Education
Kassulke graduated from Drake University, where he starred as a safety.
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Kassulke graduated from Drake University, where he starred as a safety.
He played 10 seasons in the National Football League, all with the Minnesota Vikings. He started in Super Bowl IV, where both he and teammate Earsell Mackbee missed a tackle on Otis Taylor on the final touchdown of the game, late in the 3rd quarter. The next season, he was selected to the Pro Bowl.
In 1973 he suffered a motorcycle accident on the way to training camp that left him paralyzed from the waist down.
After his playing career, Kassulke worked with Wings Outreach, a Christian Ministry to the disabled. Kassulke was immortalized in NFL lore by NFL Films" official highlight film for Super Bowl IV. Kansas City Chiefs coach Hank Stram, who was wired for sound by NFL Films executive producer Editor Sabol, noted the confusion in the Vikings" defense due to the Chiefs" shifting offense and quipped "Kassulke was running around there like it was a Chinese fire drill".