Sorry for the typos😢! This was a long video. I enjoyed it tho. I had a lot of fun. I do all of my own edits. The editing process can be hectic sometimes! Appreciate you guys! Thanks for watching!
I always love Hayes, I was coach by his running partner Jimmy the jet. Too bad they didn’t recognize him like this years ago. I would have love to meet him, he was very inspiring. He will live on forever, thanks for sharing
from Jacksonville Florida, I grew up a block or 2 from AL Denson, who was a legend in the city and neighborhood. I being much younger than him and his brothers, played sandlot football in the dirt streets with his brothers. This before Bob Hayes was known city wide. Once Bob was known, he became legendary to us younger people. Both Al and Bob who were very close friends until death, became active around Jacksonville in various events, in some cases being celebrated and honored both locally and nationally, on many occasions. Al became a close confident and friend, with whom I advised on occasion business wise. I missed getting close enough to Bob to gain his close friendship. As a local leader I wanted to make sure that they both stayed honored locally by all up and coming youth in our city. Thanks for this very informative video, because it really hit very close to our lives growing up in Jacksonville and experiencing these greats before worldwide recognition came into play. Rest in peace our childhood heroes, Rest in peace. 😌
Wow! Appreciate you bro! Thanks for giving us a perspective from someone who was local. Hayes gave Denson a lot of love from what I saw in my research. Again thanks brother!
I first hear about Crow in 1962 i was in the BOYS HOME 😂 I was around 12 everybody was talking about going to see Crow run against some guy supposed to have been fast anyway, Crow smoked him since that day I wanted to meet him wanted to be like him so I start racing everybody fast-forward to Hates playing football at FAM U he was so much faster than everybody else on the other team, he would turn around and run backward the frist time I ever got close to him was 1966 at the 2rd Bob Hayes invitation, track, and field meet at Northwestern JH school in Jacksonville, Florida although Danny Thomas, my best friend and I were in 10th grade. I became the leader of the track team. The school had never won anything great in track football or in any sports I put together 440 and 880 relay teams we had a small piece of tape across our nose We didn’t know at the time it helped one to breathe better. Stanton Vocation was the name of the school I think it was the 1st HS for Blacks we had about 250-300 students going up against the best Black Schools in Florida like Miami and Tampa-Saint Peterburg and many others we made the final in both events the newest schl in Jax’s was called # 164 before it be came Wm M Rains Jr Sr HS they were the best and fastest in Fla they had boys like Kenny B the Hall Bros Harold P Spider Man just a few names they they ran times like 9.5 9.6 9.7 & 9.8 running the 1x4 and we was the last team to make the Finials anyway we won both 440 & 880 relays my best friend Danny T won 1st place in the broad jump giving him 30 points and became The Most Outstanding when his name was called I had to go get him and we walked up to the table where all the trophies was given, Bob Hayes gave Danny T the trophy a picture was taken and I was close by my idol and hero. I bet you can’t guess what my football jersey number high school and college that’s right if you said # 22 that was BH last time attending that event R I P CHAMP 🥀
Bullet Bob was one of my football heros growing up. I was too young at the time to know about his track accomplishments, but when he became a cowboy, taking his gold medals to the NFL, I couldn’t have been more excited to watch him play. He changed the way football was played like no other player I can think of. When the whole league had to come up with a defensive strategies just to try and somehow minimize one player’s abilities (never really worked), that is, to me, an accomplishment equal to the gold medals. Thanks for a great video!
@@deepcosmiclove Yup. That's what he always said. Back in those days, an American could not make much money just in track, so the football was inevitable.
The best 22-minute video I've seen in a long time. Still have 1 minute left. I know highlights were hard to come by. Especially in his early years. Your work when he got to the Olympics. Was legendary! You never miss!
True enough, many of his races were on crappy cinder tracks not the speedy bouncy synthetic surfaces today. And I doubt he was popping Supps and God knows what else like today’ juicers! Nor did he have modern weight training or professional trainers. And he was a hell of a wide receiver for Dallas.
Synthetic surfaces were just beginning to be installed in 1964 and those were just a mixture of asphalt and ground up tires, the earliest form of what has become today's all weather surfaces.
Bullet Bob Hayes I believe should have received a lot more recognition for his tremendous ability. Growing up in my era in track every guy wanted to have a "pretty" style like Tom McLean, Figerola, Alberto Juantorena or Valerie Borzov. His running mechanics was called "ugly with beautiful results" by some. Bottom line to me he was one of the greatest sprinters in history. Thank you so much LC I really enjoyed this. Have a blessed well-deserved weekend rest and take care. 🙏
@aaronlopez492 I agree. I know this might sound crazy but his stride reminds me of Adrian Peterson. It's almost like a horse on a race track. *Awfully* *graceful* ! Legendary! Appreciate you bro!
Im telling you Hayes was more popular in Great Britain than he was in the US. He is a legend in the UK. As we say about our club legend soccer stars here, I refer to him, both as a Brit and a Cowboy fan, as 'one of our own'.
Not even close. The man was not only an Olympic champion, but it was also an American Super Bowl champion. There is no other Olympians that had ever done that.
I'm sure you've watched a bunch of the available 60s/70s footage too by this point, but Hayes is one of those players who's impressed me more the more I've seen of him. He wasn't just a straight ahead burner. He had quick feet and football running skills and instincts. He had all around receiving talent. He caught passes at all levels and worked his way through a field of defenders. He was tough. He broke tackles. He made contested catches. He made great catches. He was a true HoF WR. Thanks for the great deep dive on his pre NFL history though, and a lot of details most people don't know!
All defenses in football were man to man before Bob Hayes. He changed football more than any player in NFL history. The advent of zone defense. He was incredible to watch play football. He made my childhood fun watching the game.
What a fantastic documentary for a fantastic athlete. This man will always be remembered along with Jesse Owens as a torch bearer for generations to come. He then played for Dallas as a wide receiver earning a super bowl ring. We must also remember that J.F.K. was assassinated in Dallas the Cowboy's far from being America's team were vilified for being an NFL team in the city that ended a presidents life. It was a long road to gain the countries trust and eventually becoming America's team. Bob Hayes and his devoted teammates kept their dignity and discipline becoming Champian's restoring the cowboy's good name for future generation's what an iconic legacy!
Man,your content is always great.With this one,you've took to icon status imo. My Uncles always talked about "The Bullet "like he was a superhuman. DC4Life⭐️
Great video and phenomenal research in your part. I always loved Bob Hayes. After watching the Tokyo 64 Olympics I followed Hayes and I’ve been a Cowboys fan ever since 1965. I’m 69 now! lol 👍🏽 DC4L
I live in Jacksonville and have heard of Hayes but didn't know he was from Jacksonville. As a fan and sprinter this video was excellent. Loved the drama the detail added and crescendo at the end.
Something my Dad tried to explain, look at how much muscle mass he's pushing compared to the other sprinters. That physical action has to produce an insane amount of energy for him to be able to do that. Scary but cool and incredible physical machine. Heard he did well in the nfl...?
Fantastic video and the history of Mr. Bob Hayes. I grew up during that time and was a Dallas Cowboy fan and still am. I remember the assassination of our President and I even shook his brothers hand when he ran for President. Thank you again for this video, i will pass it on...
I'm with you on Bob Hayes. I do think that he was the fastest man for 100 meters and 100 yards in history. If he was in his prime when Bolt was and could run on the modern track surfaces with the modern track spikes I would not bet against Bob in a race with Bolt or Ben Johnson.
And what is your point. No. Don’t tell me. I guess so you could feel a little bit better about your miserable life by making your national and likely ethnic compatriot the best ever. Hayes is just a power runner. At his best the gap between himself and is competitions were not as wide as the gap between Usain Bolt and his competitors
I just saw this critical gem! ..when I was a kid my parents had a friend of the family who had a son named Tommy who had Bob Hayes clippings on the wall of his bedroom. One of those clippings had Bob Hayes coming across the finish line, and along side catching a football in a Cowboys uniform..it read: "Bob Hayes, with Speed to Spare"..I wanted to steal the clipping that day!..lol. Hayes was a sports idol of mine and my brothers, and the Cowboys were our family's team. A crazy awesome drop bro!
Bullet Bob Hayes was something that nobody couldn't touch I don't think that nobody couldn't mess with him except Jesse Owen's what a talent to both men
I remember him well. I admired him for going to a black college. Florida A&M while other black people were going to white colleges. As you can see he faced a lot of discrimination, but you can't keep denying talent or stop determination.
I went to high school with Allen Iverson..it wasbad enough having to run the mile against AI..I cant imagine having to line up in a 100 yd dash against Bob Hayes
I think you are right. He was really a football player. I can't recall any plays where he did actually run over someone trying to tackle him but I do recall [from a vid here on YT] seeing him throw a nice block for a teammate [Dan Reeves!] who went all the way on a long touchdown run.
@@thelogicalcowboy agree no one knows old stop watches not real digitized. and was never pushed by people faster lewis had johnson bolt gaitlin and others he like owens only had himself both are always in my top 4 also add jim thorpe running in shoes weighing 14 oz. Track no one knows how fast the greats are
My favorite sprinter…Still to this day,the only person to win an Olympic gold medal and a Super Bowl ring…They invented the zone defense in football to cover him…RIP good sir!!!
Where you been bro? Glad to see you back bullet Bob changed the way defenses played cover they basically started zone because of Bob. And when he was on he was on. I gotta a couple covers you might like I don't know it's been a long time Bob Dylan Knocking on Heavens Door a couple Eric Clapton songs and the last one my daughter sang Free Falling. I heard rumors that the Cowboys will trade to get Cooper. It's nice to see ya again and I'm not going to stop playing as long as I can play and keep em coming. The longhorns have a tuff game coming up against Oklahoma but they got beat by them last year so they should be bringing their best game I'll catch up with you soon and don't forget the Robert Newhouse video lol
Bob Hayes was a great acquisition by the Cowboys. Hayes should’ve had bigger numbers but Tom Landry was to conservative. Nevertheless Hayes change the way defenses covered receivers. I love the watching Bullet Bob Hayes highlights. Nobody could keep up.
Loved it when he played for the Cowboys , you never knew who won until it was over, because Dandy Don would throw Hail Mary’s and Bullet Bob Hayes would catch and outrun the defense !
In my opinion, if Bob Hayes were competing today and in his prime, he would be a "9.6 - high", sprinter, meaning he would be able to consistently run in the 9.67 to 9.70 range, for several seasons in a row. He would have the American Record, but not quite as fast as Usain Bolt's World Record, in my opinion. (He would be #2 All-Time.)
It's so hard to guess across time. I've tried many times. Bolt's era is vastly different from Bob's. But with vids like this, you can get a sense of Hayes' potential. He got caught in a snafu with drug dealers after his football career which resulted in a heart-breaking downfall of his popularity. Thank God they recovered and restored his legacy in Dallas. Everybody on the Cowboys liked him.
Ive never heard of this guy but clocking times like that on those tracks is phenominal,it bothers me that if i hadnt stumbled on this video i still wouldnt have known about him.
My granddad was very close to Bob Hayes. His last place of residence was a block away from my granddaddy’s store in Washington Heights. They use to call him “Crow”
Don’t remember any of this, not the 64 Olympics or any of this. Was alive, just too young. My recollection of Bullet Bob was #22 for the Dallas Cowgirls. Just a blazing Super Speedster. The best speed wideout ever. Also and I hate the Cowgirls, but him and Emmitt Smith may from the best number combo in NFL history.
And Bob himself was actually a nice guy and could tell great stories. In the 1984 Olympiad documentary film he tells the true story of the missing shoe and his roommate, a guy named Joe Frazier, which is just hilarious. I won't spoil it. Ya gotta check out that documentary.
Remember him as a Cowboy. He caused some problems for Tom Landry and Don Meridith. One time in particular, the Cowboys were on their own five yard line and Tom sent a play in and Don said I got the fastest man in the world out here and you want to run the ball. He changed the play and threw it to Bob. 95 yard TD. Tom Landry jumped Don when he came to the side line. But this was a different era. QBs called their own plays. Tom Landry was one of the first coaches to send in plays. Don quit a few years later saying to Tom if you call my plays you better have a uniform on. That was football.
The era of Qb's calling their own plays is why I say that Terry Bradshaw is the G.O.A.T. Think about it...during said era defenses could as David "Deacon" Jones said of Dick Butkus, "put you in the cemetery, not the hospital", Terry won four SB's, and honestly should have been five ("77" lost Franco and Rocky with Brad hurt, also best D in NFL that year). Bradshaw could have thrown for 10k additional yards, but wins were his goal, and he ran a balanced attack..a true OC on the field. Yes the other "tb" deserves his flowers, but he had 12 guys on his offense (zeebs), whom threw the yellow, when an opposing defensive said hello to brady pre-game. Seriously though, go look up Terry's stats and the D's he competed against? Hell the 70's Raider defenses alone were a nightmare on sod, not to mention the Baltimore Colts, Boston/NE Patriots, Houston Oilers, Cleveland and the Bengals, with the Doomsday D of Dallas in the SB matches. I honestly believe if QB's were allowed to call most of their own game, they'd do well because they've seen about everything thrown at them since HS. Just saying. Everyone have a blessed week, and if you don't know Him, Yeshua Messiah is there for your Salvation, our time here is rapidly coming to it's end, and His return is imminent. Will you be ready? We're not promised tomorrow. Hebrews 4:12,13
@@craigjohnson5590 Man I am a Steeler since Chuck Knoll's so called dumb first pick of Joe Greene. The Steelers were successful because the curtain keep them in the game until Terry grew up and they got some receivers a man Named Franco. Terry Bradshaw was known as the dumbest quarterback in football. Joe Gilliam bailed them out one year. His success came from the best defense in football and a running game. Bradshaw was tough as it comes but he didn't become a good quarterback until a little later. Franco and Rocky Blieier and even Frenchy Fuqua carried Pittsburgh. Now I remember he was also a problem sometimes for Chuck Knoll when he wouldn't follow directions and change plays. They came to an agreement if he changed a play and it worked no problem. But if it didn't he'd take his lashes when he got to the sideline. He blossomed when Swan, Stallworth, joined Cunningham and Grossman. Then his receivers made him. Those are the facts, he couldn't trip over 10,000 more yards.
dude great video, one of my favorites of yours *hat tip* also where did you get the photo @2:34 from? Of Alfred Denson? it's a great pic, i'd love to do a drawing of it.
Hey pal. This video of yours floated across my recommendations so I thought I'd stop and say, didn't you already cover Bob and this history❓ I'm watching Redskins so far. But seen a tiny bit of Cowboys. Pretty much as I told you they would be after last year. Hope you're doing well. 😊👍
Though Bullet-Bob might have been great in his time but not recognized: I would say he came before his time but a real 'TREND-SETTER FOR SPRINTING: BOLT TOOK IT UP A NOTCH BECUZ IN HIS REIGN WITH THE SAME TEAM MATES,CHANGED THE TREND OF THE WORLD OLYMPICS FOREVER 'HE IS A LEGEND (THE CHAMPION -KING OF T&F WORLDWIDE( He one-in- a-million):❤🎉
@appollosharris6319 Hayes easily! Green was no slouch. But look at it from this perspective. The fastest runner in history in the 60 meters is Christian Coleman. He ran a 6.34. But Bob Hayes ran an unofficial 5.28 in the 60-yard dash. If you convert this to 60 meters that obliterates Coleman's numbers. Hayes would have run the 60 meters faster than Coleman. Coleman ran the 40 in 4.12 seconds in 85% effort. If Hayes's unofficial 60-yard dash time is correct. Hayes would've run around 3.9 seconds in the 40. Green is nowhere near those numbers in the 40.
I know that Bob Hayes was never timed in the 40-yard dash (he did run a 5.8 60-yard dash) but I believe his time would have been lower than a 4.2, which is what the fastest NFL players run today.
My brother!!!!! Excellent video!!!! You touched on so many points; the delipidated tracks, borrowed shoes, and not sure if you mentioned it or not (forgive me if you did) I believe all the times then were manual timers instead of what they had today. What I would give to see a young Hayes run a 40 at an NFL combine. In the included video, Skip Bayless talks about Bob Hayes at about 5:50. ruclips.net/video/TYjy-pJRmQc/видео.html he guesses he would probably run a sub four 40...great video again!!!
@cjtexas9646 You're right! I didn't talk about the manual timer. Completely forgot about it. That's even better! Wow! I'm going to look up that link. Appreciate you, bro
Hayes' 10.06 100m to win 1964 Tokyo Olympics was electronic, as accurate as anything you'd get today. He has a semi auto 5.99 55m (6.11 fully automatic equivalent), and other electronic 100yd times from 1963.
The narrator made some mistakes. Hayes did not run 9.3 100M… it was yards. His World record 100 Yard was 9.1 … and stood for years, until all major int’l races went to Meters.
@@LIBlurr Ivory Crockett has the offical record, run in the 1970s. 9.0. However, the officials were developing the electronic timing at the time of Hayes' 100-yard record, and they had different readings from different clocks, but one of them was down at 8.9. I read that they were scared of the results so they just gave him whatever they gave him based on Harry Jerome's record.
Houston McTear also clocked 9.0, albeit, hand timed. This was in high school. Another Florida guy. He had close to, or maybe the same natural ability as Hayes. Obtw, watch the film, he pulled up MUCH later than 10 yards from the finish line.
@@drobson8004 When the officials informed McTear of his time, he initially did not believe it, but more than one watch had him at 9.0. Ivory Crockett had previously run a 9.0 and Dr. Delano Meriwether ran the same time, but it was wind aided.
Bullet 🚅 Bob I remember well, & he was who was the track star known as the 🏎️fastest 🏎️man in the world at the time & he change football. Because then they had to get fast cornerbacks to try to cover him.Fact's 😎👀😇💯
If Bob Hayes had been born in 2000 and had had the benefit of modern sports medicine and training and was able to make a living running track, the world record for the 100m would be lower
Interesting but with some strange inaccuracies - It wasn't 1962 that Hayes beat Charlie Greene at the Indoor AAU 60y - Greene was a 17 year old HS Junior that year - It was 1964. The narrator states that Hayes eased up at the line 10 metres from the finish of the Olympic 100m - the line was 5 meters, not 10, from the finish - it made a difference of maybe 0.02 seconds. In 1988 a TV series called the fastest men on earth [about Olympic 100m champions] was launched in London, and Bob Hayes was the guest of honour. I had the opportunity of chatting with him, and asked him what time he might have run at his best in 1964 [and this was when the WR excluding Ben Johnson's drug effort was 9.93] - Hayes replied 9.80. With improvements in shoes and track surfaces then I suspect that would have been revised to - close to 9.60
@rich9848 I'm not sure why it's strange. Hayes did in fact break the 60 yard dash record in 62... Florida highschool athletic accociation "He was the first person to break six seconds in the 60-yard dash with a time of 5.9 seconds in 1962." As for the 5 meters or ten meters, I heard different arguments. So I'm willing to listen to yours as well. Wow! That's cool. I know that was a memory you will never forget. I think his time will be a lot faster than 9.60 Especially given the argument of a lack of modern-day advantages and that Hayes was a dual sport athlete. Had he focused strictly on track i have no doubt in my mind that he run faster then 9.60.
@@thelogicalcowboy No - he didn't run indoors in '62 or '63 - he only ran in '64 and ran 6.0 in the AAU - which was auto-timed in 5.99. He ran indoors as a pro in the 1970's
While he didn't run indoors in 62, he did do so in 63 [my apologies] - over 70y in Louisville on Feb 16, where he ran 6.9 in both heat and final. In '64 he ran 5.9 once, 6.0 7 times and 6.1 5 times
@rich9848 So the Florida highschool athletic accociation says this... "He was the first person to break six seconds in the 60-yard dash with a time of 5.9 seconds in 1962." Here's the link. fhsaa.com/hof.aspx?hof=243 However, the New York Times says that it happened in 1964. So did this website...www.cantonrep.com/story/sports/pro/pro-football-hof/2009/08/05/bob-hayes-in-record-books/42191097007/ You're probably right. Although the FHSAA is a reliable source. I don't think the New York Times will get that wrong. However at least you know where I got my info from. I didn't just make it up.
His last track race ('64 Olympics) was when he was 21. This is nowhere near a sprinters time. Given how bad his technique was, given another 3-4 years, further coaching to me improve his technique, his times, even, would stand up to todays times. Obtw, he had to borrow a shoe, which he ran with in the Olympic final
I can't believe Syborski hasn't seen this video and jumped in the comments section to glorify his Boyfriend ( Usain Bolt ) while making a long, drawn out speech discrediting the Great Bob Hayes.. But don't you worry, he will eventually find this video, and I guarantee you he will trash Bob Hayes
Shatter Usain Bolt record you say 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 Hayes was great, but don't get it twisted watch 2008 where Bolt start to beat his chest i aint talk about 2009 as yet when Bolt went into alien mode 9.58
Now give Hayes those same Usain Bolt shoes. Along with better tracks, and better training on his running form and his get-off ( he had horrible start time). Hayes would have indeed beaten that 9.58 time.
Bolt was running on a brand new track and had a tail wind barely with in the legal limit,helping him out.Hayes would have beat Bolt.Bob Hayes ran as fast as need be to win,undefeated in 50 sprints going into the Tokyo Olympics.Hayes was clocked at 8.9 at 100 yards running on a cinder track.
Sorry for the typos😢! This was a long video. I enjoyed it tho. I had a lot of fun. I do all of my own edits. The editing process can be hectic sometimes! Appreciate you guys! Thanks for watching!
@@thelogicalcowboy no big deal great work
@@thelogicalcowboy borrowed shoes cause they stole them
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@@thelogicalcowboy great stuff he was so good!
One of my top 3 Cowboy channels of alltime..Wonderful work!
I always love Hayes, I was coach by his running partner Jimmy the jet. Too bad they didn’t recognize him like this years ago. I would have love to meet him, he was very inspiring. He will live on forever, thanks for sharing
from Jacksonville Florida, I grew up a block or 2 from AL Denson, who was a legend in the city and neighborhood. I being much younger than him and his brothers, played sandlot football in the dirt streets with his brothers. This before Bob Hayes was known city wide. Once Bob was known, he became legendary to us younger people. Both Al and Bob who were very close friends until death, became active around Jacksonville in various events, in some cases being celebrated and honored both locally and nationally, on many occasions. Al became a close confident and friend, with whom I advised on occasion business wise. I missed getting close enough to Bob to gain his close friendship. As a local leader I wanted to make sure that they both stayed honored locally by all up and coming youth in our city. Thanks for this very informative video, because it really hit very close to our lives growing up in Jacksonville and experiencing these greats before worldwide recognition came into play. Rest in peace our childhood heroes, Rest in peace. 😌
Wow! Appreciate you bro! Thanks for giving us a perspective from someone who was local. Hayes gave Denson a lot of love from what I saw in my research. Again thanks brother!
I first hear about Crow in 1962 i was in the BOYS HOME 😂 I was around 12 everybody was talking about going to see Crow run against some guy supposed to have been fast anyway, Crow smoked him since that day I wanted to meet him wanted to be like him so I start racing everybody fast-forward to Hates playing football at FAM U he was so much faster than everybody else on the other team, he would turn around and run backward the frist time I ever got close to him was 1966 at the 2rd Bob Hayes invitation, track, and field meet at Northwestern JH school in Jacksonville, Florida although Danny Thomas, my best friend and I were in 10th grade. I became the leader of the track team. The school had never won anything great in track football or in any sports I put together 440 and 880 relay teams we had a small piece of tape across our nose We didn’t know at the time it helped one to breathe better. Stanton Vocation was the name of the school I think it was the 1st HS for Blacks we had about 250-300 students going up against the best Black Schools in Florida like Miami and Tampa-Saint Peterburg and many others we made the final in both events the newest schl in Jax’s was called # 164 before it be came Wm M Rains Jr Sr HS they were the best and fastest in Fla they had boys like Kenny B the Hall Bros Harold P Spider Man just a few names they they ran times like 9.5 9.6 9.7 & 9.8 running the 1x4 and we was the last team to make the Finials anyway we won both 440 & 880 relays my best friend Danny T won 1st place in the broad jump giving him 30 points and became The Most Outstanding when his name was called I had to go get him and we walked up to the table where all the trophies was given, Bob Hayes gave Danny T the trophy a picture was taken and I was close by my idol and hero. I bet you can’t guess what my football jersey number high school and college that’s right if you said # 22 that was BH last time attending that event
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Great work!
The fastest man ever to live!
Fastest man to ever live!!! Great Documentary!!!
My favorite sprinter of all time,,Bullet Bob Hayes!!!💯😎
Bullet Bob was one of my football heros growing up. I was too young at the time to know about his track accomplishments, but when he became a cowboy, taking his gold medals to the NFL, I couldn’t have been more excited to watch him play. He changed the way football was played like no other player I can think of. When the whole league had to come up with a defensive strategies just to try and somehow minimize one player’s abilities (never really worked), that is, to me, an accomplishment equal to the gold medals. Thanks for a great video!
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Bob was a football player who ran track.
@@deepcosmiclove Yup. That's what he always said. Back in those days, an American could not make much money just in track, so the football was inevitable.
He caused the invention of zone defence
@@gordellis5849 Nickel and 3-4 as well. Hayes revolutionized football.
Thanks again! Tons of info on a great Cowboy! Everybody wanted to be Bob Hayes during elementary recess.
Thanks bro!! I know those were Great days.
You know it!
Changed the NFL !!! Deserved to go in the HOF faster the Bullet !!!! Great video bro
@CoreySosner
Appreciate you bro!
The best 22-minute video I've seen in a long time. Still have 1 minute left. I know highlights were hard to come by. Especially in his early years. Your work when he got to the Olympics. Was legendary! You never miss!
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Appreciate you bro
True enough, many of his races were on crappy cinder tracks not the speedy bouncy synthetic surfaces today. And I doubt he was popping Supps and God knows what else like today’ juicers! Nor did he have modern weight training or professional trainers.
And he was a hell of a wide receiver for Dallas.
Synthetic surfaces were just beginning to be installed in 1964 and those were just a mixture of asphalt and ground up tires, the earliest form of what has become today's all weather surfaces.
Bullet Bob Hayes I believe should have received a lot more recognition for his tremendous ability. Growing up in my era in track every guy wanted to have a "pretty" style like Tom McLean, Figerola, Alberto Juantorena
or Valerie Borzov. His running mechanics was called "ugly with beautiful results" by some. Bottom line to me he was one of the greatest sprinters in history.
Thank you so much LC I really enjoyed this. Have a blessed well-deserved weekend rest and take care. 🙏
@aaronlopez492
I agree. I know this might sound crazy but his stride reminds me of Adrian Peterson. It's almost like a horse on a race track. *Awfully* *graceful* ! Legendary! Appreciate you bro!
I know. I've stared at his footage many times, trying to figure out how he does it. It doesn't seem to bother him that much.
Great video as always! You did Bullet Bob Hayes justice! Original Superman!
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Facts
Im telling you Hayes was more popular in Great Britain than he was in the US. He is a legend in the UK. As we say about our club legend soccer stars here, I refer to him, both as a Brit and a Cowboy fan, as 'one of our own'.
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Wow! I'm certain he'll take that as an honor! Appreciate you bro! Have a blessed weekend!
Not even close. The man was not only an Olympic champion, but it was also an American Super Bowl champion. There is no other Olympians that had ever done that.
🤣 he's not. He's FBA. Black American.
@@akeemMagic01 Sure. And loved and respected outside his own country. Are black athletes always respected at home?
If Hayes was running today he probably would be called "missile ".
He took it... What a great athlete and a real hero and an excellent video on history.... Oh you have a call on line one... Some guy named Dion 😅
I'm sure you've watched a bunch of the available 60s/70s footage too by this point, but Hayes is one of those players who's impressed me more the more I've seen of him. He wasn't just a straight ahead burner. He had quick feet and football running skills and instincts. He had all around receiving talent. He caught passes at all levels and worked his way through a field of defenders. He was tough. He broke tackles. He made contested catches. He made great catches. He was a true HoF WR. Thanks for the great deep dive on his pre NFL history though, and a lot of details most people don't know!
Yup. Check out videos here on RUclips, I sure have. Fair number of Hayes highlights. Great Cowboy team highlights, too.
🔥 🔥 You couldn't have said it any better!
Also, like many speedsters, especially of that time, he was not afraid to go over the middle.
This is the best video i have ever seen on the great Bob Hayes,they tell it like it is.The fastest man ever to live.
All defenses in football were man to man before Bob Hayes. He changed football more than any player in NFL history. The advent of zone defense. He was incredible to watch play football. He made my childhood fun watching the game.
@@73Trident
Facts!
Another Florida Boy that set high marks for us back in the day... FAMU, Olympics and Cowboys!!
Yeah, that's what I understand. Brought on the zone defenses.
Thank you for bringing Bullet Bob all the way up front.
I can't imagine what he would have done in todays world. I'll go to my grave knowing that Hayes was the fastest man ever.
What a fantastic documentary for a fantastic athlete. This man will always be remembered along with Jesse Owens as a torch bearer for generations to come. He then played for Dallas as a wide receiver earning a super bowl ring. We must also remember that J.F.K. was assassinated in Dallas the Cowboy's far from being America's team were vilified for being an NFL team in the city that ended a presidents life. It was a long road to gain the countries trust and eventually becoming America's team. Bob Hayes and his devoted teammates kept their dignity and discipline becoming Champian's restoring the cowboy's good name for future generation's what an iconic legacy!
Appreciate you bro! Great point about JFK!!
Man,your content is always great.With this one,you've took to icon status imo.
My Uncles always talked about "The Bullet "like he was a superhuman.
DC4Life⭐️
Lol appreciate you bro! Superhuman speed indeed.
Great video and phenomenal research in your part. I always loved Bob Hayes. After watching the Tokyo 64 Olympics I followed Hayes and I’ve been a Cowboys fan ever since 1965. I’m 69 now! lol 👍🏽
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I live in Jacksonville and have heard of Hayes but didn't know he was from Jacksonville. As a fan and sprinter this video was excellent. Loved the drama the detail added and crescendo at the end.
Really, really good documentary. Loved the Information, the voice over, the background music, graphics--- all of it to tell the story. Great Job!
Something my Dad tried to explain, look at how much muscle mass he's pushing compared to the other sprinters. That physical action has to produce an insane amount of energy for him to be able to do that. Scary but cool and incredible physical machine. Heard he did well in the nfl...?
Fantastic video and the history of Mr. Bob Hayes. I grew up during that time and was a Dallas Cowboy fan and still am. I remember the assassination of our President and I even shook his brothers hand when he ran for President. Thank you again for this video, i will pass it on...
Thanks again for sharing this video. In addition the 1964 Olympic games was the last run on cinder track.
Wow!
Indeed it was.
I'm with you on Bob Hayes. I do think that he was the fastest man for 100 meters and 100 yards in history. If he was in his prime when Bolt was and could run on the modern track surfaces with the modern track spikes I would not bet against Bob in a race with Bolt or Ben Johnson.
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All facts!
And what is your point. No. Don’t tell me. I guess so you could feel a little bit better about your miserable life by making your national and likely ethnic compatriot the best ever. Hayes is just a power runner. At his best the gap between himself and is competitions were not as wide as the gap between Usain Bolt and his competitors
I just saw this critical gem! ..when I was a kid my parents had a friend of the family who had a son named Tommy who had Bob Hayes clippings on the wall of his bedroom. One of those clippings had Bob Hayes coming across the finish line, and along side catching a football in a Cowboys uniform..it read: "Bob Hayes, with Speed to Spare"..I wanted to steal the clipping that day!..lol. Hayes was a sports idol of mine and my brothers, and the Cowboys were our family's team. A crazy awesome drop bro!
Excellent video
@@jblack2442
Thanks bro!
After 1964 Olympics gold medal 🥇 Bob Hayes is the reason I became a Cowboys fan growing up in NY in 1965
Bullet Bob Hayes was something that nobody couldn't touch I don't think that nobody couldn't mess with him except Jesse Owen's what a talent to both men
Great work bud!
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Thanks bro!
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I remember him well. I admired him for going to a black college. Florida A&M while other black people were going to white colleges. As you can see he faced a lot of discrimination, but you can't keep denying talent or stop determination.
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I went to high school with Allen Iverson..it wasbad enough having to run the mile against AI..I cant imagine having to line up in a 100 yd dash against Bob Hayes
@edsapp6678
Wow! AI is another legend! I never knew he ran track! AI is one of my all time favorite Players.
God blessed and a person with awesome work ethic.
There is forceful running and then there is "locomotive -like running," Bob Hayes remains an icon of both.
Never thought of it like thst
I think you are right. He was really a football player. I can't recall any plays where he did actually run over someone trying to tackle him but I do recall [from a vid here on YT] seeing him throw a nice block for a teammate [Dan Reeves!] who went all the way on a long touchdown run.
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Thanks brother!
Hayes the fastest a human has run 4x100 in fourth and runs the great time sub 9 100m he is the greatest.
I think we haven't seen how fast he truly was.
@@thelogicalcowboy agree no one knows old stop watches not real digitized. and was never pushed by people faster lewis had johnson bolt gaitlin and others he like owens only had himself both are always in my top 4 also add jim thorpe running in shoes weighing 14 oz. Track no one knows how fast the greats are
Another great video
@Hunter-vl6ft
Thanks bro!
My favorite sprinter…Still to this day,the only person to win an Olympic gold medal and a Super Bowl ring…They invented the zone defense in football to cover him…RIP good sir!!!
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Where you been bro? Glad to see you back bullet Bob changed the way defenses played cover they basically started zone because of Bob. And when he was on he was on. I gotta a couple covers you might like I don't know it's been a long time Bob Dylan Knocking on Heavens Door a couple Eric Clapton songs and the last one my daughter sang Free Falling. I heard rumors that the Cowboys will trade to get Cooper. It's nice to see ya again and I'm not going to stop playing as long as I can play and keep em coming. The longhorns have a tuff game coming up against Oklahoma but they got beat by them last year so they should be bringing their best game I'll catch up with you soon and don't forget the Robert Newhouse video lol
What's up bro! I've been busy with the family! Good to hear from you! I'll definitely check it out!
Bob Hayes was a great acquisition by the Cowboys. Hayes should’ve had bigger numbers but Tom Landry was to conservative. Nevertheless Hayes change the way defenses covered receivers. I love the watching Bullet Bob Hayes highlights. Nobody could keep up.
Loved it when he played for the Cowboys , you never knew who won until it was over, because Dandy Don would throw Hail Mary’s and Bullet Bob Hayes would catch and outrun the defense !
Facts!
In my opinion, if Bob Hayes were competing today and in his prime, he would be a "9.6 - high", sprinter, meaning he would be able to consistently run in the 9.67 to 9.70 range, for several seasons in a row. He would have the American Record, but not quite as fast as Usain Bolt's World Record, in my opinion. (He would be #2 All-Time.)
It's so hard to guess across time. I've tried many times. Bolt's era is vastly different from Bob's. But with vids like this, you can get a sense of Hayes' potential. He got caught in a snafu with drug dealers after his football career which resulted in a heart-breaking downfall of his popularity. Thank God they recovered and restored his legacy in Dallas. Everybody on the Cowboys liked him.
Ive never heard of this guy but clocking times like that on those tracks is phenominal,it bothers me that if i hadnt stumbled on this video i still wouldnt have known about him.
Great video and info
@@vaughnchauncy8360
Thanks for watching!
Wow...that is some really great info and also great visualls...yep,sure was a bullet.
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My granddad was very close to Bob Hayes. His last place of residence was a block away from my granddaddy’s store in Washington Heights. They use to call him “Crow”
Lennox Miller (‘68 - Silver). Even way back then little Jamaica was in frame.🇯🇲
Bob Hayes,was the fastest man then,and the fastest man now,god given speed.
Don’t remember any of this, not the 64 Olympics or any of this. Was alive, just too young. My recollection of Bullet Bob was #22 for the Dallas Cowgirls. Just a blazing Super Speedster. The best speed wideout ever. Also and I hate the Cowgirls, but him and Emmitt Smith may from the best number combo in NFL history.
And Bob himself was actually a nice guy and could tell great stories. In the 1984 Olympiad documentary film he tells the true story of the missing shoe and his roommate, a guy named Joe Frazier, which is just hilarious. I won't spoil it. Ya gotta check out that documentary.
Remember him as a Cowboy. He caused some problems for Tom Landry and Don Meridith. One time in particular, the Cowboys were on their own five yard line and Tom sent a play in and Don said I got the fastest man in the world out here and you want to run the ball. He changed the play and threw it to Bob. 95 yard TD. Tom Landry jumped Don when he came to the side line. But this was a different era. QBs called their own plays. Tom Landry was one of the first coaches to send in plays. Don quit a few years later saying to Tom if you call my plays you better have a uniform on. That was football.
Golden age of football
Wow. Interesting. Was that against the Giants?
I wish QBs still called their own plays .
The era of Qb's calling their own plays is why I say that Terry Bradshaw is the G.O.A.T. Think about it...during said era defenses could as David "Deacon" Jones said of Dick Butkus, "put you in the cemetery, not the hospital", Terry won four SB's, and honestly should have been five ("77" lost Franco and Rocky with Brad hurt, also best D in NFL that year). Bradshaw could have thrown for 10k additional yards, but wins were his goal, and he ran a balanced attack..a true OC on the field. Yes the other "tb" deserves his flowers, but he had 12 guys on his offense (zeebs), whom threw the yellow, when an opposing defensive said hello to brady pre-game. Seriously though, go look up Terry's stats and the D's he competed against? Hell the 70's Raider defenses alone were a nightmare on sod, not to mention the Baltimore Colts, Boston/NE Patriots, Houston Oilers, Cleveland and the Bengals, with the Doomsday D of Dallas in the SB matches. I honestly believe if QB's were allowed to call most of their own game, they'd do well because they've seen about everything thrown at them since HS. Just saying. Everyone have a blessed week, and if you don't know Him, Yeshua Messiah is there for your Salvation, our time here is rapidly coming to it's end, and His return is imminent. Will you be ready? We're not promised tomorrow. Hebrews 4:12,13
@@craigjohnson5590 Man I am a Steeler since Chuck Knoll's so called dumb first pick of Joe Greene. The Steelers were successful because the curtain keep them in the game until Terry grew up and they got some receivers a man Named Franco. Terry Bradshaw was known as the dumbest quarterback in football. Joe Gilliam bailed them out one year. His success came from the best defense in football and a running game. Bradshaw was tough as it comes but he didn't become a good quarterback until a little later. Franco and Rocky Blieier and even Frenchy Fuqua carried Pittsburgh. Now I remember he was also a problem sometimes for Chuck Knoll when he wouldn't follow directions and change plays. They came to an agreement if he changed a play and it worked no problem. But if it didn't he'd take his lashes when he got to the sideline. He blossomed when Swan, Stallworth, joined Cunningham and Grossman. Then his receivers made him. Those are the facts, he couldn't trip over 10,000 more yards.
THE GOAT IN SPRINTS!!!
He'd be even faster today with improved training, tracks and shoes...
No arguments here! That's a fact! Appreciate you bro!
If he had any half decent coaches in Dallas there was no telling what he could have done ! Gone to young great person!
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When you get a name, at the highest level like Prime Time, the Play Maker and Bullet, you're legit af.
Bob Hayes was blessed by God
Bob Hayes could throw and catch his own pass with the football
Greatest track man ever in my opinion. Jesse Owen's was great also.
@@gachanimasquad-linkertinke6246
I agree.
I gotta go with Carl. His versatility at the highest level is unmatched.
Won 7 out of 7 events? Amazing!
Bob Hays had the Cowboys receiving TD record of 78 a record that stood for 50 years
dude great video, one of my favorites of yours *hat tip*
also where did you get the photo @2:34 from? Of Alfred Denson? it's a great pic, i'd love to do a drawing of it.
I believe I got it from the Cowboys deep blue series on Bob hayes.
My dude said Sonic the hedgehog speed 😂😂😂. Bullet was a killa. All gas no brakes.
Hey pal. This video of yours floated across my recommendations so I thought I'd stop and say, didn't you already cover Bob and this history❓
I'm watching Redskins so far. But seen a tiny bit of Cowboys. Pretty much as I told you they would be after last year.
Hope you're doing well.
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Though Bullet-Bob might have been great in his time but not recognized: I would say he came before his time but a real 'TREND-SETTER FOR SPRINTING: BOLT TOOK IT UP A NOTCH BECUZ IN HIS REIGN WITH THE SAME TEAM MATES,CHANGED THE TREND OF THE WORLD OLYMPICS FOREVER 'HE IS A LEGEND (THE CHAMPION -KING OF T&F WORLDWIDE( He one-in- a-million):❤🎉
Incredible video of an incredible man with incredible speed. Question for the Logical Cowboy. Darrell Green or Bob Hayes? Who wins and why?
@appollosharris6319
Hayes easily! Green was no slouch. But look at it from this perspective. The fastest runner in history in the 60 meters is Christian Coleman. He ran a 6.34. But Bob Hayes ran an unofficial 5.28 in the 60-yard dash. If you convert this to 60 meters that obliterates Coleman's numbers. Hayes would have run the 60 meters faster than Coleman. Coleman ran the 40 in 4.12 seconds in 85% effort. If Hayes's unofficial 60-yard dash time is correct. Hayes would've run
around 3.9 seconds in the 40. Green is nowhere near those numbers in the 40.
You can’t compare an Olympic Gold Medalist to a really fas guy!!
@@natesmith777 isn’t that how you get into the Olympics????
Isn't it ironic that the greatest things that the USA is renowned for emanate from black America.
Wow! Why is he not as well known and celebrated in the US?
I know that Bob Hayes was never timed in the 40-yard dash (he did run a 5.8 60-yard dash) but I believe his time would have been lower than a 4.2, which is what the fastest NFL players run today.
My brother!!!!! Excellent video!!!! You touched on so many points; the delipidated tracks, borrowed shoes, and not sure if you mentioned it or not (forgive me if you did) I believe all the times then were manual timers instead of what they had today. What I would give to see a young Hayes run a 40 at an NFL combine. In the included video, Skip Bayless talks about Bob Hayes at about 5:50. ruclips.net/video/TYjy-pJRmQc/видео.html he guesses he would probably run a sub four 40...great video again!!!
@cjtexas9646
You're right! I didn't talk about the manual timer. Completely forgot about it. That's even better! Wow! I'm going to look up that link. Appreciate you, bro
Hayes' 10.06 100m to win 1964 Tokyo Olympics was electronic, as accurate as anything you'd get today. He has a semi auto 5.99 55m (6.11 fully automatic equivalent), and other electronic 100yd times from 1963.
@@nsxperformance thanks! I stand corrected.
I'd always heard Hayes ran a 4.4 hand-timed of course.
3 times, the narrator mentioned that Bob ran the fastest anchor leg, but did not tell us what his split was.
The narrator made some mistakes. Hayes did not run 9.3 100M… it was yards.
His World record 100 Yard was 9.1 … and stood for years, until all major int’l races went to Meters.
8.6 split
@@LIBlurr Ivory Crockett has the offical record, run in the 1970s. 9.0. However, the officials were developing the electronic timing at the time of Hayes' 100-yard record, and they had different readings from different clocks, but one of them was down at 8.9. I read that they were scared of the results so they just gave him whatever they gave him based on Harry Jerome's record.
Houston McTear also clocked 9.0, albeit, hand timed. This was in high school. Another Florida guy. He had close to, or maybe the same natural ability as Hayes. Obtw, watch the film, he pulled up MUCH later than 10 yards from the finish line.
@@drobson8004 When the officials informed McTear of his time, he initially did not believe it, but more than one watch had him at 9.0. Ivory Crockett had previously run a 9.0 and Dr. Delano Meriwether ran the same time, but it was wind aided.
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Bullet 🚅 Bob I remember well, & he was who was the track star known as the 🏎️fastest 🏎️man in the world at the time & he change football. Because then they had to get fast cornerbacks to try to cover him.Fact's 😎👀😇💯
If Bob Hayes had been born in 2000 and had had the benefit of modern sports medicine and training and was able to make a living running track, the world record for the 100m would be lower
Scary!
USAIN BOLT ,BOLTED HIS WAY TO A 9.5 100 METER DASH! NO ONE EVER DID THAT!
Try running on a cinder track in those shoes.
@@drobson8004 GREAT POINT! HOWEVER, HE STILL DID NOT RUN A 9.5 100 METER NOT 100 YARD DASH.1 METER IS EQUIVALENT TO 3 FEET OR 3 YARDS.
Why do they call you Willie Mays-Hayes? Because I play like Mays and run like Hayes! - Major League
Wow!
Interesting but with some strange inaccuracies - It wasn't 1962 that Hayes beat Charlie Greene at the Indoor AAU 60y - Greene was a 17 year old HS Junior that year - It was 1964. The narrator states that Hayes eased up at the line 10 metres from the finish of the Olympic 100m - the line was 5 meters, not 10, from the finish - it made a difference of maybe 0.02 seconds. In 1988 a TV series called the fastest men on earth [about Olympic 100m champions] was launched in London, and Bob Hayes was the guest of honour. I had the opportunity of chatting with him, and asked him what time he might have run at his best in 1964 [and this was when the WR excluding Ben Johnson's drug effort was 9.93] - Hayes replied 9.80. With improvements in shoes and track surfaces then I suspect that would have been revised to - close to 9.60
@rich9848
I'm not sure why it's strange. Hayes did in fact break the 60 yard dash record in 62...
Florida highschool athletic accociation
"He was the first person to break six seconds in the 60-yard dash with a time of 5.9 seconds in 1962."
As for the 5 meters or ten meters, I heard different arguments. So I'm willing to listen to yours as well.
Wow! That's cool. I know that was a memory you will never forget. I think his time will be a lot faster than 9.60 Especially given the argument of a lack of modern-day advantages and that Hayes was a dual sport athlete. Had he focused strictly on track i have no doubt in my mind that he run faster then 9.60.
@@thelogicalcowboy No - he didn't run indoors in '62 or '63 - he only ran in '64 and ran 6.0 in the AAU - which was auto-timed in 5.99. He ran indoors as a pro in the 1970's
@rich9848
I literally gave you a quote from one of the most prestigious sources in track history. Lol
While he didn't run indoors in 62, he did do so in 63 [my apologies] - over 70y in Louisville on Feb 16, where he ran 6.9 in both heat and final. In '64 he ran 5.9 once, 6.0 7 times and 6.1 5 times
@rich9848
So the Florida highschool athletic accociation says this...
"He was the first person to break six seconds in the 60-yard dash with a time of 5.9 seconds in 1962." Here's the link.
fhsaa.com/hof.aspx?hof=243
However, the New York Times says that it happened in 1964.
So did this website...www.cantonrep.com/story/sports/pro/pro-football-hof/2009/08/05/bob-hayes-in-record-books/42191097007/
You're probably right. Although the FHSAA is a reliable source. I don't think the New York Times will get that wrong. However at least you know where I got my info from. I didn't just make it up.
How tf is he the fastest man if he didnt have the fastest time ever 🙄
sorry NFLN got it wrong Darrel Green is not faster than Bob Hayes
Absolutely!
His last track race ('64 Olympics) was when he was 21. This is nowhere near a sprinters time. Given how bad his technique was, given another 3-4 years, further coaching to me improve his technique, his times, even, would stand up to todays times. Obtw, he had to borrow a shoe, which he ran with in the Olympic final
All those other guys were fast, he was faster, always faster
Have you forgotten about Usain Bolt.
Seems he had to run as fast as he needed not as fast as he could just to keep some folks from trying to unliving him.
I can't believe Syborski hasn't seen this video and jumped in the comments section to glorify his Boyfriend ( Usain Bolt ) while making a long, drawn out speech discrediting the Great Bob Hayes..
But don't you worry, he will eventually find this video, and I guarantee you he will trash Bob Hayes
😂 😂 If this hits 50k or more he'll be here.
And come home to get treated like a dog. Not fair
so like typically he never gave 100 percent to his so called passion he needed to be challenged to perform. Typical
Exactly!
Shatter Usain Bolt record you say 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 Hayes was great, but don't get it twisted watch 2008 where Bolt start to beat his chest i aint talk about 2009 as yet when Bolt went into alien mode 9.58
Now give Hayes those same Usain Bolt shoes. Along with better tracks, and better training on his running form and his get-off ( he had horrible start time). Hayes would have indeed beaten that 9.58 time.
Bolt was running on a brand new track and had a tail wind barely with in the legal limit,helping him out.Hayes would have beat Bolt.Bob Hayes ran as fast as need be to win,undefeated in 50 sprints going into the Tokyo Olympics.Hayes was clocked at 8.9 at 100 yards running on a cinder track.