BISMARCK, N.D. (KFYR) - When you see Dickinson State football, you often hear the voice of Rod Kleinjan, a voice synonymous with Blue Hawks athletics.

“I knew what I wanted to be by the time I was a junior in high school,” Kleinjan said. “I wanted to be a sportscaster, and that’s what I decided to do, and I did it, and I’m still doing it.”

He’s seen more Blue Hawks football than most people have heard about, traveling with the team for every game, and always in the booth for home games at the Biesiot Activities Center.

“A lot of games,” Kleinjan said.

He has been at nearly every game since 1975.

“My goal was always to do it for 50 years, so I’ve hit 50 years, but then you get to 50 years and you go, ‘Man, I’d like to go a few more years,’” Kleinjan said.

Kleinjan’s first season was s

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