Ralph Heywood, a 1943 consensus All-American end on the USC football team who then served in 3 wars as a Marine, died on Tuesday (April 10) in Bandera, Tex. He was 85.
A funeral service will be held on April 16 at 10 a.m. at the Kerrville (Tex.) Funeral Home Chapel, with burial at 2 p.m. at Fort Sam Houston in San Antonio. Visitation will be held April 15 from 2 to 6 p.m. at the Kerrville Funeral Home.
Heywood, who prepped at Huntington Park (Calif.) High, was a 3-year (1941-43) letterman for the Trojans and captained the team in 1943 when USC went 8-2 and shut out Washington in the Rose Bowl, 29-0. He also earned All-Conference honors that season.
He led the Trojans in receiving in both 1942 (12 catches, 205 yards) and 1943 (11 catches, 196 yards), and had the school's first-ever 100-yard receiving game when he gained 101 yards on 4 receptions versus St. Mary's Pre-Flight in 1943. He also led USC in punting in 1941 (37.5 average) and 1942 (37.8).
Ralph Heywood, 1943 All-American End, Dies
04-11-2007, 08:00 PM
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