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{{Short description|American football player and coach (born 1967)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2024}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name         = Andy Heck
| currentteam  = Kansas City Chiefs
| number       = <!-- 66, 64 -->
| position     = Offensive line coach<!-- [[Offensive tackle]] -->
| birth_date   = {{birth date and age|1967|1|1}}
| birth_place  = [[Fargo, North Dakota]], U.S.
| height_ft    = 6
| height_in    = 6
| weight_lb    = 295
| high_school  = [[Wilbert Tucker Woodson High School|Woodson]] ([[Fairfax, Virginia]])
| college      = [[Notre Dame Fighting Irish football|Notre Dame]]
| draftyear    = 1989
| draftround   = 1
| draftpick    = 15
| pastteams    =
* [[Seattle Seahawks]] ({{NFL Year|1989|1993}})
* [[Chicago Bears]] ({{NFL Year|1994|1998}})
* [[Washington Redskins]] ({{NFL Year|1999|2000}})
| pastcoaching =
* [[Virginia Cavaliers football|Virginia]] ([[2001 NCAA Division I-A football season|2001]]–[[2003 NCAA Division I-A football season|2003]])<br>Graduate assistant
* [[Jacksonville Jaguars]] ({{NFL Year|2004}}–{{NFL Year|2005}})<br>Assistant offensive line
* Jacksonville Jaguars ({{NFL Year|2006}}–{{NFL Year|2012}})<br>Offensive line
* [[Kansas City Chiefs]] ({{NFL Year|2013}}–present)<br>Offensive line
| highlights   = ;As coach
* 3× [[Super Bowl champion]] ([[Super Bowl LIV|LIV]], [[Super Bowl LVII|LVII]], [[Super Bowl LVIII|LVIII]])
;As player
* National champion (1988)
* [[PFWA All-Rookie Team]] ([[PFWA All-Rookie Team#1989|1989]])
* First-team [[College Football All-America Team|All-American]] ([[1988 College Football All-America Team|1988]])
| statlabel1   = Games played
| statvalue1   = 185
| statlabel2   = Games started
| statvalue2   = 164 
| statlabel3   = [[Fumble]] recoveries
| statvalue3   = 5
| pfr          = HeckAn20
}}

'''Andrew Robert Heck''' (born January 1, 1967) is an American professional [[American football|football]] coach and former player. He is the offensive line coach for the [[Kansas City Chiefs]]. He played tackle in the [[National Football League]] (NFL) for twelve seasons. He was selected by the [[Seattle Seahawks]] in the first round with the 15th overall selection of the [[1989 NFL draft]]. He played college football at the [[University of Notre Dame]]. He also played for the [[Chicago Bears]] and [[Washington Redskins]].

==Early life==
Heck was born in [[Fargo, North Dakota]]. He attended [[W.T. Woodson High School]] in [[Fairfax, Virginia]], a suburb southwest of [[Washington, D.C.]]

==College career==
He received a scholarship to play football at the [[University of Notre Dame]], where, as a co-captain, he helped lead the [[Notre Dame Fighting Irish football|Fighting Irish]] to a national championship in [[1988 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team|1988]] under head coach [[Lou Holtz]].

==Professional career==
===Seattle Seahawks===
Heck was a first round selection of the [[1989 Seattle Seahawks season|Seattle Seahawks]] in the [[1989 NFL draft]], the fifteenth overall pick.<ref>{{Cite web |title=1989 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1989/draft.htm |access-date=May 26, 2023 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref> He signed a five-year contract exceeding [[United States dollar|$]]2.7 million following a one-week holdout.<ref name="ossh">{{Cite news |last=Boling |first=Dave |date=August 3, 1989 |title=One serious Seahawk |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=NBhXAAAAIBAJ&sjid=7PkDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3229%2C454308 |work=Spokane Chronicle|via=Google News |page=C1}}</ref>

===Chicago Bears===
Heck signed with the [[Chicago Bears]] on February 23, 1994, for $10 million over four years.<ref name="sboffsh">{{Cite news |date=February 24, 1994 |title=Seattle's Heck signs Bears' offer sheet |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=8ycxAAAAIBAJ&sjid=WgMEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5210%2C6539906 |work=Toledo Blade|via=Google News |page=33}}</ref>  Heck played in the NFL playoffs for the first time in 1994, helping Chicago upset division-rival Minnesota before losing to the eventual Super Bowl champion San Francisco 49ers in the NFC Divisional Round. 

After playing five seasons with the Bears, Heck was released in June 1999.

===Washington Redskins===
Heck signed with the [[Washington Redskins]] in 1999, and played his final two seasons in the NFL there. In 1999, Heck helped Washington win their first NFC Eastern Division title since 1991.

==Coaching career==
===Early jobs===
Heck moved into coaching and spent three years at the [[2001 Virginia Cavaliers football team|University of Virginia]] in [[Charlottesville, Virginia|Charlottesville]], starting with two years as a graduate assistant.

===Jacksonville Jaguars===
Heck was hired as the [[Jacksonville Jaguars]] assistant offensive line coach in 2004. In 2006, he was promoted to offensive line coach.

===Kansas City Chiefs===
Heck was hired by the [[Kansas City Chiefs]] in 2013 as their offensive line coach. In 2019, he won his first Super Bowl when the Chiefs defeated the [[San Francisco 49ers]] 31–20 in [[Super Bowl LIV]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Super Bowl LIV – San Francisco 49ers vs. Kansas City Chiefs – February 2nd, 2020 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/202002020kan.htm |access-date=February 19, 2023 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref> In 2022, Heck won his second Super Bowl when the Chiefs defeated the [[Philadelphia Eagles]] 38–35 in [[Super Bowl LVII]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Super Bowl LVII – Philadelphia Eagles vs. Kansas City Chiefs – February 12th, 2023 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/202302120phi.htm |access-date=February 19, 2023 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref> In 2023, he won his third Super Bowl when the Chiefs defeated the 49ers 25–22 in [[Super Bowl LVIII]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Maaddi |first=Rob |date=February 12, 2024 |title=Patrick Mahomes rallies the Chiefs to second straight Super Bowl title, 25–22 over 49ers in overtime |url=https://apnews.com/article/super-bowl-2024-score-chiefs-49ers-49b5dca51c05ab0f259cef0d7da76c2d |access-date=February 14, 2024 |website=AP News |language=en}}</ref>

== Personal life==
Heck's son [[Charlie Heck|Charlie]] plays for the [[Tampa Bay Buccaneers]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Charlie Heck Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/H/HeckCh00.htm |access-date=2025-05-22 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref>

== References ==
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==External links==
* {{Footballstats |nfl=HEC103822 |cfl= |afl= |espn= |cbs= |yahoo= |fox= |si= |pfr=HeckAn20 |dbf=HECKAND01 |rotoworld=}}

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