Player Bio: Randy Hedberg - SOUTHERN ILLINOIS OFFICIAL ATHLETIC SITE

Randy Hedberg

	Position: Quarterbacks
	Experience: Fourth Season
	Alma Mater: Minot State, 1987

Last updated on April 15, 2011

Randy Hedberg enters his fourth season as the quarterback's coach at Southern Illinois.

Under Hedberg's tutelage, Chris Dieker was a two-time All-Conference performer who moved into the top five in 13 different offensive categories in the school record books. Dieker rounded out his Saluki career in 2010 with a 20-9 record in three years starting under center. He became one of just three quarterbacks in Saluki history to throw for over 5,000 yards in a career.

He finished career ranked third in career passing yards (5,237), career completions (446), career attempts (757), career completion percentage (.589), touchdown passes in a career (41) and total offense (5,735).

Dieker was named the Missouri Valley Football Conference Offensive Player of the Week after throwing for a career-high 279 yards and four touchdowns to go along with a pair of rushing touchdowns in a 49-21 win over Indiana State, Nov. 20, 2010.

In 2009, Dieker's season was cut in half when he went down with a broken collarbone against Youngstown State. The position didn't see a drop off, as Hedberg had backup Paul McIntosh ready to step in and lead the team. On his first pass after replacing Dieker, McIntosh threw an 86-yard touchdown pass to Joe Allaria, which is the second-longest TD pass in school history.

McIntosh went on to throw for 888 yards, eight touchdowns and his 67.2 completion percentage ranks No. 2 in a season in school history. McIntosh also rushed for 588 yards in 2009, which is a SIU single-season record for a quarterback. He was named to the 2009 MVFC All-Newcomer team.

Prior to SIU, Hedberg spent nine seasons as head coach at St. Cloud State, where he posted a 47-51 record. In 18 years as a collegiate head coach, he compiled an overall record of 92-74-2.

Hedberg began his collegiate coaching career as an assistant (1979-81) and head coach (1982-90) at Minot State. He also worked as an assistant head coach and offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach at Central Missouri State (1990-96). From 1996-99, Hedberg was the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks/receivers coach at North Dakota.

A four-year letterwinner in football, basketball and baseball at Minot State, Hedberg was drafted by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 1977 and started five games as a rookie. He was with Tampa Bay through 1978, Oakland in 1979 and Green Bay in 1980.

He was named by Sports Illustrated as one of the Top 50 North Dakota sports figures of the 20th century. Hedberg holds a bachelor's degree from Minot State and a master's from North Dakota.

He and his wife, Chery Hysjulien, have four grown children - Jennifer, Katie, Christopher and Maddie.