Tom Eckert
Tom Eckert is an American former football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Northeastern State University in Tahlequah, Oklahoma from 1987 to 2002, compiling a record of 101–71–3. During that time, he led his team to the NCAA Division II playoffs in [1999 NCAA Division II American football|football season|1999] and 2000.
Eckert played professional football for one season as a quarterback for the Tulsa Oilers of the Texas Football League in 1966.