Ernie Hefferle

Ernie Hefferle

College coach infobox
Name = Ernie Hefferle


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Sport = Football
College = Boston College
Title = Head coach
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CoachYears = 1960-1961
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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 was head coach of the Boston College Eagles from 1960-1961, where he had a 7-12-1 record. 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 interim head after the firing of John North. He had a record 1-7 in his one half season as the Saints interim head coach.

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year = 1960
name = Boston College
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CFB Yearly Record Entry
year = 1961
name = Boston College
overall = 4-6-0
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