Pat Heenan

Patrick Dennis Heenan (born March 1, 1938 in Detroit, Michigan) was a former American football cornerback in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins and the Baltimore Colts. He played college football at the University of Notre Dame.[1] He is most notable for becoming only of the only players to begin their college career in the "interhall" league, that is the intramural tackle football league played among the dormitories at the University of Notre Dame, and not only made the Notre Dame varsity, but played well enough to play a season on an NFL team.[2]

Pat Heenan
No. 80
Born: (1938-03-01) March 1, 1938
Detroit, Michigan
Died:April 19,2018, Lenoir City, Tennessee
Career information
Position(s)Cornerback
CollegeNotre Dame
Career history
As player
1960Washington Redskins
Career stats
For other people with this name, see Patrick Heenan

References

  1. "Colts sign Pat Heenan". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. Tennessee, Knoxville. Associated Press. May 3, 1962. p. 30. Retrieved November 28, 2019 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Patrick Heenan (1938 - 2018) - Obituary". www.legacy.com. Retrieved 2020-10-19.


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