#2 Bob Hayes | Top 10: Fastest Players | NFL Films

[@xaviervega468]

Bob Hayes should be the easy #1. He was an Olympic gold medal sprinter, that's an entirely different level of speed.

[@MrSPIDEY21]

Bob Hayes ran 10.06 in the olympics...Darrell green ran a 10.08 in college at a younger age...why do you make it seem like there's no way Darrell green is faster...I honestly think randy moss or Deion could be #1...you can see speed...miss and Deion are out of this world...but you can't go wrong with d green

[@MrSPIDEY21]

Hell...Jeff demps and Jacobs ford have faster 100 meter times then bob Hayes with a more reliable timing system...so what are you saying

[@OLPlatinumHero]

+MrSPIDEY21 bob hayes ran on dirt track, with old running shoes... so what are you saying.

[@gregoryspeir7146]

+mike5150 all surfaces and equipment equal NO FOOBALL PLAYER would have run with the Bullet Bob Hayes. Don't think Bolt could beat him if track equipment and time keeping techniques were equal.

[@MrSPIDEY21]

+Gregory Speir dude...Jeff demps and trindon Holliday have faster 100 meter times...what are you talkin about...ain't no what ifs in life...so how is he number one when there are plenty of track stars and football players in pros and college that run faster in this day and age

[@bobhayes1333]

How can someone be faster than the fastest man in the world ? Unlike other attributes, you CAN measure speed. Bob Hayes. No. 1.

[@sydboski]

How can someone be faster than the "former" fastest man in the world? Easy. Run faster than he did. Currently there are 4 other players that have done that.

[@benthekeeshond545]

@@sydboski 4 football players can run faster than Bullet Bob? Please, please list the players' names.

[@sydboski]

@@benthekeeshond545 1. Jim Hines 9.95 9/14/1968 (Dolphins 1969 - Chiefs 1970) 2. Trindon Holliday 10.00 6/10 & 12/2009 (Texans, Broncos, Raiders) 3. Jeffrey Demps 10.01 6/28/2008 (Buccaneers) Jacoby Ford 10.01 6/10/2009 (Raiders) 5. Bob Hayes 10.06 10/15/1964 (Cowboys, 49ers) Ron Brown 10.06 8/24/1983 (Rams, Raiders)

[@sydboski]

@@benthekeeshond545 Is that good enough?

[@sydboski]

@Leonis Krigorian Bob's 9.91 was wind aided and does not count. His best legal time is 10.06 fully automatic timing. Jim Hines is officially thr first human being to break the 10 secons barrier in the 1968 Olympic 100m final. The record stood for 15 years.

[@bettyjohnson4875]

I am fortunate to have been a Dallas Cowboys Cheerleader in 1971-72 Super Bowl VI!! Bob Hayes was my favorite Dallas Cowboy player! I was also privileged to have met him in person and speak with him. A wonderful man and gifted to have been the fastest man alive! He was totally in disbelief that I was a cheerleader for the team when he was there as we could NOT fraternize with the team members! Lol. I am so thankful that I met him. Watching him run was amazing!! Bob RIP you are not forgotten!! Olympic Gold Medalist and Super Bowl Champion!!

[@kevinthomes1046]

Thank you for your story and service to our favorite team the DALLAS COWBOYS!!!

[@bettyjohnson4875]

@@kevinthomes1046 You are so welcome! Go Cowboys!!

[@andycano5756]

That 27.89 mph on a cinder track says it all. When Hayes ran, he beat the track into submission.

[@malligrub]

Bob Hayes was almost definitely the fastest but he did not run 27.89mph on a cinder track. The circumstance was a hand timed relay split on a cinder track believed to be between 8.6 and 8.9 seconds. That's going to be about 8.85s electronic, about right for an elite world class 100m sprinter.

[@Tyspeed0528]

Malligrub 1 I mean he ran the 60 in 5.28 seconds ☠️☠️

[@malligrub]

@@Tyspeed0528 Nah man, There's a lot of urban legends around about great athletes. The WR for 60m is Coleman's 6.34s and Bolt has done a 6.29s 60m split in a 100m as well.

[@Tyspeed0528]

Malligrub 1 Thats also true bro

[@DoubleMonoLR]

I think they were referring to his 60 yard times, the 5.28 seems to be mentioned but not official, his official record was 5.90 for 60 yards.

[@sandyacombs]

Bob Hayes was a football player who happened to be extremely fast. That means that most of his time was spent playing and practicing football and suffering the minor injuries that come along with. He set the 100m world record 10.06 sec. in the 1964 Olympic finals at age 21 running on a dirt track in lane 1 just after the 1500m final had been run, meaning lane 1 was very soft and beaten up. He never ran track again after that year and went directly into the NFL. Had he run on the modern hi-tech rubberized tracks of today and had focused on track and field training exclusively and continued to run into his late 20's I'm sure he could have run considerably better. Perhaps the fastest ever, we'll never know, but truly a great champion!

[@mstrunn]

+Sandy you are right on, some of the commenters did not live in that era, Bob Hayes ran on cinders a chewed up lane 1 and still almost broke 10 FAT, I ran on cinders in the 60's and still sprint today, the tracks and equipment of today are far superior to those days, we can only speculate on what he could have run today, some of the posters should take a look at his 4x1 anchor leg in Tokyo and where he ranks will be answered, great post Sandy.

[@alfonsocarrasco8805]

Sandy Combs realistically Hayes the best wth style no body no body can defend him that's it .

[@lyrics2challenged]

Alfonso Carrasco except green...

[@davanmani556]

Ran routes.

[@johnberger5539]

Plus Hayes ran 9.9 sec in the '64 Olympic 100m semifinals and anchored the 4x100 in 8.6 sec.

[@martinezroger9862]

Gold medal winner in the Olympics and crowned world faster human and he's #2 ! LOL

[@alfonsocarrasco8805]

Martinez Roger just to see him preform was xciting he's my idol I told him so sign my autographs I like him a lot .

[@bigred9991]

Call me crazy but Fastest Man on Land means there's no one faster. How is he #2? Because he played for the Cowboys. That's the only reason he's not #1. People just love to hate America's Team. Also fun fact - they are jealous that they are America's Team and try to crown other teams America's Team. Dallas even had helmets that had a Red, White, and Blue stripe on their helmets to make it official.

[@jamesoconnor9452]

Correct. Because he was still slower than Darrell Green...this is about raw speed. That is clearly how they ranked it. Not in terms of how much they towered above peers in speed.

[@benthekeeshond545]

@@jamesoconnor9452 If Darrell Green was faster than Bob Hayes, I wonder why he didn't go for the 100m Olympic Gold. Darrell Green never clocked near 10 sec in 100 m. A prime Bob Hayes would have not just blew away Darrell Green, even today's PED addicts will eat dust in the 60 yds, 100 yds, or 100m sprint. Yes! That is including Usain Bolt. Bullet Bob Hayes, the Greatest and the Fastest man ever.

[@crabb9966]

@@benthekeeshond545 Jesse Owens and Usain Bolt would beat Bob Hayes

[@kingfish4242]

Hayes ran a 10.0 100 meter dash at the 64 Tokyo Olympics. He did it on a old cinder track wearing a pair of borrowed shoes that didn't fit. He accidentally left his at the hotel. He also ran in lane 1 which was a bad draw. The finals of the 10,000 meter steeplechase had just concluded right before the 100 meter final and that lane was beat up. Darrel Green's best time in the 100 meters was 10.08 while on the track team at Texas A&I. The equipment he used and the track he ran on was far superior to Hayes. You got this one wrong NFLN. Hayes is the fastest.

[@marshe58]

I became a Cowboy fan in 68' as a child raised in NY because of Bob Hayes. He will ALWAYS be the #1 fastest to me especially for your great post above.

[@kingfish4242]

+Marshall E I understand some of these top 10 lists are opinion based. That's fine. Others like this one would be far more accurate if someone just took time to do a little research. Less than 30 minutes of googling, I found 10.0 Hayes, 10.08 Green, 10.32 Bo Jackson, 10.36 Deion Sanders. Antonio Brown 10.54, Ron Brown 10.01, Willie Gault 10.33. The 100 meter dash is still used as the race that determines the worlds fastest human,and it should be. I didn't count some like Trindon Holliday 10.00,or Jim Hines 9.95 because they were basically track athletes playing football.

[@str8jaz]

I think on these lists they also take into account not just how fast they ran, but their impact on the game as well. Trindon Holliday & Demps & a few of the other track guys now are just fast but arent impact NFL players.

[@johnnyfoosball3138]

Ron Brown wasn't all that good as a receiver ,but dude could flat out run

[@kinglando4891]

Umm you're dumb back then timing system was unreliable... also green ran 10.08 when he was between the age 19-22 I believe..... much younger

[@lease2coach170]

I lived in Texas when Bob Hayes broke into the NFL. We saw every Cowboys game on TV, and it was just hilarious sometimes: Don Meredith would throw the ball as far as he could, and Hayes would be waiting. No DB could touch him.

[@jackallen6562]

Me too. He basically made Dallas good for the first time. Suddenly everybody was getting open.

[@alfonsocarrasco8805]

lease2coach1 right now body ask Ken houston

[@lease2coach170]

I'm sorry, but I don't understand your post.

[@pgo301]

I know!!! Meredith really wasn't that good, but Hayes was so DAMN fast that he could get under any ball Meredith threw. It was Staubach that brought out the best in Hayes though!!

[@stealthbomber2126]

@@alfonsocarrasco8805 ?????

[@matsugo24]

How the hell does an Olympic gold medalist end up number 2? The man revolutionized the game and was the reason zone defense was created.

[@sydboski]

Because thsy are not going by REAL measured speed. They are using their opinions. There is no way Green would have beaten Hayes in a footrace. But there are 4 other players who have run faster than Hayes and 7 who have run faster than Green in REAL measured speed.

[@kevinthomes1046]

@@sydboski no there is not. Stop trying to push your BS.

[@sydboski]

@@kevinthomes1046 Lol. Why don't you try and stay in one thread instead of trying to attack me in two. You show me which of these players did not run faster than Hayes. All times are fully automatic timing and verified by the IAAF. 1. Jim Hines 9.95 9/14/1968 (Dolphins 1969 - Chiefs 1970) also 10.03 on cinders. 2. Trindon Holliday 10.00 6/10 & 12/2009 (Texans, Broncos, Raiders) 3. Jeffrey Demps 10.01 6/28/2008 (Buccaneers) Jacoby Ford 10.01 6/10/2009 (Raiders) 5. Bob Hayes 10.06 10/15/1964 (Cowboys, 49ers) Ball is in your court my friend. And please come with OFFICIAL numbers and or facts not just your opinion or unofficial numbers.

[@ralphdering837]

You're exactly right ! They went from man to man Defense until they found that they can't cover and guy like that With that speed... So They created a zone defense because of him And it's still Being used to this very day.

[@sydboski]

@vpose557 If they were going by that, then why is Bo Jackson on the list? He only played in 38 games.

[@Vegetable2121]

This guy could really play in today’s game and still dominate, insane.

[@lavonnealexander6936]

He probably would have been faster. Wtf 😳

[@stevengoodman7167]

He would burn dion sanders and Dion would say my hamstring

[@dlc2087]

I never heard of this guy before but I see incredible straight line speed as well as short area quickness as he was out there juking fools. This dude must be the truth.If they voted him #1 I wouldn't have been mad.

[@Pecos45]

Bob Hayes won Olympic Gold AND a Super Bowl. No one else has done that.

[@ZFKATNBADGER40]

I love Darrell Green, I graduated from the same university, not that it gives me any more credibility, but Bob Hayes is on another level, he changed the game forever, he’s #1, if you argue get off your couch and show me your gold medal.

[@sydboski]

Hayes ran a personal best 100m in 10.06. 4 players have run faster.

[@reggied5108]

He didn’t get in until he passed away from battling prostate unfortunately. His issues off the field that lead to him going to prison also factored into his late induction as well IMO. He’s definitely number one in my book and easily one of my favorite athletes and former players as a Cowboys fan. Rest in Power Bullet Bob.

[@karch139]

Hayes was unbelievable. Glad I'm old enough to have seen him live (on tv I mean). He made the defense look like they were moving in slo-mo at times. What people don't mention too is that he had good hands. Not the best ever by any means, but probably one of the best pair of hands for speedster WR's ever. And he wasn't a small dude either. Crime that they waited till he died before putting him the HOF, as if football doesn't have enough to be ashamed of.

[@Mr.56Goldtop]

Agreed on all counts.

[@marshe58]

As a kid in the 60's from NY watching the NFL Hayes is the player that made me jump ship and become a lifelong Cowboys fan. Got tired of Ron Johnson, Tucker Frederickson, etc.

[@alfonsocarrasco8805]

Bruce Brodinsky I seen him live ,I talk to him after a pick up game against the press me him one on one I told him yur my idol he signs my pro quarterback magazine great guy

[@karch139]

@@marshe58 I was a Giant fan at the time too. But I got so tired of, twice a year, Hayes beating our defense like a drum! Every game, a 60+ yard pass.

[@dwightlove3704]

Bob Hayes straight out of FLORIDA A&M!!!!!!!!!!

[@adam-remy8377]

Why did it take until 2009 to get him into the HOF? He changed the league.

[@therealtrainor]

He legit created zone coverage

[@howardcosell2022]

@@therealtrainor Homer Jones was alongside him

[@stealthbomber2126]

The stigma of his arrest maybe?

[@PineapplesOnCheez]

#1 - Brian Scalabrine

[@AllusernamesgoneFUCK]

Scalabrine the punt returner, he scored over 1000 touchdowns in his career. God bless him

[@PineapplesOnCheez]

magicman93 bruh xD

[@realmamba4401]

+Andrew Shaffer yep

[@evandavies4312]

+magicman93 no he didnt lier

[@garrettclayton4741]

The Red Rocket strikes again!

[@dwightlove3704]

Ppl don't know that Bob Hayes was a running back in college at his alma-mater Florida A&M in the 60s!!!!

[@bigdogpete43]

Bullet Bob was a football player first. He had great hands and was brutal on crackback blocks. He was an excellent kick returner as well. This was an era when they didn't just push you out of bounds. Bob was a tough guy in a league full of tough guys.

[@ChacoKid42]

Hayes nickname was "Bullet Bob". There was a reason for that. He was in his time the fastest man in NFL, bar none.

[@benthekeeshond545]

Ron, Not only Bullet Bob was the fastest man in the NFL, but he was also the fastest man in the world. I would say Robert Lee Hayes was the fastest human ever. If we can manipulate time and arrange all the druggies from the last 50 years, Carl/Linford/Donavan/Justin/even Usain, into a 100m race, my bet is still on a prime Bullet Bob. Forget about the NFL players. A prime Bob Hayes can give them at least 5 meters head start.

[@chrisgarrido6551]

Never forget Clarence Childs chase Bob Hayes almost the length of the field but not able to catch him. Imagine Clarence Childs not being able to catch anyone. He could except for Bob Hayes!

[@alfonsecoppola5938]

god i remember that play,awesome you brought that up.1 stride behind at start 1 stride behind at end.childs was fast

[@decadantdog4444]

It's a shame Bob didn't live to see his induction to the HOF. Just imagine a dream team of Bob Hayes, Jim Brown and Johnny Unitas!

[@benthekeeshond545]

1/3 correct. Bullet Bob, Barry Sanders, and the GOAT, Joe Montana.

[@HiNRGboy]

@@benthekeeshond545 I'm taking Bob Hayes, Gayle Sayers, and Don Meredith, just my personal preference :)

[@craltorinotennis6716]

1964: 10.0 on the red sand!!!! Fab

[@Berkcam]

Bullet Bob, one of my early heroes and I'm a Brit. To those of you that claim he was killed by a bullet - get yourself a life, an education and a brain. I remenmber one of his coaches 'games' was to drive him 8 miles out of town so he could sprint between telephone poles that were 100 yards apart. Sprint 100 - walk 100 - sprint 100 - all the way home... give that a try!

[@fijiwater4967]

Berkcam Source?

[@pgo301]

Could easily make the Pro-Bowl today with his style of play. Even in 2018 he'd blow away defenses with his 1970's capabilities.

[@thenman23]

lmfao you think?

[@nardwiel6882]

I cant believe how fast this guy was. 😳

[@websterscam]

Bob Hayes played football 3yrs for Florida A&M,he also was the fastest man in the world,during this period he won 49 sprints in a row,60 yds,100 yds.100 meters,he had 5 9.1 second clockings in the 100 yd.dash in the 1963 college track season,people dont realize how fast 9.1 at 100 yds.is,he was world record holder at 100 yds.&60yds.He should be number 1.Even today,their is no one in the NFL.who could match Hayes unreal speed.He was clocked at 27+ mph.at the 1963 AAU Track&Field Championships at ST.Louis,in the mens 100 yd.dash final,in which he set record at 9.1 seconds.Fastest man ever to live.SA.

[@sydboski]

Yet his best time in the 100m is only 10.06. To which 4 other players have run faster. Jacoby Ford 10.01 Jeff Demps 10.01 Trindon Holliday 10.00 and the man who broke Bob Hayes' 10.06 world record with a 10.03 (on cinders also), also the first human being to officially break the 10 second barrier, Jim Hines. His 9.95 world record stood for about 25 years. He played for the Chiefs and the Dolphins.

[@commissaryarrick9670]

I would Say Bob Hayes is one of the few men ever Born that could Challenge Bo Jackson for greatest Athlete ever born

[@alfonsocarrasco8805]

Justin B never thought about that

[@sydboski]

Jim Thorpe trounces both of them as far a greatest athlete.

[@brianbrannanHVACTech]

@@sydboski jim thorpe was unathletic trash

[@xaviervega468]

@@brianbrannanHVACTech Jim Thorpe was a gold medalist in the pentathlon AND decathlon. At least TRY not to sound ignorant.

[@brianbrannanHVACTech]

Xavier Vega ok and? He won those medals by playing against inferior so called “athletes” he would be average in the modern era

[@robtfdfbvv]

Hayes has an interesting way of generating the mechanics to get that speed going. His stride, his acceleration. He gets there with a different look.

[@mckinleywebb5910]

The acceleration was the thing...he had that extra get to get separation any time he wanted...In some clips, there was no defender in the same frame with him...imagine 25 yards per catch today...Unbelievable...I loved watching the Cowboys back then...there was no player like Bob Hayes...Just throw the ball out there and he will be waiting or will catch up to it...

[@randolphjohnson3486]

Wow, why did it take so long. this guy changed the game...He should be number one on changing the game alone...And he should never be replaced as number 1...

[@sydboski]

Randolph Johnson unless someone runs faster. Which 4 people have done.

[@howardcosell2022]

Homer Jones should get credit along with Hayes. But Bob was faster

[@Chiltonexpress]

Bob Hayes is the fastest. His 100 meters was run on CINDERS, that had been badly chewed up on the inside lane the day before by the racewalk competition. Some scientist has figured the difference between cinders and todays modern springboard tracks, that Bob could have run around a 9.46 100 meters. Not only that he did one time run a 8.6 100 meters from a running start in the relays. Guys he is probably the fastest man ever to live, much less the fastest ever in the NFL. Have you ever ran track in competition on a cinder track? I have. There is no comparison with that and todays speed tracks. Cinders slow you considerably. Todays tracks add speed. 10.00 back then would equate to 9.6 or less on todays tracks.

[@marshe58]

I agree, I ran on cinders in HS in the 70's and coached track until 2010 amazingly huge difference of propulsion one receives BACK when their form is precise. Hayes would still hold the world record if he had these tracks today. Bolt is great and the best since Bullet Bob.

[@commanderthorkilj.amundsen3426]

As one whose work entails computer modeling of such things, I must totally agree with you. Running in unfamiliar, old leather shoes on cinders easily takes 0.4 -0.5 sec off. Bob Hayes was the fastest human on this planet. The B&W European video of him anchor the '64 Tokyo 4x100 is wonderful footage of his running style.

[@sydboski]

All of that is comjecture. Guesses or estimates. Nothing concrete. The only thing that is concrete is his 100m dash time 10.06. Ok it was on dirt and cinders, but it was on the best surface of the time. There is one other NFL player who ran faster on dirt and cinders. Early in 1968 at the Night of Speed Jim Hines broke Hayes' 10.06 world record with a 10.03 on dirt and cinders. He went on to officially break the 10 second barrier with. 9.95 in the 1968 Mexico Olympics. Right after that he signed with the Dolphins then played with the Chiefs after that.

[@marksmith1452]

People don't realize that he did that in borrowed spikes.And in lane 1 that was torn up.

[@bigdaddy4959]

Cliff Branch should be at least 3 his 10.0 100 meters at the 72 NCAA made him the 3rd fastest man on the Planet.Branch could fly.

[@finnfinn7703]

He wasn’t the third fastest man at the NCAA’s how in the hell was he the third fastest man on the planet? Are you freaking serious fanboy

[@kaizerknightshadekobra231]

Put Respect On That Man's NAME!!

[@aww773]

He ran the 100 meters at just a hair over 10 seconds flat, with all the disadvantages mentioned by others. For those football combine junkies, 100 meters translates to a little over 109 yards. To cover 109 yards in 10 seconds is akin to keeping a 3.66 40 at over 2.5 times the distance. I would've loved to see what he could've run the 40 yard dash in...

[@johnberger5539]

Hayes was clocked in 9.9 sec in the '64 Olympic semi-final when he wasn't confined to the chewed-up Lane 1. In one of the vignettes in this montage, he is shown running away from the NY Giant's safety, Clarence Childs. The play, which I watched when it happened, shows the Dallas QB firing a look-in pass to Hayes. The Giants had called a full blitz and Dallas audibled which left Childs isolated on Hayes. Hayes caught the ball and ran away from Childs scoring a TD. It was electric. After the game, an interviewer asked Hayes if he was afraid that Childs would catch him. Hayes responded, "No, I knew Clarence at Florida A&M (they played on the same football team and ran track together). He was only a 9.4 man." (Hayes was the then world record holder in the 100 yard dash at 9.1 sec.). I also saw Hayes run in an Olympic Development 4x220 yd relay at the Penn Relays, somewhere around 1963. Among his team's competitors was Villanova's world class relay team which at one point had Frank Budd, the world record holder in the 100 y before Hayes at 9.2 sec. (set at Downing Stadium on Randall's Island, NY in JUN 1961), and Paul Drayton who won the silver medal in the 200m dash in the 1960 Rome Olympics and ran the 1st leg on the mens' world record setting 4x100 Olympic Gold medal relay. I watched Hayes pass Drayton on their 200m leg while running 2 lanes outside him. Amazing! It was a look into the future of men's track & field.

[@zach1389]

Andrew Waber that isn't a fair parallel, the 40 isn't about overall speed, it's about burst and acceleration, of course the average would go down when the player is at full speed smh...

[@stevejohnson6858]

This guy should easily be #1, and I say that with mucho respect for Darrel. As others have pointed out look at the shoes, the cinder track etc from that time. Hayes was light years ahead of anyone then and I have no doubt he could still be a real threat in today's NFL. Amazing guy.

[@sydboski]

What about a guy who ran faster in the same era shoes and on dirt and cinders too?

[@thenman23]

such a beast, rest easy. gone but never forgotten

[@billyhill727]

Yes he should be #1, not #2.

[@billrussell8479]

Alfonso Carrasco D. Green is not unknown wtf.. as a Giant fan you gotta respect that man, but I agree Bob Hayes was wayy faster than Green

[@Incrediblewash]

@@alfonsocarrasco8805 I agree Bob should be number 1 but don't disrespect green like that lol!!

[@lloydkline6946]

They got stuff to make human run faster today

[@dwightlove3704]

@@Incrediblewash Nobody is disrespectful towards Green just saying the obvious Hayes has 2x Gold Medals.

[@sydboski]

@@dwightlove3704 So does Hines and, Hines ran faster.

[@keysersmokey]

He should be number 1

[@coppulor6500]

Huge Darrell Green fan and loved that he was picked #1 but, I gotta admit, Hayes did run the 100m .02 seconds faster so based on that he actually was a teensy-weensy bit faster.

[@sydboski]

Plus Hayes was running on Dirt and cinders while Green ran on the newer all-weather surfaces.

[@garydutchrobbins9642]

Dutch Robbins Boy!........a brilliant wide receiver and a great deep threat down field. Bullet!!......#22 Bob Hayes simply out run his defence opposition, Bob with his sharp moves and ability fake his defenders was beyond exceptional talent. Bob Hayes as a wide receiver rule the 60s & 70s while he was on the playing field. An amazing football player to watch. "You just simply can't say enough about Bob Hayes as a great U.S. Olympian or football player athlete."

[@sydboski]

Bob may have ruled the late 60's, not the 70's. He had 2 seasons where he caught 34 and 35 passes and had a big rec avg. 1971 and 1972 that is it. Cliff Branch was the big deep threat of thr 1970's. Bob was a great player and runner. But he should be ranked 5th all time fastest by REAL measured speed.

[@bernieudo4399]

Bob Hayes reflected modern track & training when he ran in 1964. At Tokyo he ran on cinder in lane 1 (inside lane) which is the most worn portion of the track. Combine this with hand timing & one truly appreciates this final. He set the bar upon which future sprinters measure themselves.

[@sydboski]

Bob ran 10.06 fully automatic timing in that Olympic final. 4 years later Jim Hines broke Bob's record with a 10.03 on cinders in the 1968 AAU champs at Hughes stadium in Sacramento. Hines then went to the Olympics and became the first human to break the 10 second barrier with a 9.95. still the only NFL player to run under 10.

[@websterscam]

When Bob Hayes was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame,Darrell Green was present and admitted to Roger Staubach,that the only man faster than him was Bob Hayes.This is a true story.

[@sydboski]

May be a true story, but the statement isn't true. There are 7 players including Bob who ran faster than Green.

[@donniehungerford2711]

​@@sydboskidude why are you commenting on everybody's comment, goodness no one cares lol

[@sydboski]

@@donniehungerford2711 Why is it any of your business? If you didn't care why are you replying?

[@websterscam]

If Bob Hayes played in the NFL today,he would still be the fastest man in the game.Name me one defense back that could run ,100 yds.in 9.1 seconds,Hayes was doing this on dirt tracks in the 60s,on todays mondo synthetic tracks,bullet Bob could have certainly run under 9 seconds for 100 yards.This man could fly.SA.

[@sydboski]

I can name 4 players that actually ran faster than Hayes.

[@ericmaye2757]

At least

[@flatonia]

#1 can only be Olympic Gold Medalist Bob Hayes. From his Wikipedia: Hayes currently holds the world record for the 70 yard sprint, with his time of 6.90 seconds. Hayes remains the only man to run it in less than 7 seconds. He also holds the world record for the 60 yard sprint, with his time of 5.28 seconds, and remains one of only three men to run it in under 6 seconds.

[@sydboski]

The 70 yard dash is extinct. The 60 yard dash is no longer run either.

[@jerrygregory4613]

Don't forgot about his 5.8 or.5.9 60 yard dash time.

[@Mr.56Goldtop]

If Bob Hayes was running on today's tracks, using today's equipment, and today's training, Bolt would be the second fastest human.

[@BMurdaDaSteppa]

+seattwa disagree, he was fast, but Usain has longer legs.

[@KarmelHumphrey]

That's a pretty foolish statement but...ok

[@KarmelHumphrey]

+Professional man Well...sorry. But you are entitled to it so...

[@6400az]

Love Bob Hayes, but Usain Bolt is over the top, ahead of his game. Like few other athletes this guy is way ahead of his game. At 6-6, yet he moves like he's 5-11.

[@splashps3441]

Hayes was fast yes, but not bolt fast even in today's time.

[@nandc2009]

I wonder which he was more proud of, being the Olympic 100m champion or a Super Bowl winner.

[@elijahebbert6884]

100m champion

[@benthekeeshond545]

The 2 Olympic Gold because Bullet Bob, being a Great American, was proud that he won for his country, U.S.A. Please be reminded that he did that without financial compensation. He also did that without using drugs.

[@donaldmason1099]

Jacksonville Florida Legend

[@MichaelSimmons.]

Bob Hayes ran a 9.1 100 yard dash, and a 9.99 100 meter dash, both on cinder tracks. He was the first man to break the 10 second 100 meters. He's easily, the fastest man to ever play in the NFL.

[@sydboski]

Hayes never legally broke 10 seconds. His best was 10.06. Jim Hines 9.95 was the first the break 10 seconds. With this 100m time, Hayes would rank 5th.

[@MichaelSimmons.]

@@sydboski Bob Hayes had a 11.8 mph wind to his back, on what was called, a beat up cinder track. Jim Hines ran in the high altitude of Mexico City, on a synthetic track. Legal or not, I'd say those two cancel each other out. A synthetic track makes a huge difference in your times, compared to cinder. But, this isn't my argument. Hayes should be #1 in the NFL.

[@sydboski]

@@MichaelSimmons. Hayes' best legal time was 10.06 FAT with +1.0mps wind at his back on cinders in the 1964 Olympic final. Hines ran 10.03 FAT with a +0.9mps wind at his back on cinders in the 1968 AAU champs semi finals. It was called the Night of Speed. Either way you look at it Hines was still faster.

[@rickromano5723]

@@sydboski hahahahaha

[@sydboski]

@@rickromano5723 You are laughing because you know I am right.

[@johntatum1951]

Way back in the day, when I was in Boy Scouts, we went to a Cowboy vs Packers game. We were able to go down after the game and get autographs. I got all the stars of both teams autographs, including Bob Hayes. I went to sleep on the bus going back to San Augustine, TX and someone stole my program with all those autographs...Bart Starr, Taylor, Hornung, Nitski, Merideth, Dan Reeves, Bob Lilly, Chuck Howley, Mel Renfroe, Tom Landry.. The only great autograph I did not get was the Packers coach at the time, Vince Lombardi.

[@collinf4228]

My heart broke in two pieces reading this. The autographs were never recovered?

[@flamingtrashcans9502]

Should be #1

[@DonCohen2649]

He's responsible for the creation of the prevent defense.

[@brendandrunasky1240]

an amazing athlete. could also break tackles. Cowboys and Landry get no respect. Hayes should easily be number 1. A medal and a super bowl ring. Green won the competition so many times, he has to get the top spot. But really no comparison to Hayes.

[@benthekeeshond545]

It is utterly stupid to say somebody is faster than Bullet Bob. If we can lineup all of the prime druggies along with Bullet Bob in a 100m race, my bet is still on a prime Robert Lee Hayes.

[@websterscam]

Bob Hayes is the fastest human ever,fastest man ever to step on a football field,he still has the record for 60 yds.at 5.9 beconds.He was never defeated in 3 yrs.of college track,60 yds.100.yds.100 meters.49 races in a row he won.On todays mondo synthetic tracks,better.lighter shoes,aero running suits, Bob Hayes could have run a sub 9.5 second,100 meters

[@sydboski]

Jim Hines broke Hayes' 10.06 100m world record with a 10.03 in 1968 run on dirt and cinders like Hayes did in 1964. Hines then went on to the 1968 Olympics and became the first human to officially break the 10 second barrier by running a new world record of 9.95. The 9.95 is still the fastest 100m time run by any NFL player in history.

[@cliffhughes6010]

We will never know for certain, but I'm inclined to agree with you. I ran 100m on cinders many times in my youth. The track is absolutely dead. It saps the energy from your legs. I also ran on synthetic tracks at the end of my career. My times improved by approximately 2 tenths even though I was well past my best. I was never a great sprinter, but the principle is the same. Also, Hayes retired from track at age 21. I've no doubt he would have improved his record year on year at least until he was 28.

[@davidsuarez3003]

Number one they don’t run 60 yards anymore. Besides that he didn’t have the world record anymore Herb Washington ran a 5.8 So get your facts straight.

[@ricktwist1935]

That is correct most of the guys running the 60 now are running over six seconds and he weigh in a 59

[@randystanley7156]

Washington set the record 10 years later on a much faster track.

[@SingleTax]

Hayes caught only one pass -- one measly pass! -- in Super Bowl V, because Craig Morton was so inept as a quarterback all he could be relied upon to do most of the time was throw high-percentage dump-off passes to his running backs. Easily the most underutilized receiving talent in Super Bowl history. Sid Gilman and Don Coryell must have shook their heads in amazement while watching that game.

[@howardcosell2022]

Baltimore had two great safeties Logan and Volk. The biggest crime was not using Devin Hester. After running back the opening kickoff, he had one other punt return for 3 yards. Two weeks to prepare and they couldn't conjure up plays for him while the Bears offense was so inept in a closely played Super Bowl

[@robertmitchell5863]

Nobody was ever faster than Bob Hayes this is a crazy list! Some of his records still stand as an Olympic runner

[@sydboski]

Look up Jim Hines.

[@jackwilson5152]

@@sydboski Hines did barely beat Hayes record. But hines did it on a synthetic track. Hayes ran on a dirt track that was beat up by the long distance race before it, without his track shoes. He had to use a friend's old trash pair.

[@sydboski]

@@jackwilson5152 Lol. You need to do some deeper research. Hines broke Hayes' 10.06 world record with a 10.03 during the 1968 AAU champs. It is better known as the Night Of Speed. Guess what? It was on cinders. Hines did not break the 10 second barrier until he won the Olympics with the 9.95 on a synthetic track. Those old trash shoes allowed him to run faster than he ever did before. So they weren't such a hindrance now we're they?

[@judestewart1280]

..... Hayes was one of the most exciting punt returners ever.

[@gharte1808]

Changing the game. That's what the greats do.

[@gregoryspeir7146]

I am old. started out watching Johnny U Gail Sayers Bob Hayes and Bo Jackson. Bo Jackson is n my years of watching sports the most naturally gifted athlete to ever walk on a playing field. Bar none. Forget Michael Jordan, Tiger, Mickey Mantel and Wayne slapping the puck. Bo indeed is the man that would have left a legacy for the ages if not for a freak hip injury. Again I reintegrate you cant compare apples to oranges. Bo was fast but there were players in his day that could run in his league. Not with the power cunning or other intangibles. I would give him greatest athlete that ever lived capability. But when Bullet Bob played the game there was not a uniform on the field in his league. When Bo played say there was no equal. When Hayes played he was by far the fastest man on the field with no serious competition. Just like Jordan the best basketball player ever. I like Kareem. And Hayes was by far the fastest player to ever put on a uniform. Bo probably the greatest.

[@cattycats4]

well said. just imagine if Bo had tried his hand at the decathlon. every event would have a world record that said Bo Jackson next to it. He wouldve been the greatest decathlete to ever live. He could sprint, not as fast as Bob but he would be close to 10 seconds, and surely faster than the decathlon 100m WR. He could really jump, he wouldve had no problem winning the high jump and long jump. But the main thing is he could THROW... omg He wouldve had a real shot at setting world records in the throwing disciplines, the decathlon WR and actual WR wouldve been the same.

[@tarevagalloway8306]

Gregory Speir Ok finally I've seen a Unitas watcher

[@evalsoftserver]

Thanks for the Memories ,Bob Hayes was before my time. O.J. Marcus Allen, Tony Dorset , Bo Jackson,Hersel Walker, Were the Ones I remember

[@howardcosell2022]

@@cattycats4 Bo won decathlons in high school without having to compete in the mile run because he was so far ahead

[@PrinceTae]

Hayes is #1 , just checked it. Guy won the Olympics 😭😭

[@mauricioalfredo83]

Fastes NATURAL MAN EVER

[@bataksiahaan1769]

Mauricio Nuñez wht do u mean by natural?

[@deangarratt4965]

And this is a really important point: It makes him the GOAT!

[@Skne91]

batak siahaan no enhancements like steraroids

[@lloydkline6946]

They got stuff like fancy equipment to make human run faster bow

[@J_Bard]

Bob Hayes and mr brown got along famously

[@sdgakatbk]

You also had Homer Jones of the Giants who was also a burner, though Hayes was better.

[@dwightlove3704]

Homer Jones 6'3 220 was the original Terrell Owens only faster straight out of Texas Southern.

[@vince065us]

Keep in mind that he played football in college at Florida A&M,as well as ran track.

[@alfonsocarrasco8805]

vince065us I know

[@lillonerboi504]

#1 has to be Dan Connolly.

[@smithnwesson990]

25 yard per catch..WHAT! Dude was scaryyyy fast... Like would leave Moss standing still

[@sydboski]

SmithN' Wesson He was the world's fastest man. Moss couldn't hold a candle to him in the speed department.

[@paintedsmite3805]

Bob Hayes is number 1. He covered 100m on a chewed up dirt track in 10.06 in borrowed spikes because he left one of his shoes under his bed at home. Not to mention he retired at 21 to play football. There is no way Darrel green is faster

[@sydboski]

Every Sprinter that went into the NFL was between 20-22. Yes Bob ran 10.06 on a cinder track, but the shoes he ran in helped him to run the fastest he ever ran before. So the shoes might not have hindered him at all. There are 4 players that ran faster than 10.06. One was on cinders also.

[@paintedsmite3805]

@@sydboski how did the shoes who borrowed make him run faster? And who are the others who ran their times before they were 23?

[@sydboski]

@@paintedsmite3805 You do know he has run 100m before right? Did he ever run faster in his own shoes? NOPE. EVERY college sprinter that entered the NFL ran their times before they entered the NFL. If you graduate from HS on time you should be 18 that year. Now go straight to college and and graduate in 4 years you are 22 that year. With a few exceptions ALL NFL players that were sprinters in college ran their best times before turning 23.

[@lestermount3287]

No one can realistically claim anyone in football is faster than Bob Hayes.

[@sydboski]

Sure I can. Hayes ran a personal best of 10.06 100m. Jeff Demps and Jacoby Ford ran 10.01. Trindon Holliday 10.00. Jim Hines 9.95. All actual times verified by the World Athletics.

[@rickromano5723]

@@sydboski all of those guys did not run on cinder!! And get off Bob Hayes he’s looking down from Heaven at you shaking his!!!

[@sydboski]

@@rickromano5723 Well one did run on cinders, and he ran faster than Hayes. Jim Hines.

[@rickromano5723]

@@sydboski again you with you lies you said all !! Just like you said Bob was 22 when he retired from track another lie !! Hayes 4x100 is the fastest on Cinder!!

[@sydboski]

@@rickromano5723 You do know the relay split is not official. Don't you? You do know his relay split was hand timed. Don't you? Lies? His age was a mistake not a lie. But Hines 10.03 on cinders at the 1968 AAU champs is no lie. Hayes personal best 10.06 on cinders is no lie. 10.03 is faster than 10.06 is no lie. Hines being the fastest player in NFL history is no lie. No player has run faster.

[@cuttiemonday6422]

Easily #1 Might be the fastest man of all time.

[@sydboski]

Nope. 4 players have run faster than Hayes best 100m.

[@D.Nice..]

@@sydboski Not on dirt.

[@sydboski]

@@D.Nice.. One did. Three others were on newer surfaces.

[@christiane3089]

who ever was the play caller at those time was a football genius

[@WelziFC]

Should be number one and this is coming from an eagles fan

[@h2w25]

As a diehard Chiefs fan, it’s crazy to think that Tyreek Hill is a poor man’s Bob Hayes. Unbelievable speed teamed with great skill. No disrespect to Tyreek, but he is chasing Bob’s coattails

[@kendrickjones3115]

NO WAY Darrell Green is faster than Bullet-Bob!!! #Numero Uno!

[@lloydkline6946]

They got stuff to make human faster now

[@robertstaffod2424]

Bullet Bob Hayes!! DUUUUVAALLL!!! I was his aunt's paperboy. My claim to fame.

[@lloydkline6946]

Really, wow, my hero too in my sports books

[@itemsofinterest4639]

Bullet Bob

[@1957mhoffman]

Bob Hayes #2??? That is ridiculous. He is # 1.

[@sydboski]

On this list he should be #1. On my list he is #5.

[@lionfootball5746]

Lets be real guys... It has to be Tom Brady

[@theTRUEprodigy1]

Thank you

[@sg8315]

Tom Brady runs as fast as a deflated football

[@Rs-lx6lb]

+Sara Goodeyon ok so your telling me its easier to throw a deflated football than to throw a fully inflated football and yes it may be easier to catch for the wide receivers but would it also not be easier for the corners and safety's on defence to catch it as well I mean come on now common sense and I'm not even a patriots fan its just funny how you believe the deflated balls were such an advantage for only one team but in all honesty its a two way deal

[@dwightlove3704]

Aaron I see that you have a sense of humor.

[@dwightlove3704]

Aaron as stated before I see that you have a sense of humor my mother would smoke Shady Brady in the 40!!!!!

[@ericruiz1036]

Watching the 1970 nfc championship and screaming at the punter, "DON'T KICK TO HIM!"

[@lestermount3287]

Trying to say Bob is #2 is stupid he is #1

[@sydboski]

Yet there are 4 players who have run faster.

[@icebergslim3737]

He was the reason why they made a zone Defense

[@malligrub]

If Bob Hayes were alive and sprinting today, biomechanical analysis shows he'd be running about as fast as someone like Tyson Gay or Yohan Blake. Low 9.7s level. To put him at no.2 is as preposterous as saying an NFL player could beat Usain Bolt in a running race. Hayes ran 10 flat for 100m on a cinder track mashed up after a distance race, with holes self-dug in to the ground instead of starting blocks - IN 1960!!!!!! To put a solid amateur college sprinter like Darrell Green ahead of possibly the 2nd fastest man ever because he won "NFL's fastest man" a few times is typical NFL fanboy stupidity

[@sydboski]

Malligrub 1 I agree with your statement. But there is one player that ran faster than Hayes and played when Hayes was playing.

[@granvillewalkerjr.8394]

I agree with everything you wrote Maiiligrub 1, but the year was 1964.

[@malligrub]

@@sydboski Jim Hines maybe? They're same era but I'm certain that if Hayes ran on that incredibly fast, freshly laid, newly invented tartan track at over 2200m altitude in Mexico City he'd have dropped a mind boggling time for that era. If it's not Hines you're referring to though, I'm very interested indeed...

[@sydboski]

@@malligrub Yes Jim Hines the 1968 Olympic Champion. Who broke Bob Hayes WR of 10.06 on cinders with a 10.03 on cinders also during rhe Night of Speed early in 1968. Hines then ran 9.89 but was adjusted to 9.95 in Mexico on a new tartan all weather track at altitude. No one is certain what Hayes would have run. No one knows. But Hines ran faster than Hayes did on cinders.

[@malligrub]

@@sydboski Wish those two stuck around in track for a few years together, as amazing as Hayes was in the NFL, he had only scratched the surface of his ability as a sprinter. Can't blame him though for taking a higher paying profession rather than stick around for all the pain of track training without the financial rewards. I wonder how fast they could have pushed each other to. That 9.89 to 9.95 was a strangely large correction as well, I wonder if it actually was a bit faster than 9.95, they didn't seem to have a lot of faith in electronic timing funnily enough.

[@elderhardaway5674]

**Bob Hayes** No Doubt, Bob Hayes Should Be **Number One** This Athlete Had **Amazing** Speed!!!!!!! **Bullet** Bob Was **Way Ahead** Of His Time!!!!!!! **One Of Pro Football's Greatest** **Athletes**

[@sydboski]

Why do you say Bob should be #1?

[@domagojrucevic9086]

Any American fan who claims that Hayes isn't the fastest football player ever and by far, is totally clueless. There were track athletes, such as Hines, Gault and others, but nobody, and I mean nobody of them or any other player was or is nowhere near Bob Hines.

[@domagojrucevic9086]

Sorry, Hayes.

[@sydboski]

@@domagojrucevic9086 Yet Hines ran faster. Jeff Demps, Jacoby Ford, and Trindon Holliday all ran faster.

Fun to watch

[@kelledc]

Every time I see one of these videos talking about NFL speed, they never mention Ron Brown. The dude beat Carl Lewis, on occasion, for goodness sakes. Nobody else in the NFL did that...

[@davidsuarez3003]

Kirkrow Entertainment when? What race

[@howardcosell2022]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/gn7TiomabraDmNU

[@busterallen7825]

Bob Hayes # 1. Not even debatable.

[@sydboski]

Yes it is debatable. There are players who ran faster. 4 to be exact. One of them broke Hayes' 1964 world record in 1968, and is the only player in NFL history to run 100m under 10 seconds.

[@rickromano5723]

@@sydboski all you do is troll Hayes Hating Bobs looking down at you in Heaven saying get off my page Man!!

[@sydboski]

@@rickromano5723 Truth hurts doesn't it?

[@rickromano5723]

@@sydboski hahahahaha not all bc you know it’s not!!!

[@sydboski]

@@rickromano5723 So Jim Hines didn't run faster than Hayes on cinders?

[@Kjjzhshdhajdndemxmxm]

the real cowboy #22

[@mical2great]

The man basically invented zone defense lmaoo imagine bein in man coverage with him all day

[@normanleach5427]

As a kid playing pick-up games, I always yelled "I'm Bob Hayes!" Little wonder I was sensitive to the black experience throughout the 1960s. I can't thank him enough.

[@my75laguna]

He never ran a 40 yard dash but he ran a 5.28 60 yard dash. Let that sink in how fast that is.

[@sydboski]

That is a total myth. The world record was 5.9. There is no way in hell Hayes ran 5.28.

[@D.Nice..]

@@sydboski C'mon man

[@sydboski]

@@D.Nice.. Cmon man what. The mythical 5.28 was supposed to be done during practice outdoors on cinders and timed by his friend. Not a trained timing pro. Plus the 60 is an indoor race not an outdoor event.

[@statesecretmusic]

So you're trying to convince me that someone with an Olympic Gold Medal in the 100m dash is not the fastest player in the NFL?

[@sydboski]

+Dirty Jerz Yes they are trying to convince you. But we know better than that. Jim Hines WR Miami and KC 1968 Olympic Gold medalist and the first human being to run under 10.00 seconds in the 100m dash is the NFL's fastest man e3ver.

[@rwoosh6609]

Dirty Jerz he is the fastest but not for this age

[@zone6slugga]

Tyreek hill was this fast in high school lol umm sooooo

[@sebtheweb43]

@@zone6slugga that's highschool this is NFL not school

[@jackwilson5152]

@@zone6slugga hill didn't run a 9-10 100m on a dirt track with trash shoes not in high school and not at any point. That would make hill the fastest man in the world. I don't even think prime bolt could run that on a dirt track.

[@stevenreyna3437]

So damn disrespectful to have him number 2... he was one of, if not THE fastest men to ever live! Have some damn sense NFL!

[@sydboski]

Yet there are 4 players who have run faster.

[@stevenreyna3437]

@@sydboski seriously? Can you think of no reason for that? Maybe the track surface? The clear technology? Smh...

[@sydboski]

@@stevenreyna3437 Yes seriously. Ok. There are different track surfaces. But EXACTLY how much does the surface take off of your time? Any time you quote would be a guess. Hayes ran 10.06 World record in 1964 0lympic final on cinders. 4 years later in 1968 Jim Hines ran 10.03 on cinders during the AAU champs in Sacramento. He then went to the Olympics and ran 9.95 on a newer tartan track. He played 2 seasons in the NFL. Jeff Demps and Jacoby Ford ran 10.01 on newer tracks and Trindon Holliday ran 10.00 twice on newer tracks. So either way you look at it Hayes is not #1.

[@jamessterling8934]

Is Bob Hayes the best football player ever?

[@6400az]

He's not.

[@jamessterling8934]

+6400az Who is it?

[@6400az]

james sterling Many to choose from, but Jim Brown gets that title. No one has dominated the game like he did.

[@depaola63]

Walter Payton ( all around)...? "LT" Best defensive player ever! Jim Brown would have dominated in ANY era! Bob Hayes was #2 here as a speed demon!

[@chadwickbosarge1830]

not by a long shot dude! rice rice baby the G.O.A.T. speed is one thing, skill is another!

[@omni9387]

This man created zone coverage tf

[@sydboski]

He was responsible for the creation of the zone defense.

[@6400az]

It's difficult to compare cross generational athletes. But if you take the greatest RB , Qb, D-lineman etc.from the 60's and put them in todays game. They would not be too effective.Except Bob Hayes. He'd be just as fast and just as feared today as he was 50 years ago.

[@christiansoldier77]

QBs would be effective because the QB position doesnt depend on physical ability

[@6400az]

In some cases maybe, but someone like Tarkenton would not be able to get away with his 5 minute scrambles.

[@christiansoldier77]

6400az Scrambling is not the most important function of a QB so that really isnt that important

[@6400az]

Christian Soldier Yes, but I cited Tarkenton specifically. In his case it was much more than important.

[@kingfish4242]

If you took them straight out of their era,I agree they would struggle. You have to remember this though. Until the late 70's most pro football players had offseason jobs and couldn't afford to work out year round. Give those early era players access to modern diets and workout regimens plus pay them millions a year so they can work out all year,they'd be bigger,faster,and stronger too. Genetic mutations take eons to affect a species. they don'y occour in spans of 50 years.

[@annettemalaski1967]

Bob Hayes was a football player at Florida A&M before he became known for his track speed. He was a prized running back. So for him to be drafted in the NFL was not such a big stretch or gamble. Those who scouted new he could catch and run!

[@sydboski]

Hayes was a wode receiver not a running back.

[@annettemalaski1967]

@@sydboski In college he was a running back. Only in the NFL was he a reciever.

[@gcvhappy5378]

Come on he’s number one

[@sydboski]

Why?

[@roadrunner381]

Don't understand how the choosing process is to get in the Hall, it's definitely flawed when a man of Bob Hayes talent and skill is not voted in much sooner than he was, he should have got that honor while he was alive, give the man his respect!

[@sydboski]

It is a popularity contest. At the end of Hayes career he was on drugs and doing some illegal stuff.

[@sananto6896]

Hayes wins gold medal in Olympics 100 meter, thus the world's fastest human. He is the reason zone defense was created in the NFL and he is #2?

[@sydboski]

What about the guy who broke Hayes' record. He played in the NFL too?

[@howardcosell2022]

Hayes along with Homer Jones

[@sydboski]

@@howardcosell2022 There are 4 players who ran faster times than Hayes.

[@howardcosell2022]

@@sydboski Zone defenses were created to stop Bob Hayes, but Homer Jones was also a great deep threat who should also be mentioned in the development of the zone defense

[@sydboski]

@@howardcosell2022 Ok, wonderful. But neither are the fastest ever.

[@terrybader8595]

I'm sure Darrell Green would agree that Bullet Bob was #1.

[@sydboski]

What about the 4 players that ran faster thatn Hayes?

[@dropwizerorders501]

@@sydboski But on modern tracks, not cinder, which makes a big difference. Most track historians think Hayes was second fastest ever behind Usain Bolt.

[@sydboski]

​@@dropwizerorders501 Jim Hines ran 10.03 ON CINDERS to break Hayes' 10.06 world record during the 1968 AAU championships in Sacramento. That night was also called the Night of Speed. Hines went on to the Olympics and became the first human being to officially break the 10 second barrier with a 9.95. that record stood for 15 years. Hines played with Miami and KC. No most track historians don't think Hayes is the second fastest. If they do they aren't very good historians. A lot of the "historians" you speak of are going off of the relay leg which was blown way out of proportions.

[@jackwilson5152]

@@sydboski that was on synthetic not cinders.