Keith Heyward
| Sport(s) | Football |
|---|---|
| Biographical details | |
| Born | February 2, 1980 |
| Alma mater | Oregon State University |
| Playing career | |
| 1997-2000 | Oregon State |
| Position(s) | Cornerback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2005-2006 | Oregon State (GA) |
| 2007 | Cal Poly (LB) |
| 2008-2011 | Oregon State (DB) |
| 2012-2013 | University of Washington (DB) |
| 2014-2015 | USC (DB/PGC) |
| 2016 | University of Louisville (DB) |
| 2017-present | Oregon (DB) |
Keith M. Heyward Jr. (born February 2, 1980) is a defensive football coach. His football career began at his alma mater, Oregon State, where he started 35 consecutive games as a cornerback for the Beavers. After completing his 4th season with Oregon State, Heyward played professionally. His coaching career kicked off after his professional endeavors, with his most recent coaching positions at the University of Southern California (2014-2015), the University of Washington (2012-2013), and the University of Louisville (2016-present).
Heyward attended Montclair Prep High School in Van Nuys, California his freshman through junior years. He attended Taft High School in Woodland Hills, California for his senior year, during which he had a 13-1 season as a two-way starter. At Taft, he started at safety on defense and at wide receiver on offense. Even though Heyward was at Taft a single year, he was named "first-team all-league (Northwest Valley Conference); first-team all-city in division 4A by the Los Angeles Daily News; second-team all-city defense by the Los Angeles Times; all-San Fernando Valley first-team defense by the Los Angeles Times; and played in the City vs. Southern Section All-Star game in the summer of 1997." At safety his senior year he recorded 78 solo tackles, 41 assisted tackles, 4 tackles for loss, 2 fumble recoveries, 3 blocked kicks and 2 passes intercepted. He returned 14 kickoffs for 372 yards (26.6 average) and one 84-yard touchdown. At offense he caught 37 passes for 722 yards (19.5 average) and had 7 touchdowns as a wide receiver, including a 78-yard TD. Heyward was recruited by Oregon State, Arizona, UCLA, Utah State and Colorado State, but chose Oregon State in the end.
Heyward played college football for Oregon State University. He was a four-year letterman (1997-2000) at cornerback, starting 35 consecutive games. Heyward earned All-Pac-10 honorable mention during his senior year. During his final season he played in 2 bowl games, the 2001 Fiesta Bowl and the all-star Hula Bowl. Through the course of his college career, Heyward made 88 tackles, accumulated 23 pass breakups and had five pass interceptions. He graduated from OSU in 2001 with a bachelor's degree in communication.
Keith Heyward played professionally for the British Columbia Lions in the Canadian Football League (2001), the Scottish Claymores in NFL Europe (2002) and the L.A. Avengers in the Arena League (2004).
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