Ralph Heywood
Ralph Alvin Heywood
Born: September 11, 1921
Los Angeles, CA USA
Deceased: April 10, 2007
Bandera, TX
Position: E-DE
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 203
College: USC
High School: Huntington Park (CA)
Career: 1946-1949
Drafted: 1944 in Round 3, #19 overall by the Detroit Lions
Ralph Heywood played from 1946 to 1949 during his career with the Boston Yanks, Chicago Rockets, Detroit Lions and New York Bulldogs. Heywood caught 84 passes for 1,192 yards and 10 receiving touchdowns in his career. He also ran for 5 yards in his career on 4 attempts.
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Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | NFL Boston Yanks | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| 1949 | NFL New York Bulldogs | 3 | -6 | -2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| NFL | 4 | 5 | 1.2 | 11 | 0 | |
| Totals | 4 | 5 | 1.2 | 11 | 0 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | AAFC Chicago Rockets | 20 | 287 | 14.4 | 0 | 4 |
| 1947 | NFL Detroit Lions | 13 | 198 | 15.2 | 39 | 2 |
| 1948 | NFL Boston Yanks | 11 | 177 | 16.1 | 42 | 1 |
| 1948 | NFL Detroit Lions | 3 | 31 | 10.3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1949 | NFL New York Bulldogs | 37 | 499 | 13.5 | 61 | 3 |
| AAFC | 20 | 287 | 14.4 | 0 | 4 | |
| NFL | 64 | 905 | 14.1 | 61 | 6 | |
| Totals | 84 | 1192 | 14.2 | 61 | 10 |
Punting:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | AAFC Chicago Rockets | 2 | 57 | 28.5 | 0 |
| 1948 | NFL Boston Yanks | 35 | 1396 | 39.9 | 53 |
| 1948 | NFL Detroit Lions | 11 | 372 | 33.8 | 0 |
| 1949 | NFL New York Bulldogs | 20 | 697 | 34.8 | 53 |
| AAFC | 2 | 57 | 28.5 | 0 | |
| NFL | 66 | 2465 | 37.3 | 53 | |
| Totals | 68 | 2522 | 37.1 | 53 |
Kick Returns:
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | NFL Detroit Lions | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1948 | NFL Boston Yanks | 2 | 3 | 75 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1949 | NFL New York Bulldogs | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| NFL | 0 | 5 | 6 | 75 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 75 | 3 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1946 | AAFC Chicago Rockets | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |||||||||
| 1947 | NFL Detroit Lions | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||||
| 1948 | NFL Boston Yanks | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||||||
| 1949 | NFL New York Bulldogs | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |||||||
| AAFC | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |
| NFL | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | |
| Totals | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 78 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | AAFC | Chicago Rockets | 14 | 8 |
| 1947 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 12 | 1 |
| 1948 | NFL | Boston Yanks | 8 | 6 |
| 1948 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 2 | 0 |
| 1949 | NFL | New York Bulldogs | 12 | 2 |
