Bob Heimerdinger

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Bob Heimerdinger is a former American football quarterback. He played for the Northern Illinois Huskies football team from 1949 to 1951.{{cite web|title=Bob Heimerdinger Bio|publisher=NIU Huskies|accessdate=June 14, 2024|url=https://niuhuskies.com/sports/2016/6/13/genrel-bob-heimerdinger-828650-html.aspx}}

As a junior, he led all small college players during the 1950 college football season with 1,782 yards in nine games.{{cite book|title=Official Collegiate Football Record Book|year=1951|publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association|page=40}} He completed 102 of 210 passes for 1,597 yards an 13 touchdowns.{{cite news|title=Heimerdinger Leads Small College Backs|newspaper=Southern Illinoisan|date=December 19, 1950|page=10|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/southern-illinoisan-heimerdinger-leads-s/149451279/|via=Newspapers.com}}

As a senior, Heimerdinger led all small college players in total offense for the second consecutive year, tallying 1,775 yards.1952 Official Collegiate Football Record Book, p. 85. He was the first player in small college history to repeat as national total offense leader.{{cite news|title=Heimerdinger's passing yardage tops again|newspaper=Arlington Heights Herald|date=December 7, 1951|page=10|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/arlington-heights-herald-heimerdingers/149453201/|via=Newspapers.com}} His 1,710 passing yards also ranked first among small college players.1952 Official Collegiate Football Record Book, p. 87. 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.{{cite news|title=Heimerdinger Most Valuable: Quarterback Is Picked by Team Mates for Top Honor|newspaper=The Daly Chronicle|date=November 24, 1951|page=10|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-chronicle-heimerdinger/149451779/|via=Newspapers.com}} He was also picked as a second-team back on the 1951 Little All-America college football team.{{cite news|title=Jack Beeler Makes Little All-America|newspaper=The Columbia Record|date=December 5, 1951|page=6B|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/88727955/jack-beeler-makes-little-all-america/|via=Newspapers.com}} His jersey number (12) was retired by Northern Illinois in February 1952.{{cite news|title=Heimeringers|newspaper=The Daily Chronicle|date=February 6, 1952|page=16|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-chronicle-heimerdinger/149453738/|via=Newspapers.com}}

In March 1952, Heimerdinger was hired as a math teacher and coach at Paw Paw High School in Paw Paw, Illinois.{{cite news|title=Heimerdinger to Pawpaw|newspaper=Dixon Evening Telegraph|date=March 31, 1952|page=8|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/dixon-evening-telegraph-heimerdinger/149453475/|via=Newspapers.com}} He next coached at Leyden Township High School and DeKalb High School. was named head football coach at DeKalb in April 1956.{{cite news|title=Name Bob Heimerdinger As Head DeKalb Football Coach|newspaper=The DeKalb Daily Chronicle|date=April 17, 1956|page=14|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-chronicle-name-bob-heimerdinge/149454242/|via=Newspapers.com}}

Heimerdinger's son Mike Heimerdinger was a coach in the National Football League.{{cite news|title=DeKalb's Heimerdinger enjoys NFL success from the sidelines|newspaper=The DeKalb Chronicle|date=August 12, 2001|page=9|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-chronicle-heimerdinger/149454525/|via=Newspapers.com}}