There have been dozens of fast football players, from All-Americans to novelty receivers. Vince Matthews was invited to Redskin camp, and Jimmy Hines suited up for the Dolphins. The Bengals tried to do something with John Carlos. We had Skeets Nehemiah, Darrell Green (what if he had solely focused on the 60- he could fly!),Ron Brown and Willie Gault. In college, O.J. Simpson and Earl McCullough (Lions WR)teamed up with Fred Kuller and Lennox Miller for a world mark in the 4 x 110 that was never broken.
Ollie Matson, Bob Hayes and Rod Woodson were trackmen that were good football players. U. of Omaha running back Roger Sayers beat Bob Hayes in an AAU 200 M. His little brother Gale long jumped 24'11" in the state meet in Nebraska, longer than the winning leap in the Big 8 Championships that year (he beat Bobby Williams of Lincoln, a future NFL kick return leader for the late 1960's Cardinals). Has anyone read the story of how Sayers accomplished the distance? It's a great example of the power of suggestion (mind over matter).
Wilt Chamberlain was a Big 8 Relays and Drake Relays 440 man, I think he won the latter once. Good high jumper (as was Bill Russell, who had to "choose" an Olympic sport in 1956). Johnny Mathis blew off the '56 Games to sign with Capitol and begin his recording sessions.
BC Bayne
Ollie Matson, Bob Hayes and Rod Woodson were trackmen that were good football players. U. of Omaha running back Roger Sayers beat Bob Hayes in an AAU 200 M. His little brother Gale long jumped 24'11" in the state meet in Nebraska, longer than the winning leap in the Big 8 Championships that year (he beat Bobby Williams of Lincoln, a future NFL kick return leader for the late 1960's Cardinals). Has anyone read the story of how Sayers accomplished the distance? It's a great example of the power of suggestion (mind over matter).
Wilt Chamberlain was a Big 8 Relays and Drake Relays 440 man, I think he won the latter once. Good high jumper (as was Bill Russell, who had to "choose" an Olympic sport in 1956). Johnny Mathis blew off the '56 Games to sign with Capitol and begin his recording sessions.
BC Bayne
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