Early life, playing career, and education

Hedberg was born and raised in Parshall, North Dakota, southwest of Minot, and graduated from Parshall High School in 1973. He played college football at Minot State College, an NAIA school, from 1973 to 1976. He was a four year letter winner in football, basketball, and baseball for the Beavers, and earned a bachelor's degree in physical education in 1977. He earned a master's degree from the University of North Dakota in 1987.

Hedberg was selected in the eighth round (196th overall) in the 1977 NFL Draft by Tampa Bay, the eleventh quarterback selected. He saw significant playing time in his rookie season in 1977, where he appeared in seven games and started in four. Cut by the Bucs the following year, he was briefly with Oakland and Green Bay, but did not see any regular season playing time.

Hedburg owns the worst passer rating in NFL history (0.0).

Hedberg was selected as #31 in Sports Illustrated's "50 Greatest Sports Figures in North Dakota."

Coaching career

Following his playing career, he was an assistant coach at his alma mater, Minot State, from 1979 to 1981, and its head coach from 1982 to 1989, compiling a 45-23-2 (.657) record in eight seasons. He then became the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Central Missouri State University (1990-1995) and at the University of North Dakota (1996-1998). He returned to the head coaching ranks in 1999 at St. Cloud State University, a Division II program in central Minnesota, compiling a 47-51 (.480) record in nine seasons. His overall record as a head coach stands at 92-74-2 (.554) in 17 seasons.

Hedberg was the quarterbacks coach at Southern Illinois University Carbondale. He was hired in February 2008. After the 2013 season he signed on to be the quarterbacks coach at North Dakota State University.

Honors and family

Hedberg was inducted into Minot State's hall of fame in 1985. He has two children, Jennifer and Christopher.

Head coaching record

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs
Minot State Beavers
1982	Minot State	4-4
1983	Minot State	7-2
1984	Minot State	6-2-1
1985	Minot State	7-1-1
1986	Minot State	5-4
1987	Minot State	6-3
1988	Minot State	6-3
1989	Minot State	4-5
Minot State:		45-23-2
St. Cloud State Huskies (North Central Conference)
1999	St. Cloud State	3-8	1-8	10th
2000	St. Cloud State	1-9	1-8	9th
2001	St. Cloud State	4-7	3-5	7th
2002	St. Cloud State	9-2	6-2	2nd
2003	St. Cloud State	7-4	4-3	T-4th
2004	St. Cloud State	8-3	4-2	T-2nd	L NCAA Division II First Round
2005	St. Cloud State	8-3	3-3	5th
2006	St. Cloud State	3-8	1-7	9th
2007	St. Cloud State	4-7	1-7	T-8th
St. Cloud State:		47-51	24-45
Total:		92-74-2

[ Source: Wikipedia ]