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Steelers defensive lineman Cam Heyward will be in the building when his father, Craig “Ironhead” Heyward, is inducted into the Pitt Hall of Fame this year. For Heyward, it’s a happy coincidence that he plays at Heinz Field, which the Steelers share with Pitt, where his father was one of the biggest stars in college football in the 1980s.
Heyward has few memories of his father playing since he was 9 years old when his father retired from the NFL. But he said today that it will be exciting to be there for his father’s consecration.
“It’s amazing. Not being able to watch my dad play… I have a couple of YouTube videos of him here and there, and he was a terror on the field. He left a lasting impact on soccer in the city of Pittsburgh,” Heyward told Andrew Siciliano on the NFL Network.
Ironhead Heyward died of cancer in 2006 at the age of 39, and Cam Heyward is glad to see how many people still remember his father.
“He has a legacy that will live on and I am happy to see him come in,” he said.
The Pitt Hall of Fame induction ceremony takes place on Saturday, October 17, when Pitt hosts Notre Dame at Heinz Field, and the Steelers host the Browns there the following day.
