He played on Columbia University's football squad all four years, where he was a teammate of Marcellus Wiley, who went on to become a Pro Bowl defensive end in the NFL.
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Klemm attended Saint Monica Catholic High School in Santa Monica, California, and was a prep teammate of Marcellus Wiley and was named the Santa Monica athlete of the year as a senior.