Mike Heimerdinger: Two-Time Super Bowl Champion Assistant Coach Dies at

Mike Heimerdinger was an American football coach. Born on October 13, 1952, in DeKalb, Illinois, he was a roommate of Mike Shanahan at Eastern Illinois University.

He coached in the NFL for 18 seasons. He was the Tennessee Titans' offensive coordinator for most of 2000 to 2010 and assistant head coach for the Denver Broncos, winning two Super Bowls with the Broncos in 1997 and 1998. He received the George Halas Award in 2011.

He kept coaching every game in 2010 while undergoing chemotherapy for cancer. Heimerdinger died in Mexico on September 30, 2011, at age 58.

Achievements: Two Super Bowl rings with the Broncos, George Halas Award (2011).

Birth: October 13, 1952 - DeKalb, Illinois.

Profession: Football coach.

Interesting Facts: He coached through cancer treatment.