DOB: 10 December 1924
Died: 26 July 2002
Debut: Round 8, 1943 against Collingwood at Victoria Park
Last Game: Round 18, 1951 against Richmond at Punt Road
From: Scotch College/University Blacks
Number: 25 (1943), 26 (1944), 8 (1948-1951)
Honours:
Grand Final team - 1948
Seconds Premiership Player 1949
Games: 54
Goals: 30
Career Statistics
| Wins | Draws | Losses | Winning % |
| 25 | 1 | 28 | 46.29 |
A former state schoolboy tennis champion, and 1942 Scotch College football premiership captain, Heywood made his debut for Melbourne in 1943 before becoming a regular the next season. After 16 games in 1944, Heywood served with the RAAF during World War II. After being discharged in 1946 he focused on tennis, also playing in premierships with University Blacks in 1946 to 1947.
Despite not having played top level football since Round 18, 1944 Heywood and fellow Uni Black Denis Cordner were surprise selections for the 1948 Preliminary Final as the Demons battled an injury crisis. He played in the drawn 1948 Grand Final but made way for the returning Robert McKenzie in the winning replay. He returned to play in that year's latest University Blacks premiership.
Heywood retired at the end of 1951, returning to University Blacks, then becoming a respected football and sports commentator.
| Year | Games | Goals | Brownlow |
| 1943 | 5 | 7 | 0 |
| 1944 | 16 | 8 | 0 |
| 1948 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1949 | 6 | 4 | 0 |
| 1950 | 15 | 10 | 0 |
| 1951 | 10 | 1 | 0 |
Media
Argus - 25/06/1943, 15/07/1950
Australasian - 24/06/1944
Age - 28/07/2002, 02/08/2002
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