Just got elected to the NFL Hall of Fame. Long overdue. He changed the game from man-to-man to zone defenses because of his speed.
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Bob Hayes has no bigger fan than myself. He's the reason I got into track. Imagine watching that Olympic 4x1 as it happened back in 64. It was... :cry: ...then..go Bob..go go..yes..YES!!!!!! Still one of the most amazing displays of speed ever witnessed. Absolutely incredible! I was hooked after that.
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When it comes to football Bob Hayes was not the first world class sprinter to play wide receiver. That was Bob Boyd a 9.5 guy (some might argue Don Hutson) out of Loyola who played for the Rams in the 50's. He was an NCAA champ and his 9.5 was as superior to the competition as Bullet Bob's 9.1 was vs his competition. Keep in mind by the mid 60's there were guys in the NFL who could run a 9.4. Something Boyd never faced. Boyd would gain a 1000 in a season and was a great deep threat. Surprised it wasn't him instead of Hayes who got defensive cordinators thinking "zone defense" because nobody could run with Bob Boyd.
While Hayes was playing there was also Homer Jones a 9.3 guy out of Texas Southern who once beat Hayes in a 200 and is credited with the being the father of the spike.
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Thrilled to see Hayes "finally" get the respect he deserves. If you look at his stats vs Lynn Swann, it's all Bullet Bob.
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Originally posted by TexasThat was Bob Boyd a 9.5 guy (some might argue Don Hutson) out of Loyola who played for the Rams in the 50's. He was an NCAA champ and his 9.5 was as superior to the competition as Bullet Bob's 9.1 was vs his competition. Keep in mind by the mid 60's there were guys in the NFL who could run a 9.4. Something Boyd never faced. Boyd would gain a 1000 in a season and was a great deep threat. Surprised it wasn't him instead of Hayes who got defensive cordinators thinking "zone defense" because nobody could run with Bob Boyd.
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Originally posted by djOriginally posted by TexasThat was Bob Boyd a 9.5 guy (some might argue Don Hutson) out of Loyola who played for the Rams in the 50's. He was an NCAA champ and his 9.5 was as superior to the competition as Bullet Bob's 9.1 was vs his competition. Keep in mind by the mid 60's there were guys in the NFL who could run a 9.4. Something Boyd never faced. Boyd would gain a 1000 in a season and was a great deep threat. Surprised it wasn't him instead of Hayes who got defensive cordinators thinking "zone defense" because nobody could run with Bob Boyd.
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Originally posted by rhymansClaude "Buddy" Young , US champion over 100m in 1944, was competing in the AAFC 3 years before Bobby Boyd appeared in the NFL. Curiously, both men ended up with 28 TDs in Pro Football
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