Former NFL QB David Klingler on breaking records, expectations, seminary and teaching God's word

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5 • 661 Ratings

🗓️ 25 October 2021

⏱️ 57 minutes

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David Klingler played seven seasons in the NFL with the Cincinnati Bengals, Oakland Raiders and Green Bay Packers. He was selected 6th overall in the 1992 NFL Draft by the Bengals after a stellar college career at the University of Houston that saw him set multiple records and finish as a Heisman Finalist in 1990.

Among the records Klingler set at Houston include him throwing for 11 touchdown passes in one game on November 17, 1990 against Eastern Washington. In December 1990, he set the NCAA D-1 record for most yards gained a single game with 716 (since surpassed in 2014).

After his playing career, David obtained his Masters in Theology in 2004 and a PhD in Old Testament Studies in 2010 from Dallas Theological Seminary, where is currently an Associate Professor of Bible Exposition.

Today on the podcast, we talk to David Klingler about his incredible college football career, getting drafted 6th overall in 1992 by the Bengals and his desire to teach people how to read and understand God's word.

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2:12.4	we have quite the conversation with david clingler now if you're a kid of the 80s and 90s who loved football like I did,
2:22.3	David Klingler's name is someone synonymous with the NFL and certainly with college football.
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