Don Heinrich

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Don Heinrich
Date of birth	September 19, 1930
Place of birth	Chicago, Illinois
Date of death	February 29, 1992
Place of death	Saratoga, California
Position(s)	Quarterback
College	Washington
NFL Draft	1952 / Round 3 / Pick 35
Statistics	Pro Football Reference DatabaseFootball
Teams
1953-1959 1960 1962	New York Giants Dallas Cowboys Oakland Raiders (AFL)
College Football Hall of Fame

Donald Alan Heinrich (September 19, 1930 - February 29, 1992) was an American football quarterback in the NFL. He played college football at the University of Washington, and also played professionally in the American Football League for the Oakland Raiders in 1962.

Heinrich was the quarterback at Washington from 1949 to 1952, leading the nation in passing in 1950 and 1952 and setting many of the school's passing records. He was selected in the 1952 NFL Draft and would play with the New York Giants and Dallas Cowboys.

In his five seasons with the Giants, he saw action in three NFL championship games.

He later held coaching positions with the Cowboys, the Giants, the New Orleans Saints, the Los Angeles Rams, the Pittsburgh Steelers and the San Francisco 49ers.

In 1976, Heinrich began his broadcasting career, working first at University of Washington games and then becoming an analyst for the 49ers' games.

Heinrich was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1987.