Frank C. Haywood Jr. of Hayes is one of five Ferrum College athletes recently named to that school’s Sports Hall of Fame Class of 2022.
Haywood played junior college football under legendary head coach Hank Norton in 1971 and 1972. The defensive tackle was team captain during the 1972 season and started every game both seasons. He earned All-Conference honors in ’72, before signing a scholarship to play at North Carolina State University in 1973.
Haywood helped the Wolfpack win the 1973 ACC Championship and defeat Kansas 31-18 in the Liberty Bowl. He started every game for N.C. State in 1974 and played in the Astro Blue Bonnet Bowl, a 31-31 tie with University of Houston. Haywood graduated from N.C. State in 1975 and was drafted by the Cincinnati Bengals, but opted instead to play in the Canadian Football League, signing a contract with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers.
After retiring from professional football, he taught at Gloucester High School before establishing his own masonry/construct...