Gene Heeter - #85 - TE - West Virginia - Profile

One of the outstanding tight end prospects in the AFL, Gene Heeter is starting his second year with the Jets. Last year, Gene missed half of the season with a knee injury but a late-season operation now has him restored to full operating capacity. In the limited amount of game time he put in, Heeter caught 8 passes for 160 yards and a touchdown. Gene draws coaches' praise for fine blocking and has as fine a pair of hands as any member of the squad for pass receptions. Originally property of the San Diego Chargers, Gene was picked up in the special supplemental draft held by the AFL a year ago. While in college at West Virginia, Heeter earned honorable mention all-America honors and was chosen as the squad's most valuable player for the 1962 season. He played in the East-West Shrine game at San Francisco at the end of that season. Gene's single and lives in Windber, Pa.

From 1963