Ollie Chester Klee (May 20, 1900 – February 9, 1977) was an

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. Nicknamed "Babe", he played for the

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."Ollie Klee Statistics and History"
baseball-reference.com. Retrieved November 13, 2011. Klee attended

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circa 1922-1924, but was known as a star football player. He was an honorable mention for All-American halfback in 1924. He also played some baseball at university.

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