Gender: Male
Ernest Edward Hefferle was an American football player and coach. He served as head football coach at Boston College from 1960 to 1961 and as the interim head coach for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League (NFL) in 1975. A football star at Duquesne University, Hefferle pulled in a fourth quarter bomb from Boyd Brombaugh to win the 1937 Orange Bowl for the Dukes. He served as a high school coach in South Huntingdon, Pennsylvania and Tarentum, Pennsylvania from 1947 to 1950. From 1951 to 1958, he was assistant coach 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 to 1961, where he had a 7–12–1 record. On December 21, 1961 he resigned his position as head coach. From 1962 to 1964 and from 1970 to 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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On the name Ernie Hefferle, Ernie means Sincere, Form of Ernest, Earnest, Battle to the Death.
The name Ernie Hefferle is often used as a Male name and is mostly used as a First Name.
Ernie is commonly found in United States of America, Malaysia, United Kingdom, and 66 more countries.
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At NamesLook, the name Ernie is recorded 7,457 times globally, ranking it as the 7,358th most common name worldwide.
Ernie is most prevalent in United States of America, with 3,526 occurrences, making it the 1,191th most popular name in the country.
In United States of America, the name Ernie is found among 1 in every 513 people, showcasing its highest frequency there.
| Country | Rank | Frequency |
|---|---|---|
| United States of America | #1,191 | 1 : 513 |
| Malaysia | #2,040 | 1 : 3,110 |
| United Kingdom | #1,651 | 1 : 899 |
| Saudi Arabia | #5,126 | 1 : 5,519 |
| South Africa | #3,858 | 1 : 5,790 |
| Canada | #1,612 | 1 : 1,147 |
| Philippines | #711 | 1 : 1,364 |
| Netherlands | #3,283 | 1 : 2,432 |
| Singapore | #2,840 | 1 : 4,956 |
| Hong Kong | #2,669 | 1 : 4,329 |
This chart displays the ranking of the name Ernie from 1980 to 2023, based on the most recent data from the U.S. Social Security Administration.
Ernest Edward Hefferle was an American football player and coach. He served as head football coach at Boston College from 1960 to 1961 and as the interim head coach for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League (NFL) in 1975. A football star at Duquesne University, Hefferle pulled in a fourth quarter bomb from Boyd Brombaugh to win the 1937 Orange Bowl for the Dukes. He served as a high school coach in South Huntingdon, Pennsylvania and Tarentum, Pennsylvania from 1947 to 1950. From 1951 to 1958, he was assistant coach 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 to 1961, where he had a 7–12–1 record. On December 21, 1961 he resigned his position as head coach. From 1962 to 1964 and from 1970 to 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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