Earl Heyman
{{Short description|American gridiron football player (born 1987)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=September 2016}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Earl Heyman
| image =
| image_size =
| caption =
| number = 66
| position = Defensive tackle
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1987|9|5|mf=y}}
| birth_place = Louisville, Kentucky, U.S.
| death_date =
| death_place =
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 1
| weight_lbs = 310
| college = Louisville
| undraftedyear = 2009
| pastteams =
- New Orleans Saints ({{NFL Year|2009}})
- Edmonton Eskimos ({{CFL Year|2010}})*
- Cleveland Gladiators ({{AFL Year|2011}})
| highlights =
| aflstatlabel1 = Total tackles
| aflstatvalue1 = 6
| aflstatlabel2 = Sacks
| aflstatvalue2 = 2.0
| aflstatlabel3 = Forced fumbles
| aflstatvalue3 = 1
| afl = Earl_Heyman-11459/
}}
Earl Heyman (born September 5, 1987) is a former American football defensive tackle, winning a Super Bowl with the New Orleans Saints.
College career
Heyman played college football at Louisville, finishing his career with 112 tackles, 8.5 sacks, one Interception, 7 pass deflections and 2 Forced fumbles.{{Cite web |title=Earl Heyman College Statistics |work=sports-reference.com |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/earl-heyman-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121109043940/http://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/earl-heyman-1.html |archive-date=November 9, 2012 |df=mdy-all }}
Professional career
=New Orleans Saints=
On May 11, 2009, Heyman signed with the New Orleans Saints as an undrafted free agent.{{cite web|url=http://www.kffl.com/player/21565/nfl/news |title=Earl Heyman |publisher=kffl.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141130200831/http://www.kffl.com/player/21565/nfl/news |archive-date=November 30, 2014 |url-status=dead |access-date=September 22, 2016 |df=mdy }} On September 5, 2009, he was released, and was signed to the practice squad.{{Cite web |title=NFL Transactions Report - November 2009 - New Orleans Saints |work=nfl.com |url=http://www.nfl.com/transactions?transactionMonth=11&transactionYear=2009&transactionTeamAbbr=NO&prevTransactionMonth=11&prevTransactionYear=2009&prevTransactionTeamAbbr= }} On February 19, 2010, he again was signed to a roster contract, and released on July 29 of that year.
=Edmonton Eskimos=
On August 23, 2010, Heyman signed with the Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League to join the practice roster.{{Cite web |title=Eskimos add Lester, Heyman to roster |work=cfl.ca |url=https://www.cfl.ca/article/eskimos-add-lester-heyman-to-roster |access-date=August 23, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100827004747/http://www.cfl.ca/article/eskimos-add-lester-heyman-to-roster |archive-date=August 27, 2010 |url-status=dead }}{{Cite web |title=Esks add running back and defensive lineman |work=esks.com |url=http://www.esks.com/article/esks-add-running-back-and-defensive-lineman |access-date=August 23, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101101154023/http://esks.com/article/esks-add-running-back-and-defensive-lineman |archive-date=November 1, 2010 |url-status=dead }} On September 2, 2010, he was released from the practice roster.{{Cite web |title=Earl Heyman Released |work=oursportscentral.com |url=http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=4084612 |access-date=September 2, 2010|date=September 2, 2010 }}
=Cleveland Gladiators=
On April 25, 2011, Heyman signed with the Cleveland Gladiators of the Arena Football League.{{Cite web |title=Cleveland Gladiators team transactions |work=arenafan.com |url=http://www.arenafan.com/teams/?page=transactions&type=old&team=131 }}
Boxing career
Heyman defeated Chris Bascler to become the 2012 Heavyweight Golden Gloves Boxing Champion in the state of Indiana. He also won the 2012 Ringside world championships in the heavyweight division. He is currently{{when|date=October 2013}} 24–0, with 22 KO's.{{Cite web |title=Earl Heyman wins the Indiana Golden Gloves Heavyweight Championship |work=kentuckysports.com |url=http://www.kentuckysports.co/news/entry/1247-1-other-sports-posts-1247-earl-heyman-wins-the-indiana-golden-gloves-heavyweight-championship |access-date=April 21, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130116001914/http://www.kentuckysports.co/news/entry/1247-1-other-sports-posts-1247-earl-heyman-wins-the-indiana-golden-gloves-heavyweight-championship |archive-date=January 16, 2013 |df=mdy-all }}
References
{{reflist|2}}
External links
- [https://archive.today/20130205091354/http://www.uoflsports.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/heyman_earl00.html Louisville bio]
- [http://www.neworleanssaints.com/team/roster/earl-heyman/fe87c802-0806-475d-bcee-a6c2bcd3ba64/ New Orleans Saints bio] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101026041703/http://www.neworleanssaints.com/team/roster/earl-heyman/fe87c802-0806-475d-bcee-a6c2bcd3ba64 |date=October 26, 2010 }}
{{Super Bowl XLIV}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Heyman, Earl}}
Category:American football defensive tackles
Category:Canadian football defensive linemen
Category:Cleveland Gladiators players
Category:Edmonton Elks players
Category:Louisville Cardinals football players
Category:New Orleans Saints players
Category:Players of American football from Louisville, Kentucky
Category:Players of Canadian football from Louisville, Kentucky