Ernie Hefferle
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Ernie Hefferle is a former head football coach for Boston College and the New Orleans Saints. A former football star at Duquesne University, he served as a high school coach in South Huntingdon, Pennsylvania and Tatehtum, Pennsylvania from 1947-1952. From 1953-1958 he was assistant coach and scout. at the University of Pittsburgh. In 1959, he was an assistant under Mike Nixon with the Washington Redskins. He had a 7-12-1 record in two seasons at Boston College. On December 21, 1961 he resigned his position as head coach. From 1962-1964 and from 1966-1971, he was again and assistant at the University of Pittsburgh. In 1965, he served under former boss Mike Nixon on the Pittsburgh Steelers coaching staff. In 1975 Hefferle, then the Saints' director of pro personnel was hired as interm head after the firing of John North. He had a record 1-7 in his one half season as the Saints interim head coach.
| Preceded by Mike Holovak |
Boston College Eagles Head Coach 1960-1961 |
Succeeded by Jim Miller |
| Preceded by John North |
New Orleans Saints Head Coach 1975 |
Succeeded by Hank Stram |
Drum • Nagle • Lawless • Carney • Dunlop • White • Reilly • Kenney • McCarthy • Hart • Courtney • Joy • Mahoney • Brickley • Morrissey • Cavanaugh • Daley • McKenney • McNamara • Downes • Dobie • Leahy • Myers • Sarno • Myers • Holovak • Hefferle • Miller • Yukica • Chlebek • Bicknell • Coughlin • Henning • O’Brien • Jagodzinski
| New Orleans Saints Head Coaches |
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| Fears • Roberts • North • Hefferle • Stram • D. Nolan • Stanfel • B. Phillips • W. Phillips • J.E. Mora • Venturi • Ditka • Haslett • Payton |
