Peter Heyer (football player)

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Peter Leonard Heyer (born July 22, 1979 in Frechen ) is a former German American football player.

career

Heyer, who grew up in Lövenich , played in the youth division of the Cologne Crocodiles and then from 1999 to 2001 in the Cologne men's team in the Bundesliga. In 2000 he became German champions with the Rhinelanders. In February 2001, Heyer agreed with Michigan State University on a change to the university team, which ultimately did not materialize. With the German national team, Heyer won the European Championship in 2001.

From 2002 to 2007 (with the exception of the 2006 season) the 1.93 meter tall and 140 kilogram offensive guard was under contract with Rhein Fire in the NFL Europe . In 2002 and 2003 he reached the World Bowl with the Düsseldorf team , but lost there. In April 2007 he suffered a ruptured cruciate ligament. In 2003 he also played in the Bundesliga for the Assindia Cardinals from Essen . At the 2003 World Cup he was third with the German team.

During his career, Heyer was in the field of vision of teams from the NFL several times, but he was not able to book an appearance in the US league in his career. In 2003 he trained with the New Orleans Saints , at the end of August 2003 the team announced that Heyer had not made it into the squad. In 2004 he was part of the training squad of the St. Louis Rams and took part in the training camp of the Kansas City Chiefs in the summer of 2005 , and in early September 2005 the Chiefs gave him a contract as a training player. In 2006 Kansas City provided him with a contract, but in late August 2006 he was struck off the list after sustaining a calf injury.

At the end of November 2007 he worked in the youth development department of the Cologne Falcons and headed the club's school program. In 2008 Heyer was a member of the coaching staff of the Dutch first division club Maastricht Wildcats , in 2009 he was one of the coaches of the German junior national team at the World Cup in the United States and was responsible for the offense line of the German selection. He continued to work as a youth trainer for the Cologne Falcons.

In the run-up to the 2011 game year, he moved to the Mönchengladbach Mavericks and took over the offensive line from head coach Walter Rohlfing .

In the 2012 season, Heyer made his return as a player in the highest German league and moved to the Kiel Baltic Hurricanes . He also wore the colors of the sponsored townspeople in the 2013 season. Heyer, who studied sports management, then went back to Cologne and worked as a trainer in the Cologne Crocodiles' junior division.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ CHRISTOPH SEHER: Fit for the American dream. July 17, 2006, accessed on January 31, 2020 (German).
  2. ↑ a b The Cologne colossus before its most brutal test. July 7, 2003, accessed on January 31, 2020 (German).
  3. ↑ a b U19 GFLJ Coaches & Staff - Cologne Crocodiles. In: Cologne Crocodiles - Official Homepage. Accessed January 31, 2020 (German).
  4. ^ Franz Josef Colli: Springboard to the USA . In: THE WORLD . March 27, 2004 ( welt.de [accessed January 31, 2020]).
  5. ^ Spartans Add European All-Star Lineman. Accessed January 31, 2020 (English).
  6. ↑ https://s3.amazonaws.com/msuspartans.com/documents/2019/7/18/2019_Michigan_State_Football_Media_Guide.pdf
  7. ^ EM 2001. In: football-history.de. Accessed January 31, 2020 .
  8. ^ Peter Heyer - Pro Football Archives. Accessed January 31, 2020 .
  9. ↑ 2002 Rhein Fire - Pro Football Archives. Accessed January 31, 2020 .
  10. ↑ 2003 Rhein Fire - Pro Football Archives. Accessed January 31, 2020 .
  11. ^ RevierSport, Essen Germany: Peter Heyer: "I'll come back". April 26, 2007, accessed February 7, 2020 .
  12. ↑ Cardinals can look forward to a top talent. In: gfl.info. Accessed January 31, 2020 (German).
  13. ^ WM 2003. In: football-history.de. Accessed January 31, 2020 .
  14. ^ Peter Heyer. In: NFL. Accessed January 31, 2020 (English).
  15. ↑ Saints Cut 17, Place Mitchell on IR. Accessed January 31, 2020 .
  16. ^ National players from around the world kick off NFL Europe League pre-season action in Tampa Bay. February 21, 2005, accessed January 31, 2020 .
  17. ^ RP ONLINE: NFL diary of Rhein Fire star Peter Heyer: My life with the Kansas City Chiefs (1st part). Accessed January 31, 2020 .
  18. ^ Transactions . In: The New York Times . September 6, 2005, ISSN  0362-4331 ( nytimes.com [accessed January 31, 2020]).
  19. ^ Chiefs Cut 14. In: Missourinet. August 29, 2006; Retrieved January 31, 2020 (American English).
  20. ↑ RP ONLINE: "My calf is green and blue": Injury stops Peter Heyer's NFL career. Accessed January 31, 2020 .
  21. ↑ Peter Heyer new school program coordinator and youth coach. In: gfl.info. Accessed January 31, 2020 (German).
  22. ↑ Maastricht Wildcats: Viva Colonia 2009. Accessed January 31, 2020 .
  23. ^ First bad news for the junior national team. Accessed January 31, 2020 .
  24. ↑ A closer look at Team Germany. Accessed January 31, 2020 (English).
  25. ↑ AFVD: GFL Juniors | 2011 - We're Coming. Accessed January 31, 2020 .
  26. ↑ PETER HEYER BECOMES A MAVERICK. In: gfl.info. Accessed January 31, 2020 (German).
  27. ↑ NFLE offensive Lineman Heyer reinforces Hurricanes - KIEL BALTIC HURRICANES. Accessed January 31, 2020 .
  28. ↑ a b Heyer and Töwe are coming again - KIEL BALTIC HURRICANES. Accessed January 31, 2020 .
personal data
SURNAME Heyer, Peter
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Heyer, Peter Leonard (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German American football player
DATE OF BIRTH July 22, 1979
PLACE OF BIRTH Cheeky