Ed Heider was a four-sport Letterman in football, basketball, track and field, and baseball. From 1946-1950, he attended Tulane University on a football scholarship, where he lettered two years in football and two years in baseball. As a freshman, Heider led the team in scoring and caught seven straight passes against national champion Notre Dame, and he was a member of the 1949 Tulane Southeastern Conference Champions Team. In 1950, Heider became the assistant football, basketball and track coach at Holy Cross, but left to serve in the Army in Korea. In 1952, he became the assistant football, basketball and head track coach at French High School in Beaumont, Texas before returning to Holy Cross in 1956 as assistant football, basketball and head track coach. In 1957, the Holy Cross Track team won the City title. As head football, basketball and track coach at St. Bernard High School, Heider had an impressive career and was named Coach of the Year by the Louisiana Sports Writers in football and basketball. He also served as the director of the St. Bernard Parish Recreation Department for 12 years and started girls’ volleyball, basketball, track and softball. He taught social studies and drivers education at Mount Carmel Academy before retiring in 1988. In 1995, Heider was inducted into the St. Bernard Parish Sports Hall of Fame.

Holy Cross Accolades:
• Member of the 1944 Holy Cross Comiskey American Legion City, State and Regional Baseball Champions
• Member of the 1945 Holy Cross City and State Champions in football, basketball, and track and field
• All-Prep First Team - Fullback
• Class AA, All-State High School Team
• Louisiana Prep All-Southern Team - Back
• Basketball Center MVP in the New Orleans Prep League
• All-State Basketball Center
• All-State Outfielder on Holy Cross Comiskey American Legion Team
• All-Legion Team - Center Field