Ralf Kleinmann (born March 13, 1971 in

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) is an

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player from

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who played as a placekicker for

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team

Frankfurt Galaxy Two American football franchises have been referred to as the Frankfurt Galaxy: * Frankfurt Galaxy (NFL Europe), active in NFL Europe between 1991 and 2007 * Frankfurt Galaxy (ELF) The Frankfurt Galaxy is an American football team in Frankfurt, ...

from 1995-2000 and 2003-2004.Ralf Kleinmann "Spieler der Woche"
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'' (in German) (April 21, 1999) (noting that Kleinmann had been named NFL Europe player of the week for the fourth time)Meet the Bucs

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(August 12, 2003) He also played briefly for the

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in the 2003 preseason before being released in late August 2003.Defense Practices Minus Sapp (knee), Brooks
St. Petersburg Times (August 12, 2003)

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(August 23, 2003) (noting that the Bucs had released Kleinmann)

References

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