Bob Hayes The Track and Field Superstar Who Conquered the Gridiron

Courtesy: Florida A&M. Bob Hayes. Florida A&M's Bob Hayes (pictured here in Rattler togs) won two gold medals in the 1964 Tokyo Olympics and was called, ... At Florida A&M University he played football and ran track, and was drafted as a junior by both the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football ... 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 ... 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. Hayes is better remembered as a football player who revolutionized the way receivers played the game and the way cornerbacks were forced to cover them. Bob Hayes of the Dallas Cowboys looks on during an NFL football game circa 1970. Hayes played for the Cowboys from 1965-74. The World's Fastest Human in the 1960s finally made the Pro Football Hall of Fame. But it was a bittersweet moment for family and friends ... He played 12 seasons, accumulating 12,884 net yards - rushing, receiving and returning - and, like Hayes, found his way into the Pro Football ... Bob Hayes · Pro Football Hall of Famer · Category: Senior · Enshrined: Class of 2009 · Finalist: 2004 2009 · Primary Teams: · Seasons: 1965 → 1975 · Legends Score: 16 ... Four times Hayes was named first- or second-team All-NFL. Three times he led the Cowboys in receptions, including back-to-back titles in 1965-66 when he caught ...