Bob Hayes The Pioneer of Track and Field in Football

Bob Hayes broke records on the athletics track and the football field, and is the only person ever to win both an Olympic gold medal and a Super Bowl ring. "Bullet" Bob Hayes was a three-time Pro Bowl selection and a four-time All-Pro selection. Hayes played in two Super Bowls, winning the title following the 1971 ... Hayes played pro football for 11 years – 10 with Dallas and a final one with the San Francisco 49ers. He finished with 371 receptions, and a career average ... After winning gold medals at the 1964 Summer Olympics, he played as a split end in the National Football League (NFL) for the Dallas Cowboys (for 11 seasons). In fact, "Bullet" Bob Hayes is known for changing the way defenses were played because of his world-class speed. The Olympic gold medalist ... Bob Hayes is the fastest man to ever live. Hayes' split time of 8.6 in the 4x100 final in the '64 Tokyo Olympics is still, 58 years later, the fastest recorded ... ... Bob Hayes had at long last earned induction into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Hayes was one of the NFL's most transcendent athletes, his ... By RJ Young FOX Sports College Football Writer. Editor's Note: As part of FOX Sports' series of Black History Month Stories, writer RJ Young ... He attended Matthew Gilbert High School (which is now a middle school) and was a backup halfback on the football team. In 1958, the Gilbert Panthers finished 12 ... - Bob Hayes was one of 10 Pro Football Hall of Fame players selected in the 1964 NFL Draft, the most taken in any of the 75 drafts in league history. The ...