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.jpg) Hecker in 1951 | |||||||||
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| Position: | Safety | ||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||
| Born: | May 26, 1927 Berea, Ohio, U.S. | ||||||||
| Died: | March 14, 2004 (aged 76) Los Altos, California, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 193 lb (88 kg) | ||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||
| College: | Baldwin–Wallace | ||||||||
| NFL draft: | 1951 / round: 6 / pick: 72 | ||||||||
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| Career: | 4–26–1 (.145) | ||||||||
| Record at Pro Football Reference | |||||||||
Norbert Earl Hecker (May 26, 1927 – March 14, 2004) was an American football player and coach who was part of eight National Football League (NFL) championship teams, but may be best remembered as the first head coach of the NFL's Atlanta Falcons.