Hall of Fame

Bob Hayes was a two-time Olympic gold medalist sprinter and turned NFL wide receiver for the Dallas Cowboys, who holds the record for the fastest 4x100-meter anchor leg in history, as well as the world record for the 70-yard dash. Through 2016, he was also the only athlete to win both an Olympic gold medal and a Super Bowl ring. In his four years as a track and field star at Florida A&M University, Hayes never lost a race in the 100y or 100 dash. He was the first person to break six seconds in the 60y dash with a time of 5.9 seconds in 1962, and in 1963, he set a new world record time of 9.1 in the 100y dash. He was the Amature Athletic Union 100y dash champion from 1962-64, and was the 1964 NCAA champion in the 200 dash. At the Olympic Games Tokyo 1964, Hayes won the gold medal in the 100 dash by tying the then-world record of 10.06 seconds. He then won the gold in the 4x100 relays, which also produced a new world record of 39.06 seconds. His leg of the relay was the fastest in history, and helped the U.S. come from behind to win in dramatic fashion. After returning home from the Games, Hayes was selected in the seventh round by the Dallas Cowboys in the 1964 NFL Draft. He led the league in receiving touchdowns twice in his career, and he also holds 10 regular-season receiving records, four punt return records and 22 overall franchise marks for the Cowboys. Hayes was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2009 posthumously. He passed away in September 2002 at the age of 59.