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  1. 05-27-2006, 09:09 PM #1
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    'Ironhead' Heyward dies

    Off the AP wire ....

    Former NFL back "Ironhead" Heyward dies at age 39

    ATLANTA (AP) - Former NFL fullback Craig "Ironhead" Heyward died Saturday after a 7½-year fight with brain cancer, his son's high school football coach said. He was 39.
    Heyward spent 11 seasons in the NFL with New Orleans, Chicago, Atlanta, St. Louis and Indianapolis. The former University of Pittsburgh star rushed for a career-high 1,083 yards for the Falcons in 1995.
    "I got a call at 4:30 or 5 that he had passed away," said Blair Armstrong, who coached Heyward's son, Cameron, at Peachtree Ridge High School. "He was in a hospice when he died, but I don't know which one."

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  2. 05-27-2006, 09:21 PM #2
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    Re: 'Ironhead' Heyward dies

    Ya, I read that.. That really sucks. Show's how fragile life can be man.

    I liked him, especially when he was with Atlanta.
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  3. 05-27-2006, 10:07 PM #3
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    Re: 'Ironhead' Heyward dies

    Puts things into perspective a bit doesn't it?
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  4. 05-28-2006, 01:44 AM #4
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    Re: 'Ironhead' Heyward dies

    RIP


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  5. 05-28-2006, 02:18 AM #5
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    Re: 'Ironhead' Heyward dies

    Heyward was a class act in this league. Good RB, great nickname, great on Tecmo Bowl...

    He's a throwback for sure.
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  6. 05-28-2006, 02:34 AM #6
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    Re: 'Ironhead' Heyward dies

    HOF anyone?
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  7. 05-28-2006, 05:59 AM #7
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    Re: 'Ironhead' Heyward dies

    Man I remember when he was a Saint and this huge man ran back a kick return like 80 or something yards for a TD and I was going nuts.
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    Re: 'Ironhead' Heyward dies

    Quote Originally Posted by MVP
    HOF anyone?
    No. He was on several different teams for a reason. Outstanding guy, Damn good dad from what I have read, but not a HOF player.
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    Re: 'Ironhead' Heyward dies

    RIP
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    Re: 'Ironhead' Heyward dies

    Tecmo Bowl won't be the same.
    You think you're hot **** in a champagne glass, but you're really cold diarrhea in a Dixie cup!
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    Re: 'Ironhead' Heyward dies

    Rip big man he was a pleasure to watch
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  12. 05-30-2006, 06:27 PM #12
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    Re: 'Ironhead' Heyward dies

    HE LIVES IN THE NEXT TOWN OVER FROM ME...HE WAS BIG AROUND HERE DURING HIS TIME...FROM PASSAIC,NJ. I'M IN PATERSON, NJ.
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    Re: 'Ironhead' Heyward dies

    i like the soap commercials he made.
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    Re: 'Ironhead' Heyward dies

    Quote Originally Posted by MarvLevy
    HE LIVES IN THE NEXT TOWN OVER FROM ME...HE WAS BIG AROUND HERE DURING HIS TIME...FROM PASSAIC,NJ. I'M IN PATERSON, NJ.
    BFD.
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    Fantasy owners and NFL fans lost an overachiever when a brain tumor claimed former fullback Craig "Ironhead" Heyward last weekend. Heyward, who earned his famous nickname because he ran and blocked like a man with an iron noggin, died at the age of 39. The 11-year NFL veteran almost always excelled in someone else's shadow. more
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