Cameron Heyward: Ironhead's son new man of steel

Larger-than-life father constructed a legend here and, now, his even bigger son gets a chance to add to the legacy

Nothing about Craig "Ironhead" Heyward was small.

Not the thick, powerful torso that could generate the thundering explosion of a rhinoceros yet produce the graceful leaps of a ballerina. Not the helmet that seemingly fit like a surgical glove on his head. Not tales of his eating binges or mischievous missteps on campus. And certainly not the daunting legacy of what he accomplished on the football field.

Most assuredly, there was nothing small about the son he produced, either -- not in size, not in character, not in the lofty manner with which he is regarded by coaches, teammates and family members...........

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