Bob Heimerdinger

Bob Heimerdinger
Northern Illinois
PositionQuarterback
Personal information
Weight190 lb (86 kg)
Career history
College

Bob Heimerdinger is a former American football quarterback. He played for the Northern Illinois Huskies football team from 1949 to 1951.[1]

As a junior, he led all small college players during the 1950 college football season with 1,782 yards in nine games.[2] He completed 102 of 210 passes for 1,597 yards an 13 touchdowns.[3]

As a senior, Heimerdinger led all small college players in total offense for the second consecutive year, tallying 1,775 yards.[4] He was the first player in small college history to repeat as national total offense leader.[5] His 1,710 passing yards also ranked first among small college players.[6] He also led the 1951 Northern Illinois State Huskies football team to a perfect 9–0 record and was selected as the team's most valuable player.[7] He was also picked as a second-team back on the 1951 Little All-America college football team.[8] His jersey number (12) was retired by Northern Illinois in February 1952.[9]

In March 1952, Heimerdinger was hired as a math teacher and coach at Paw Paw High School in Paw Paw, Illinois.[10] He next coached at Leyden Township High School and DeKalb High School. was named head football coach at DeKalb in April 1956.[11]

Heimerdinger's son Mike Heimerdinger was a coach in the National Football League.[12]

References

  1. ^ "Bob Heimerdinger Bio". NIU Huskies. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
  2. ^ Official Collegiate Football Record Book. National Collegiate Athletic Association. 1951. p. 40.
  3. ^ "Heimerdinger Leads Small College Backs". Southern Illinoisan. December 19, 1950. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ 1952 Official Collegiate Football Record Book, p. 85.
  5. ^ "Heimerdinger's passing yardage tops again". Arlington Heights Herald. December 7, 1951. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ 1952 Official Collegiate Football Record Book, p. 87.
  7. ^ "Heimerdinger Most Valuable: Quarterback Is Picked by Team Mates for Top Honor". The Daly Chronicle. November 24, 1951. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Jack Beeler Makes Little All-America". The Columbia Record. December 5, 1951. p. 6B – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Heimeringers". The Daily Chronicle. February 6, 1952. p. 16 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Heimerdinger to Pawpaw". Dixon Evening Telegraph. March 31, 1952. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Name Bob Heimerdinger As Head DeKalb Football Coach". The DeKalb Daily Chronicle. April 17, 1956. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "DeKalb's Heimerdinger enjoys NFL success from the sidelines". The DeKalb Chronicle. August 12, 2001. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.