Robert Lee Hayes Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
Robert Lee "Bullet Bob" Hayes (December 20, 1942 – September 18, 2002) was an Olympic sprinter turned American football wide receiver in the National Football League for the Dallas Cowboys. An American track and field athlete, he was a two-sport stand-out in college in both track and football at Florida A&M University. He has one of the top 100 meter times by NFL players. Hayes was enshrined in the Dallas Cowboys Ring of Honor in 2001 and was selected for induction in the Pro Football Hall of Fame in January 2009. He was officially inducted in Canton, Ohio on August 8, 2009. Hayes is the second Olympic gold medalist to be inducted to the Hall of Fame, after Jim Thorpe.Once considered the world's fastest man by virtue of his multiple world records in the 60-yard, 100-yard, 220-yard, and Olympic 100-meter dashes, Hayes is the only man to win both an Olympic gold medal and a Super Bowl ring.
I won gold medals representing this country, but I've gotten more recognition around the world than I have in my own back yard.
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Enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2009.
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Inducted into the U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame in 2005.
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Wide receiver for the Dallas Cowboys (1965-1974) and San Francisco 49ers (1975).
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The only athlete to win an Olympic gold medal and a Super Bowl ring.
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Hayes won the gold medal in the 100 meters at the 1964 Olympics in Tokyo, tying the then-world record of 10.05 seconds, and anchored the United States 400-meter relay team to victory in a world-record 39.06.
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Greatest Sports Legends
1978
TV Series
Himself
The NFL on CBS
1965-1975
TV Series
Himself - Dallas Cowboys Wide Receiver / Himself - Dallas Cowboys Split End / Himself - San Francisco 49ers Wide Receiver
NFL Monday Night Football
1970-1974
TV Series
Himself - Dallas Cowboys Wide Receiver
1973 NFC Championship Game
1973
TV Special
Himself - Dallas Cowboys Wide Receiver
Super Bowl VI
1972
TV Special
Himself - Dallas Cowboys Wide Receiver - Punt Returner
1971 NFC Championship Game
1972
TV Special
Himself - Dallas Cowboys Wide Receiver
The NFL on NBC
1971
TV Series
Himself - Dallas Cowboys Wide Receiver
Super Bowl V
1971
TV Special
Himself - Dallas Cowboys Wide Receiver - Punt Returner
1970 NFC Championship Game
1971
TV Movie
Himself - Dallas Cowboys Wide Receiver
1967 NFL Championship Game
1967
TV Special
Himself - Dallas Cowboys Split End
1966 NFL Championship Game
1967
TV Special
Himself - Dallas Cowboys Split End
Archive Footage
Title
Year
Status
Character
A Football Life
2014
TV Series
Himself - Dallas Cowboys Teammate
Fists of Freedom: The Story of the '68 Summer Games