| Gene Heeter | |
| Number: | 85 |
| Position: | Tight end |
| Birth Date: | 19 April 1941 |
| Birth Place: | Windber, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 4 |
| Weight Lbs: | 230 |
| College: | West Virginia |
| Afldraftyear: | 1963 |
| Afldraftround: | 8 |
| Afldraftpick: | 58 |
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| Pfr: | H/HeetGe00 |
Eugene Elwood Heeter (born April 19, 1941) is an American former college and professional football player. He played tight end at West Virginia University, and professionally in the American Football League (AFL) for the New York Jets from 1963 through 1965. On September 12, 1964, he scored the first-ever touchdown in Flushing's Shea Stadium http://www.newyorkjets.com/team/history?year=1964, catching a 16-yard pass from Dick Wood against the Denver Broncoshttps://web.archive.org/web/20110518220346/http://www.heeter.net/family/GeneHeeter.html.Heeter was inducted into the Suffolk Sports Hall of Fame on Long Island in the Football Category with the Class of 2016.