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stillers4me
04-28-2011, 10:58 PM
What could a defender do when powerful running back Craig "Ironhead" Heyward -- who weighed anywhere from 250-325 pounds during his playing days at Pitt and in the NFL -- ran the football directly at him?

"I would go straight-up with him, see how tough he really was, make him bring it," 6-foot-6, 287-pound defensive lineman Cameron Heyward of Ohio State said of his father, the late Ironhead.

A wide smile crossed Cameron's face.

"That's my mentality; I'd take it head-on, see who had the stronger head. I mean, they called him Ironhead, but I'd make him bring it."...........

Read more @ http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10210/1076103-142.stm

Pristas
04-28-2011, 11:26 PM
Wow, this is a stand up kid. Great character. It's easy to see why we took him in the first.

crcsnail
04-29-2011, 04:52 AM
wot a great guy .no wonder the steelers picked him . nice post :)

Aussie_steeler
04-29-2011, 05:06 AM
Welcome home, Cameron "Steelhead" Heyward

SteelGhost
04-29-2011, 10:23 AM
Welcome home, Cameron "Steelhead" Heyward

Nice nickname Aussie :thumbsup:

hotrodder07
04-29-2011, 11:49 AM
He seems like a great high character guy! He'll fit in great on this team, and I'm really glad he's a Steeler! Also, I really like the nickname "Steelhead!" Fits perfectly! :)