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	"Bullet" Bob Hayes 1942-2002
		Bullet'' Bob Hayes, the Olympic gold-medal sprinter and Dallas Cowboys star who was once considered the world's fastest man, died at age 59 on September 18th in Jacksonville, Florida late He was hospitalized a few weeks earlier and had also battled liver ailments and prostate cancer.
		Hayes had a sparkling athletic career, and as a Cowboys receiver forced the rest of the NFL to change the way pass defense was played.
		Bob Hayes is survived by his mother, a brother and a sister, and five children.
	www.sportsecyclopedia.com /memorial/dal/bhayes.html (740 words)

	CNNSI.com - Pro Football - Ex-Olympic star, Cowboy Bob Hayes dies - Friday September 20, 2002 02:32 AM
		At the 1964 Tokyo Olympics, Hayes won the gold medal in the 100 meters, tying the then-world record of 10.05 seconds, and he anchored the United States 400-meter relay team to victory in a world-record 39.06.
		Robert Lee Hayes was born in Jacksonville on Dec. 20, 1942, and went on to become a track star at Florida A&M. In 1964, the Cowboys drafted him in the seventh round, taking a chance on a sprinter with blazing speed but unrefined football skills.
		Hayes is survived by his mother, a brother and a sister, and five children.
	sportsillustrated.cnn.com /football/news/2002/09/19/hayes_obit_ap (1167 words)

	ESPN.com - Page2 - No one faster than speeding Bullet
		Bob Hayes won the 1964 Olympic gold medal in the 100 meters in Tokyo in 1964 in 10.05; and he won by four full meters.
		To say Bob Hayes wasn't a football player by the time the Dallas Cowboys picked him in the seventh round in 1964 is to ignore the football capabilities of the young men of the state of Florida, which these days one does at one's own peril.
		Bob Hayes was the next in the line of Jesse Owens; he was the most dominant American track and field sprinter since Owens, and maybe the most dominant, the most clear of field, since.
	espn.go.com /page2/s/wiley/020920.html (2175 words)

	USATODAY.com - Olympian recalls life's tough run (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		Bob Hayes, once dubbed the world's fastest human, is confined to travel by wheelchair.
		Yet as Hayes sits on a sofa in the den of his mother's house, his body is a shell of the powerful physique that once symbolized his rich star appeal.
		Hayes, who ballooned to 248 pounds during his hospital stay because of fluid buildup, then dropped to 170 pounds, leveled at 184 pounds during a recent checkup.
	www.usatoday.com /sports/nfl/stories/2001-08-30-hayes-cover.htm (2057 words)

	Governor's Office - Black History Month - Bob Hayes (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		Robert "Bob" Hayes, 59, was born to John and Mary Hayes on December 20, 1942 in Jacksonville, Florida.
		Before Hayes graduated from high school he was able to run the 100-yard dash in 9.6, a somewhat disappointing record from the young sprinter's point of view.
		Hayes' high school football coach Earl Kitchins, utilized the sprinters speed at Gilbert High School, and Hayes' reputation as a "sprinting back" came to the attention of college coaches throughout the South.
	www.myflorida.com /myflorida/governorsoffice/black_history/bios/bob_hayes.html (910 words)

	JC Bob Hayes
		Hayes was told by his coach that because all the timekeepers, judges and athletes were fl, no-one would have believed a 9.0 or 9.1 mark and they would have been a laughing stock.
		Hayes drew the inside lane for the final, and the last event before the race was the finish of the 20km walk.
		Hayes, in the words of one observer, "exploded down the track in an eruption of speed never witnessed before or since." He blew past the field in 30-40m and went on to cross the line some 3m clear in a new WR of 39.0.
	run-down.com /guests/jc_bobhayes.php (1416 words)

	Cowboys' 'Bullet Bob' leaves mark on NFL
		Teammate Tommy Farrell loaned Bob his shoe for a fraction more than nine seconds, which is how long it took Hayes to prove he was the world's fastest human.
		Hayes knows regrets, but they are past-tense and beyond recall to alter.
		Hayes is a kind heart with natural inclination to please others, a trait that often led him in the wrong direction.
	www.texnews.com /1998/cowboys/bob0831.html (759 words)

	Bob Hayes -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		In 1971, Hayes' last good season with Dallas, he won the (Click link for more info and facts about Super Bowl) Super Bowl, becoming the only person so far to win both an Olympic gold medal and the Super Bowl.
		Hayes played one season for the (Click link for more info and facts about San Francisco 49ers) San Francisco 49ers, before retiring.
		Hayes was close to being elected to the (Click link for more info and facts about Pro Football Hall of Fame) Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2004, but was denied the opportunity in the final round of decision making.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/b/bo/bob_hayes.htm (429 words)

	Track, Cowboys great Bob Hayes dead at 59
		Hayes' accomplishments later were tainted by drug and alcohol addiction, which landed him in prison and has kept him out the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
		As a rookie, Hayes had 1,000 yards and 12 touchdowns while leading the NFL with an average of 21.8 yards a catch.
		Hayes finished an 11-year career with 71 TD catches, a 20-yard average and three trips to the Pro Bowl.
	www.freep.com /sports/othersports/line20_20020920.htm (427 words)

	Columns: Hayes deserves biggest honors
		Hayes was an athletic phenom at all-fl Matthew Gilbert.
		Hayes was the fastest, most spectacular sprinter and football player in America, something we never learned on the third floor until his 100-yard masterworks came clacking across an AP printer.
		Hayes was a global celebrity at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics, winning the 100 meters and running an astonishing 400 relay anchor leg for triumphant Americans, a running-start segment timed by track mavens unofficially at under nine seconds.
	www.sptimes.com /News/030801/Columns/Hayes_deserves_bigges.shtml (841 words)

	Track and Field News: General: A Tribute To Bob Hayes
		Other easy heat winners were Bob Hayes, who loped in a yard ahead of Tom Robinson's smooth 10.5; Trenton Jackson, with an improved start; and Germans Fritz Obersiebrasse and Heinz Schumann.
		Hayes had simply exploded to gain a full meter ahead of Jerome and others running almost perfectly even another couple of feet back.
		At a time when the World Record was a hand-timed 10.0--the mark Hayes was credited with equaling--the backup hand watches caught him in 9.8, 9.9 and 9.9, so he was denied the first-ever 9.9 even though he almost certainly ran it.
	www.trackandfieldnews.com /general/features/2002_BobHayes_Tribute.html (2121 words)

	"Bullet" Bob Hayes dead at 59 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		Olympic gold medal sprinter and Dallas Cowboys receiver Bob Hayes died late Wednesday in his hometown of Jacksonville, FL, after battling liver and kidney ailments and prostate cancer.
		Hayes was once deemed the fastest man alive and was given the nickname “Bullet.”
		In his rookie season, Hayes had 1,000 yards and 12 touchdowns while leading the NFL with an average of 21.8 yards per catch.
	www.theboys.com /2002news/rv020919_7429.asp (583 words)

	'Bullet' Bob Hayes joining Cowboys' Ring of Honor - 5/11/01
		That was the case with Bob Hayes, who took the speed that won two gold medals at the 1964 Olympics and became a rookie sensation with the Dallas Cowboys in 1965.
		Hayes again led the NFL with 24 yards per catch and had eight touchdowns.
		Hayes' chances for making the Hall of Fame were hurt by a drug-trafficking conviction in 1979, one year before he was eligible for induction.
	www.detnews.com /2001/lions/0105/11/lions-223090.htm (712 words)

	Bob Hayes, Olympic gold medalist and former Dallas Cowboys star, dies at 59 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		Bob Hayes, the Olympic gold-medal sprinter and Dallas Cowboys star once considered the fastest man in the world, has died at 59.
		Hayes served 10 months in Texas prison after pleading guilty in 1979 to delivering narcotics to an undercover officer.
		Hayes left Dallas and moved in the mid-1990s to Jacksonville, where he lived with his parents in relative obscurity.
	www.sfgate.com /cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/news/archive/2002/09/19/obituary0954EDT0563.DTL&type=printable (690 words)

	Bob Hayes Invitational Track & Field Meet
		For those too young to remember, Bob Hayes was the Florida AandM sprinter that was dubbed "Bullet Bob" for his dominance of the sprints from 60 to 100 yards.
		Hayes, who came to the world's attention in 1964, was the first person to run 100 yards in 9.1 seconds and also held the world record for sixty yards at 5.9 seconds.
		A muscular 5 feet eleven inches and 190 pounds, Hayes also excelled in football and is a member of the NFL Dallas Cowboys Ring of Honor.
	www.bhitm.org (124 words)

	USATODAY.com - Bob Hayes, trail blazer, dies at age 59 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		Bob Hayes waves to the fans as he is driven into Texas Stadium on Sept. 23, 2001 for induction to the Dallas Cowboys Ring of Honor.
		Hayes was godfather to Norman's oldest daughter and, Norman says, a good man who somehow got lost in life.
		Hayes' jail term coincided with his best period of eligibility for the Hall of Fame, and he was never selected, although his career statistics hold up against his contemporaries who were enshrined.
	www.usatoday.com /sports/2002-09-19-hayes-obit_x.htm (1288 words)

	Bob Hayes, Chief Software Architect
		Bob Hayes is Hyland's Chief Software Architect and orchestrates the development and release of the company's software.
		Bob joined the company as a senior developer in 1994 with more than 25 years of experience in software and computer automation.
		Bob successfully has managed multiple software development projects and is recognized for his excellence in delivering open and configurable software to diverse markets.
	www.onbase.com /English/WhoIsHyland/OurExecutiveTeam/BobHayes (96 words)

	Former police chief Bob Hayes drops lawsuit (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		Hayes sued the city, city council and city manager last month, charging that he was improperly forced to leave his chief's post in 1997 because he had decided to run for election to the city council, where he now serves.
		Hayes said in a prepared statement that he had told his attorney, Shelby lawyer Rob Deaton, to take a voluntary dismissal of the suit.
		In his statement, Hayes said he had received both "full confidence" support for his action as well as calls for caution.
	www.shelbystar.com /news2000/_disc4/000009b4.htm (584 words)

	Printer Friendly Version - 'Bullet' Bob Hayes dies at 59 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		"Bullet" Bob Hayes, who once had the title of the "world's fastest human," died Wednesday night of kidney failure at the age of 59, according to his daughter.
		Hayes won two gold medals at the 1964 Olympics in Tokyo, including the 100-meter dash.
		Hayes, who played from 1965-74 with the Cowboys, was inducted into their Ring of Honor last year, but has not made the Pro Football Hall of Fame, an honor he felt he deserved and a slight which friends say bothered him.
	www.nydailynews.com /sports/v-pfriendly/story/20315p-19266c.html (689 words)

	CBS News \| 'Bullet' Bob Hayes Dead At 59 \| September 19, 2002 13:50:18
		Hayes' world-class speed forced defenses, unable to cover him with the traditional man-to-man schemes of the day, to come up with many of the zone defenses that are common in today's game.
		Hayes earned the title "World's Fastest Human" and redefined the way the National Football League plays pass defense, but many of his accomplishments were later tainted by drug and alcohol addiction that landed him in jail and were part of the reason he was never inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
		Hayes served 10 months in federal prison after an April 1979 guilty plea to delivering narcotics to an undercover police officer.
	www.cbsnews.com /stories/2002/09/19/national/main522575.shtml?CMP=ILC-SearchStories (782 words)

	News4Jax.com - Editorials - Bob Hayes Should Be Honored
		Bob Hayes was a hometown guy, who many fans say changed the game of football forever.
		Hayes had a conflicted life -- the highest highs and the lowest lows -- like some other honored athletes who are already in the Hall of Fame.
		Hayes was the only man to win an Olympic Gold Medal and a Super Bowl ring, but he was never able to capitalize on his success, because of problems with his fast lifestyle.
	www.news4jax.com /editorials/2771653/detail.html (163 words)

	Dallas Cowboys, National Football League - CBS SportsLine.com
		JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Bob Hayes, the gold-medal sprinter and Dallas Cowboys receiver who was impossible to catch and tough to cover, died at age 59.
		At the 1964 Tokyo Olympics, Hayes won the gold medal in the 100 meters, tying the world record of 10.05 seconds, and he anchored the U.S. 400-meter relay team to victory in a world-record 39.06.
		Hayes lent his name to the Bob Hayes Invitational, an annual prep track meet that draws about 25,000 athletes to Jacksonville.
	www.sportsline.com /nfl/story/5728243 (1184 words)

	BOB HAYES' FLAT FEET
		The next year, Bob Hayes took his world-class speed to the Dallas Cowboys, gained more than 1000 yards that season, and led the NFL in yards per catch and receiving touchdowns.
		One reporter wrote that Bob Hayes went on to become the world's fastest human in spite of being born with such flat feet that he had to be put in casts to have them corrected.
		The newspaper article should have said that Bob Hayes went on to become the world's fastest human in spite of the physician who almost ruined his athletic career by putting casts on the world's strongest feet.
	www.drmirkin.com /fitness/1476.html (557 words)

	Sport \| Bob Hayes
		The American sportsman Bob Hayes, who has died of kidney failure aged 59, was a record-breaker on both the athletics track and the football gridiron, the only man to win both an Olympic gold medal and a Super Bowl ring.
		The strict discipline that Gaither imposed on Hayes had seen him through a period of probation for a small-time robbery at college, but, in Dallas, Hayes was on his own.
		His Bob Hayes invitational track meet annually attracts more than 25,000 high school athletes; he disobeyed doctor's orders to leave hospital and congratulate the winners personally.
	sport.guardian.co.uk /print/0,3858,4509702-103684,00.html (670 words)

	Bob Hayes Invitational Track & Field Meet
		Nat Washington was a close friend of Bob Hayes father and knew Bob as a student at Matthew W. Gilbert School where Washington was coaching before transferring to Douglas Anderson High School.
		Bob Hayes was once regarded as the "World's Fastest Human" and in the 1963 AAU meet in St. Louis, set a world record of 9.1 seconds in the 100 yard dash.
		Bob Hayes, received the torch in the stadium from the President of the Jacksonville Track Club, John Tensbroeck.
	www.bhitm.org /history.htm (1387 words)

	FootballProject.com - Bob Hayes Belongs (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		Hayes played in 17 more games than Swann, whose career was clipped by numerous injuries, but clearly, the stats aren’t fibbing here.
		Yet Hayes, in an era where quarterbacks threw the ball no more than 27-30 times at the most and defensive backs were free to perform legalized mugging upon receivers, established himself as one of the league’s premier offensive weapons.
		Hayes never caught passes by the bushel, but, oddly enough, the defense designed for him did little to corral his appetite for gridiron destruction.
	www.footballproject.com /story.php?storyid=409 (968 words)

	ESPN.com - NFL - Hayes attends Bob Hayes Invitational
		As the competition was halted, a white, stretch limousine drove "The Bullet" across the track, to the middle of the field.
		Hayes' son, Bob Jr., helped lift him out of the limo and into a wheelchair.
		Hayes overcame four other runners over the final 100 meters to lift the United States to the gold in a world record 39.06 seconds.
	espn.go.com /nfl/news/2001/0317/1156924.html (536 words)

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