2021 PFN Player Profile: John Klein-Tamaqua Blue Raiders @_johnklein_ @TASDAthletics1

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Billy Splain | August 18, 2021

John Klein

Tamaqua Blue Raiders

Class Of: 2023

Position(s): TE, LB

Jersey#: 12

Ht: 5’11 – Wt: 175

Other Sports: Track And Field

Awards: None at the moment

Twitter: @_johnklein_

_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Why do you play football?
I play football because I love the game and always have.

Who is your favorite sports star and why?
Saquon Barkley, being about an hour away, showing how you can make it big, even from a small school. He also has a great work method and mentality.

What are your goals for this coming season?
To work as a team and make District playoffs.

What is your favorite Pro team, any sport?
Baltimore Ravens

What game, yours, college or pro, was your favorite game and why?
My freshman year when we beat NDGP in a packed stadium at Tamaqua that sent us to the District Championship. It was an all around great scenery and environment.

What sports movie would you watch every day if you had to pick one and why?
Remember the Titans, shows how hard work, effort and fighting through losses can end in victory.

If your mom and dad are screaming at you from the stands, what is it they usually yell?
“Go John!”

Who is your mentor, the person you want to be like?
My Dad

Name a sport you’d love to play but can’t:
Lacrosse

Is there anyone in your family, besides your parents, you could consider your biggest fan? Who, Why?
My Grandma, she never misses the game and is there for anything I need.

When you aren’t playing, practicing or training for sports, what is your go to activity and why?
Hanging out with teammates, we all have a great time whether we go out to eat or hang out at a teammates house.

What is your favorite football memory to date?
Winning District Championship my Freshman Year.

What is your favorite play to run?
I love running routes as a TE.

What scares you the most?
Spiders

Music of choice?
Hip-Hop

What was your favorite gift as a little boy? Why?
Hot Wheels, I used to have a huge collection as a little kid.

What restaurant is your go to when you need a big meal?
Two King’s

Which one? Sheetz or Wawa
Sheetz

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