Hayes, Bob

Hayes, Bob

 in full Robert Lee Hayes

(born Dec. 20, 1942, Jacksonville, Fla., U.S.—died Sept. 18, 2002, Jacksonville) U.S. sprinter and football player. He was a star sprinter and running back for Florida A&M University. In 1963 he set a world record (9.1 seconds) in the 100-yard dash that stood for 11 years. At the 1964 Olympic Games in Tokyo he won gold medals in the 100-m event and the 4 × 100-m relay; his remarkable performance in the latter event—his relay split was 8.6 seconds—helped earn him the unofficial title “World's Fastest Human.” He later joined the Dallas Cowboys football team of the NFL as a wide receiver (1965–76) and kick returner and was a member of the 1972 team that won the Super Bowl.

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Hayes, (Robert Lee) Bob (1942–  ) track and field athlete, football player; born in Jacksonville, Fla. A gold medal winner in the 100 meter and 4 × 100 meter relay in the 1964 Olympics, he starred as a pass receiver and kickoff return specialist for the National Football League Dallas Cowboys (1965–74) and San Francisco 49ers (1975).