Bob Hayes
Hayes playing for the Dallas Cowboys.
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| Position: | Wide receiver | ||||||||
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| Date of birth: | December 20, 1942 | ||||||||
| Place of birth: | Jacksonville, Florida | ||||||||
| Date of death: | September 18, 2002 (aged 59) | ||||||||
| Place of death: | Jacksonville, Florida | ||||||||
| Height: | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 185 lb (84 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Jacksonville (FL) Gilbert | ||||||||
| College: | Florida A&M | ||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 1964 / Round: 7 / Pick: 88 | ||||||||
| AFL draft: | 1964 / Round: 14 / Pick: 105 | ||||||||
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| Receptions: | 371 |
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| Receiving yards: | 7,414 |
| Receiving touchdowns: | 71 |
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 Bob Hayes at the 1964 Olympics |
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Representing the  United States
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1964 Tokyo | 100 m |
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1964 Tokyo | 4×100 m relay |
Robert Lee "Bullet Bob" Hayes (December 20, 1942 – September 18, 2002) was an Olympic sprinter turned American football wide receiver in the National Football League for the Dallas Cowboys. An American track and field athlete, he was a two-sport stand-out in college in both track and football at Florida A&M University. He has one of the top 100 meter times by NFL players. Hayes was enshrined in the Dallas Cowboys Ring of Honor in 2001 and was selected for induction in the Pro Football Hall of Fame in January 2009. He was officially inducted in Canton, Ohio on August 8, 2009. Hayes is the second Olympic gold medalist to be inducted to the Hall of Fame, after Jim Thorpe.
He was once considered the world's fastest man by virtue of his multiple world records in the 60-yard, 100-yard, 220-yard, and Olympic 100-meter dashes. Hayes is the only athlete to win both an Olympic gold medal and a Super Bowl ring.
Hayes attended Matthew Gilbert High School in Jacksonville, where he was a backup halfback on the football team. The 1958 Gilbert High Panthers finished 12–0, winning the Florida High School Athletic Association black school state championship with a 14–7 victory over Dillard High School of Fort Lauderdale, Florida Fort Lauderdale before more than 11,000 spectators. In times of Racial segregation laws, their achievement went basically unnoticed, until 50 years later they were recognized as one of the best teams in Florida High School Athletic Association FHSAA history.
Hayes was a highly recruited athlete, but still accepted a football scholarship from Florida A&M University a historically black college, where he ended up excelling in track & field.
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