Tom Heckert Sr.

Tom Heckert

Biographical details
Born	(1938-09-18) September 18, 1938
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1973–1981	Adrian
Basketball
1970–1971	Adrian
Baseball
1969–1970	Adrian
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1982–1986	Cleveland Browns (scout)
1989–2007	Miami Dolphins (personnel)
Head coaching record
Overall	43–36–2 (football) 1–19 (basketball) 20–20 (baseball)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Football 1 MIAA (1980)

Tom Heckert (September 18, 1938-September 20, 2016) is an American football former 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.

Head coaching record

Football

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs
Adrian Bulldogs (Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1973–1981)
1973	Adrian	1–8	0–5	6th
1974	Adrian	2–7	0–5	6th
1975	Adrian	4–5	2–3	T–4th
1976	Adrian	3–6	1–4	5th
1977	Adrian	4–4–1	2–2–1	3rd
1978	Adrian	6–3	4–1	2nd
1979	Adrian	6–2–1	3–1–1	2nd
1980	Adrian	9–0	5–0	1st
1981	Adrian	8–1	4–1	2nd
Adrian:		43–36–2	21–22–2
Total:		43–36–2
National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth