Former New Orleans Saints head athletic trainer Dean Kleinschmidt has been named as one of the 2024 recipients of the Awards of Excellence from the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
Kleinschmidt began his NFL career as an intern for the 1967 and 1968 Super Bowl champion Green Bay Packers. He came to the Saints in 1969 as the assistant athletic trainer. In 1971, at the age of 23, he was promoted to head athletic trainer, becoming the NFL’s youngest head athletic trainer in history. Kleinschmidt remained with the Saints until 2000. In 2002, he received the Joe Gemelli Fleur De Lis Award from the...
Continue reading...Kleinschmidt began his NFL career as an intern for the 1967 and 1968 Super Bowl champion Green Bay Packers. He came to the Saints in 1969 as the assistant athletic trainer. In 1971, at the age of 23, he was promoted to head athletic trainer, becoming the NFL’s youngest head athletic trainer in history. Kleinschmidt remained with the Saints until 2000. In 2002, he received the Joe Gemelli Fleur De Lis Award from the...