Tom Heckert | |
Birth Date: | 18 September 1938 |
Coach Sport1: | Football |
Coach Years2: | 1973–1981 |
Coach Team2: | Adrian |
Coach Sport3: | Basketball |
Coach Years4: | 1970–1971 |
Coach Team4: | Adrian |
Coach Sport5: | Baseball |
Coach Years6: | 1969–1970 |
Coach Team6: | Adrian |
Admin Years1: | 1982–1986 |
Admin Team1: | Cleveland Browns (scout) |
Admin Years2: | 1989–2007 |
Admin Team2: | Miami Dolphins (personnel) |
Overall Record: | 43–36–2 (football) 1–19 (basketball) 20–20 (baseball) |
Championships: | Football 1 MIAA (1980) |
Tom Heckert (September 18, 1938 – September 20, 2016) was an American football coach, scout, and executive. He served as the head football coach at Adrian College from 1973 to 1981, compiling a record of 43–36–2. Heckert was then a scout with the Cleveland Browns from 1982 to 1986 and a personnel executive with the Miami Dolphins from 1989 until his retirement in 2007. His son, Tom Heckert Jr., was the former general manager of the Browns.[1]