Ralph Heywood, 1948
Photo: Bowman, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

End, USC, to 1943

Ralph Heywood

Lettered 1941–⁠43 (school media guide)

Born
Sep 11, 1921, in Los Angeles, California
Died
Apr 10, 2007, in Bandera, Texas
Served
United States Marine Corps

Ralph Heywood played end at USC (to 1943). He was a consensus All‑American in 1943. The Detroit Lions took Heywood in round 3, No. 19 overall in the 1944 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
1943
Consensus All-American and First-team All-Pacific Coast
Drafted
No. 19
Round 3, 1944 NFL Draft (Detroit Lions)

Honors

Team titles: Pacific Coast champions, 1943

The teams in those years

Our player records start in 2004; before that they hold the honors, the Heisman vote and the draft (from 1936), with college years from the player’s Wikipedia article where it gives them.

Other pro football

YearsLeagueTeam
1946AAFCChicago Rockets

Leagues other than the NFL, from the infobox of his Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA), as it names the teams.

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