(Written: June 2012)
Clint Kriewaldt dominated at linebacker and running back for UW-Stevens Point from 1995-98 and earned All-WIAC First Team accolades all four seasons – the only player in program history to accomplish the feat.
A perennial All-American, Kriewaldt was named the WIAC Player of the Year following the 1998 season after registering 115 tackles, including 20 tackles for loss, 2.5 sacks, three fumble recoveries, one interception and eight rushing touchdowns. Kriewaldt also recorded a career-best four rushing touchdowns against UW-Oshkosh in 1998.
His career totals consisted of a school-record 416 tackles (second-highest total in conference history), including 54 tackles for loss, 7.5 sacks, three interceptions, 11 fumble recoveries and 16 rushing touchdowns.
Kriewaldt was selected in the sixth round (177th overall) of the 1999 National Football League Draft by the Detroit Lions. In nine NFL seasons with the Lions and Pittsburgh Steelers, he accumulated 141 tackles and two interceptions, and he was a member of the Steelers' Super Bowl XL championship team.
In 2012, Kriewaldt was selected to the WIAC All-Time Football Team in conjunction with the WIAC Centennial Celebration.
He earned a bachelor’s degree in interior architecture. Kriewaldt resides in Freedom, Wis.