Tom Eckert

Tom Eckert is a former American 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 and 2000.

Eckert played professional football for one season as a quarterback for the Tulsa Oilers of the Texas Football League in 1966.