nfl/draft/positions/_/id/7/year/1974|title=1974 NFL Draft Results by Position - Tight Ends - ESPN|website=ESPN.com|access-date=January 4, 2018}}</ref> Krepfle chose to sign with the [[Jacksonville Sharks (WFL)|Jacksonville Sharks]] of the [[World Football League]]. [[All-Pro|All-pro]] tight end [[Charle Young]] was already entrenched with Eagles<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2005-aug-13-sp-hall13-story.html|title=USC's Young Goes Into the Hall Today|last=Klein|first=Gary|date=August 13, 2005|work=Los Angeles Times|access-date=January 4, 2018|language=en-US|issn=0458-3035}}</ref> and the Sharks offered Krepfle a guaranteed contract. Just 14 games into the season the Sharks went bankrupt and the team folded.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://wfl.charlottehornetswfl.com/team_pages_1974/07.php|title=World Football League|website=wfl.charlottehornetswfl.com|language=en|access-date=January 4, 2018}}</ref> The following season Krepfle signed a contract with the Eagles to play in the [[National Football League|NFL]].
 
After limited playing time his first two seasons with the Eagles, Charle Young was traded to the [[Los Angeles Rams]] for QB [[Ron Jaworski]] prior to the [[1977 Philadelphia Eagles season|1977]] season.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://fs64sports.blogspot.com/2011/03/1977-eagles-trade-charle-young-to-rams.html|title=Today in Pro Football History: 1977: Eagles Trade Charle Young to Rams for Ron Jaworski|last=Yowell|first=Keith|date=March 9, 2011|website=Today in Pro Football History|access-date=January 4, 2018}}</ref> This created an opening for Krepfle to shine. As a full-time starter for the Eagles, Krepfle would have over 150 catches for nearly 2,500 yards and 19 touchdowns. Keith became the first Eagle to ever catch a touch down in the [[Super Bowl]] during their appearance in [[Super Bowl XV]].<ref name="auto1">{{Cite news|url=http://www.philadelphiaeagles.com/news/article-1/Where-Are-They-Now-TE-Keith-Krepfle/adfbea75-a420-48e7-a347-472d14a607a5|title=Where Are They Now? TE Keith Krepfle|access-date=January 4, 2018}}</ref>
 
Following seven seasons with the Eagles, Krepfle played one additional season with the [[Atlanta Falcons]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.nfl.com/player/keithkrepfle/2518833/profile|title=Keith Krepfle|website=NFL.com|language=en|access-date=January 4, 2018}}</ref>
 
===Statistics===
 
;Regular season
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
! rowspan="2"|Year !! rowspan="2"|Team !! rowspan="2"|G !! rowspan="2"|GS !! colspan="5" |Receiving
|-
! Rec !! Yds !! Avg !! Lng !! TD
|-
![[1974 World Football League season|1974]] !! [[Jacksonville Sharks (WFL)|SHA]]
| 14 || 14 || 6 || 80 || 13.3 || 30 || 0
|-
![[1975 NFL season|1975]] !! [[1975 Philadelphia Eagles season|PHI]]
| 14 || 0 || 1 || 16 || 16.0 || 16 || 0
|-
![[1976 NFL season|1976]] !! [[1976 Philadelphia Eagles season|PHI]]
| 10 || 1 || 6 || 80 || 13.3 || 30 || 1
|-
![[1977 NFL season|1977]] !! [[1977 Philadelphia Eagles season|PHI]]
| 14 || 14 || 27 || 530 || 19.6 || 55 || 3
|-
![[1978 NFL season|1978]] !! [[1978 Philadelphia Eagles season|PHI]]
| 10 || 10 || 26 || 374 || 14.4 || 34 || 3
|-
![[1979 NFL season|1979]] !! [[1979 Philadelphia Eagles season|PHI]]
| 16 || 16 || 41 || 760 || 18.5 || 45 || 3
|-
![[1980 NFL season|1980]] !! [[1980 Philadelphia Eagles season|PHI]]
| 13 || 11 || 30 || 450 || 15.0 || 27 || 4
|-
![[1981 NFL season|1981]] !! [[1981 Philadelphia Eagles season|PHI]]
| 16 || 16 || 20 || 210 || 10.5 || 26 || 5
|-
![[1982 NFL season|1982]] !! [[1982 Atlanta Falcons season|ATL]]
| 4 || 0 || 1 || 5 || 5.0 || 5 || 0
|-
!colspan="2"|Total || 111 || 82 || 158 || 2,505 || 15.8 || 55 || 19
|-
| colspan="9" style="font-size:8pt; text-align:center;"|'''Reference:<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/K/KrepKe00.htm|title=Keith Krepfle Stats {{!}} Pro-Football-Reference.com|website=Pro-Football-Reference.com|language=en|access-date=January 4, 2018}}</ref>'''
|}
 
;Playoffs season
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
! rowspan="2"|Year !! rowspan="2"|Team !! rowspan="2"|G !! rowspan="2"|GS !! colspan="5" |Receiving
|-
! Rec !! Yds !! Avg !! Lng !! TD
|-
![[1979 NFL season|1979]] !! [[1979 Philadelphia Eagles season|PHI]]
| 2 || 2 || 3 || 23 || 7.7 || 12 || 0
|-
![[1980 NFL season|1980]] !! [[1980 Philadelphia Eagles season|PHI]]
| 3 || 3 || 6 || 65 || 10.8 || 20 || 1
|-
![[1981 NFL season|1981]] !! [[1981 Philadelphia Eagles season|PHI]]
| 1 || 1 || 1 || 18 || 18.0 || 18 || 0
|-
![[1982 NFL season|1982]] !! [[1982 Atlanta Falcons season|ATL]]
| 1 || 1 || 1 || 18 || 18.0 || 18 || 0
|-
!colspan="2"|Total || 7 || 7 || 11 || 124 || 11.3 || 20 || 1
|-
| colspan="9" style="font-size:8pt; text-align:center;"|'''Reference:<ref name="auto"/>'''
|}
 
==Post-NFL career==
 
After his NFL career, Krepfle embarked on a career in the health care industry, working for large pharmaceutical companies such as [[Novartis]], [[Bristol-Myers Squibb|Bristol Myers Squibb]] and Delta Pharma before starting his own company. Today he lives in the [[Pocono Mountains|Poconos]] in [[Pennsylvania]].<ref name="auto1"/>
 
==References==
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| NAME = Krepfle, Keith
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES =
| SHORT DESCRIPTION = American football player
| DATE OF BIRTH = February 4, 1952
| PLACE OF BIRTH = Dubuque, Iowa
| DATE OF DEATH =
| PLACE OF DEATH =
}}
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[[Category:1952 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Players of American football from Dubuque, Iowa]]
[[Category:People from Potosi, Wisconsin]]
[[Category:Players of American football from Wisconsin]]
[[Category:American football tight ends]]
[[Category:Iowa State Cyclones football players]]
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