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An intelligent quarterback who could contend for playing time if he continues to improve...started last season as an unheralded walk-on about six players down on the depth chart, but finished the season as the primary back-up after a series of injuries and transfers...coaches like his understanding of the offense and the passing game...
1999...redshirted his first year at Cal, but emerged as the primary back-up to Wesley Dalton in the season finale at Stanford due to a series of injuries at the quarterback position.
High School/Personal: Starred at Bishop O'Dowd HS in nearby Oakland...started at safety as a junior on a North Coast Section championship team and then moved to quarterback for his senior season...was the Hayward Athletic League Offensive Player of the Year as a senior after leading team to a 12-2 record...also started three years as a pitcher on baseball team...had scholarship offers from some Division IAA teams, including Sacramento State, St. Mary's and Cal Poly SLO, but elected to walk-on at Cal...hobbies include fishing and hiking...parents are Peter and Nancy Klein...born Oct. 28, 1980 in Honolulu, HI.
