Herb Paterra

{{Short description|American gridiron football player and coach (born 1940)}}

{{Infobox Canadian Football League biography

| name = Herb Paterra

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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1940|11|8}}

| birth_place = Glassport, Pennsylvania

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| position1 = Linebacker

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 1

| weight_lb = 232

| college = Michigan State

| AFLDraftedYear = 1963

| AFLDraftedRound = 18

| AFLDraftedPick = 140

| AFLDraftedTeam = Buffalo Bills

| coaching_years1 = 1971–1972

| coaching_team1 = Michigan State (LB)

| coaching_years2 = 1973–1974

| coaching_team2 = Wyoming (LB)

| coaching_years3 = 1975

| coaching_team3 = Charlotte Hornets

| coaching_years4 = 1976

| coaching_team4 = North Mecklenburg HS (SC) (HC)

| coaching_years5 = 1977–1979

| coaching_team5 = Hamilton Tiger-Cats (DC)

| coaching_years6 = 1980–1982

| coaching_team6 = Los Angeles Rams (DC)

| coaching_years7 = 1983

| coaching_team7 = Edmonton Eskimos (DC)

| coaching_years8 = 1984–1985

| coaching_team8 = Green Bay Packers (LB/ST)

| coaching_years9 = 1986

| coaching_team9 = Buffalo Bills (DC/LB)

| coaching_years10 = 1987–1988

| coaching_team10 = Tampa Bay Buccaneers (LB)

| coaching_years11 = 1989–1991

| coaching_team11 = Detroit Lions (LB)

| coaching_years12 = 1992

| coaching_team12 = Detroit Lions (DC)

| coaching_years13 = 1993

| coaching_team13 = Detroit Lions (LB)

| coaching_years14 = 1994–1995

| coaching_team14 = Detroit Lions (DC)

| coaching_years15 = 1999–2002

| coaching_team15 = Vanderbilt (DC/LB)

| coaching_years16 = 2003–2004

| coaching_team16 = Southeastern Louisiana (LB)

| coaching_years17 = 2005–2006

| coaching_team17 = New Mexico State (LB)

| playing_years1 = 1963

| playing_team1 = Buffalo Bills

| playing_years2 = 1965–1968

| playing_team2 = Hamilton Tiger-Cats

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| honors = 2× Grey Cup champion – 1965, 1967

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Herbert E. Paterra (born November 8, 1940) is an American former gridiron football player and coach. He spent a total of 46 years in football and coached at all levels of the game, retiring in 2007. He served as defensive coordinator for the Los Angeles Rams, Buffalo Bills, and Detroit Lions of the National Football League.{{Cite web |url=http://www.nmstatesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=1900&ATCLID=876381 |title=Paterra Retires after 46 Years in the Game of Football |access-date=2010-02-18 |archive-date=2011-07-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110720025645/http://www.nmstatesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=1900&ATCLID=876381 |url-status=dead }}