children. Kiesling suffered from a respiratory ailment that resulted in multiple hospitalizations in his later years. He died in March 1962 at age 58 at Divine Providence Hospital in Pittsburgh. The cause of death was acute bacteremia due to pyelonephritis. He was buried at Christ Our Redeemer Catholic Cemetery in Pittsburgh. Kiesling was posthumously inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1966. In 1969, he was also selected by the Pro Football Hall of Fame as a guard on the NFL 1920s All-Decade Team. References External links 1903 births 1962 deaths American football guards American football tackles Chicago Bears players Chicago Cardinals players Duluth Eskimos players Green Bay Packers players Pittsburgh Pirates (football) players Pittsburgh Steelers coaches Pottsville Maroons players Steagles players and personnel St. Thomas (Minnesota) Tommies football players Pro Football Hall of Fame inductees Players of American football from Saint Paul, Minnesota Pittsburgh Pirates head coaches Pittsburgh Steelers head coaches