Daniel Leon Kratzer (born July 7, 1949) is an American former professional football player and college coach.
He played as a wide receiver for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League (NFL).
He later was the third head football coach at Lindenwood located in St. Charles, Missouri, and he held that position for six seasons, from 1995 until 2000.
[1] Prior to that, he also served as head coach for three Missouri high schools for seven total seasons, head coach at Ohio Northern for two seasons, earned two conference championships during his five years at Hastings.
His longest tenure was his last serving as head coach at the South Dakota School of Mines for seven years, ending in 2011 and marking SDSM&T's transition to NCAA Division II.