Michael G. "Mickey" Heinecken (born January 25, 1939) is a former

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, and

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coach. He served as the head football coach at Middlebury College from 1973 to 2000, compiling a record of 126–96–2. He has the most wins and longest tenure of any head coach in the history of the

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program. In his final season, Heinecken guided the Panthers to a

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(NESCAC) co-championship. Heinecken played college football at the

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from 1958 to 1960.

Head coaching record

Football

References

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