Steve Heimkreiter

{{Short description|American football player (1957–2020)}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}

{{Infobox NFL biography

| name = Steve Heimkreiter

| image = Steve Heimkreiter.png

| caption =

| position = Linebacker

| number = 58

| birth_date = {{Birth date|1957|6|9}}

| birth_place = Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.

| death_date = {{Death date and age|2020|12|3|1957|6|9}}

| death_place = Fort Thomas, Kentucky, U.S.

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 2

| weight_lbs = 228

| high_school = Roger Bacon

| college = Notre Dame

| draftyear = 1979

| draftround = 8

| draftpick = 197

| pastteams =

• Baltimore Colts ({{NFL Year|1979|1980}})

| highlights =

• National champion (1977)

| pfr = HeimSt20

}}

Steven Heimkreiter (June 9, 1957 – December 3, 2020) was an American football linebacker in the National Football League (NFL) who played for the Baltimore Colts. He played college football at the University of Notre Dame.{{cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/H/HeimSt20.htm |title=Steve Heimkreiter Stats|website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |access-date=2019-10-09}}{{cite web|url=http://www.nfl.com/player/steveheimkreiter/2516258/profile |title=Steve Heimkreiter, LB |work=Nfl.com |access-date=2019-10-09}}

Heimkreiter died of cancer on December 3, 2020, in Fort Thomas, Kentucky, at the age of 63.{{cite web|url=https://www.floralhillsmemorialgardens.com/obituary/Steven-Heimkreiter |title=Obituary for Steven Heimkreiter |publisher=Floralhillsmemorialgardens.com |date= |accessdate=2021-06-01}}