Keith Heyward Bio - University of Washington Official Athletic Site
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03/05/2013
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Keith Heyward enters his second season in charge of the UW secondary in 2013. His first season on the UW coaching staff was an unqualified success for himself and his fellow defensive coaches.
In 2012, the UW defense was ranked 31st in total defense, a huge jump from the 2011 season, when it ranked 106th. As defensive backs coach, Heyward helped the Husky pass defense make an even bigger jump, as it improved from 116th (284.62 yards per game) in 2011 to 23rd (197.31) in 2012.
Heyward was named Washington's new defensive backs coach on Jan. 12, 2012. He came to Washington after having served the previous four seasons on the coaching staff at his alma mater, Oregon State, where he was the Beavers' secondary coach.
Prior to joining the OSU staff in 2008, Heyward spent one season (2007) as an assistant at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo and the two seasons prior to that as a graduate assistant at Oregon State.
In 2011, Heyward coached second-team All-Pac-12 cornerback Jordan Poyer, as well as safety Lance Mitchell, who earned honorable mention all-conference.
In his first season in charge of the secondary in Corvallis (2008), he coached cornerbacks Brandon Hughes and Keenan Lewis, currently with the Pittsburgh Steelers and Philadelphia Eagles, respectively.
A four-year letterman (1997-2000) for the Beavers, Heyward earned honorable mention All-Pac-10 following his senior season and played in the Hula Bowl. He started 35 consecutive games at cornerback for the Beavers and finished his career with a 41-9 victory over Notre Dame in the 2001 Fiesta Bowl, a win that capped an 11-1 season for OSU.
Following his college career, Heyward played professionally for the BC Lions in the CFL, the Scottish Claymores in NFL Europe and the L.A. Avengers in the Arena League. He also spent time in training camps with the 49ers and Seahawks in the NFL.
Heyward, who graduated from Taft High School in Woodland Hills, Calif., earned his degree in communications from OSU in 2002.
