Bob Hayes The Olympic Champion Who Set the Football World Ablaze

Robert “Bullet Bob” Hayes (1942–2002) reached top levels in two different sports: in track and field as a sprinter, and in professional football as a wide ... Bob Hayes. Getty Images. Bob Hayes. aka Bullet. That's his son, Boy Hayes Jr, posing his a statue of his late father (Photo by Joe ... Once upon a time, the world's fastest human played for the Dallas Cowboys. He was as accomplished on the track as he was on the football ... The official athletics website for the University of North Florida Ospreys. Early years · College career · Olympics · Professional football career. Dallas Cowboys; San Francisco 49ers; Multiple offensive threat; Cowboy ... In fact, "Bullet" Bob Hayes is known for changing the way defenses were played because of his world-class speed. The Olympic gold medalist ... In March 2001, Hayes underwent surgery for prostate cancer, and for many years after he retired from football he had drug and alcohol problems. Page 2's Ralph Wiley remembers Bullet Bob Hayes as a blur of speed who revolutionized the game of football. Bob Hayes (1942-2002) He brought Olympian speed to the NFL, and it changed the face of defensive football, but there were demons in life that he ... He went on to spend ten seasons eith the Cowboys. In addition to being a productive receiver that opposing defenses had to account for, “Bullet ...