Bob Hayes - Only Man To Win Olympic Gold & Superbowl | Tokyo 1964 Olympics

[@lesliebradwell7118]

went to high school and college with him OMG what a athlete. he was a guy that never let fame change him a very good guy. RIP

[@rxonmymind8362]

That was my impression of him also when I met him briefly.

[@Jesus_and_988]

That's actually so cool!

[@AljoniMusiCo]

We remember 'crow' as they called him running track meets at both Wilder Park and Simon-Johnson Park against his local rival Afred 'App' Austin.

[@paulwilliams8389]

Scary to think what times Bob Hayes would run on the tracks of today.

[@evalsoftserver]

With Nutrition, Training, Coaching, Drugs, track and footwear, Hayes would be running slowest ,9.8 faster 9.4 something about a few hundredth of a second Faster than Bolt

[@kentajin7860]

@@evalsoftserver not sure about 9.4 tho!

[@claudiocorleone7856]

Absolutely true! With today’s training methods I am convinced this superstar would have held the all time world record forever! Remember we are talking 1964 and with todays coaching his technique with less head movement and a bit less muscle mass and you are talking record after record. Notice his NFL game highlights he had put on weight and his speed is nowhere near Olympic form. What a true icon and extremely underrated !

[@easyenetwork2023]

@@claudiocorleone7856The pads and cleats slow you down, plus track and field lanes are easier to run top end speed on over a distance too.

[@steviesly7908]

FASTER)2023)

[@eldon1946]

Thank you Bob Hayes. To run from lane one (1) and win by several meters gives testimony to his speed. Bob Hayes speed was ahead of its time. RIP Bob Hayes.

[@craltorinotennis6716]

Considering the surface, shoes and the his first lane... we can say that Bob Hayes run probably the best 100m ever seen

[@dwaynegreen1786]

No doubt. Especially when lane one had just been chewed up by the 10000 meter finals☝🏿

[@edchapman5801]

You're correct - technology has made track shoes almost weightless - computer models have shown that Hayes, FloJo and other great sprinters could have trimmed at least a half second off their times with the feather-light shoes of today.

[@pinballpsycho]

I just saw a clip of Armin Hary. He did 10 flat 4 years earlier on similar track, but not at the Olympics. I read he had contracts from two shoe companies, I think it was Puma and Adidas, because they never thought to put in an exclusion clause. He ran in Pumas and stood on the medal stand in Adidas.

[@gakaface]

In the 1980s we were introduced to "beautiful" sprinting when Carl Lewis came along. He set the sprinting style standard. We got used to it. Anything other than his style is considered "ugly". The problem is, sprinting is ugly. That's the beauty of it. Bob Hayes' and Usain Bolt's sprinting epitomise it. It is raw power in action. Untamed, unleashed. That's what makes Hayes' style special. I'd like to see more footage of his sprinting.

[@terraflow__bryanburdo4547]

Watching him run immediately made me think of Usain. Unleashing of superhuman power!

[@ДРАЙВ-и4й]

У каждого свой стиль - возьмите Валерия Борзова - вот это "красивый" спринт

[@bellavia5]

I remember watching him on TV as a kickoff receiver for the Cowboys . " There's Bob Hayes -fastest man in the world -waiting for the return". I was young and I was thinking " wow ". At the time I didn't know he was an Olympian.

[@davidsafely732]

I watched him in the Cotton Bowl, play for the Dallas Cowboys.

[@newtonslaw1946]

You can't ask a man to do any better than beat the people who are running against him. Debate, yes, have your opinion, yes, but why tear one man down to say another was greater. They were all great, and each stands on the shoulder of another. Talent is huge, but a lot more goes into an atheltic performance. There's a reason why records keep getting broken, the next generation learns from the one before. These guys are all great, they were the best in the world at their time. Have your favorite, love him or her, but there's no need to throw hate. Your hero doesn't.

[@Tes_wana]

Agreed

[@Fluffisnoterm]

+Newton's Law Thank you for making sense!

[@johnnysachu9020]

very well said.

[@1man1bike1road]

very well said

[@BullsBackFat]

Most thoughtful comment of the century

[@gakaface]

Just watched it again. The margin of victory was enormous, in 100m terms. Incredible athlete of the era.

[@fetengineer9151]

Believe it or not, I actually own and live in Bob Hayes house. He purchased it when he was drafted by the Dallas Cowboys. I'm honored.

[@bettyjohnson4875]

Oh wow! I was privileged to have met him. Former DCC 1971 Super Bowl VI. He was my fave Cowboy!

[@fetengineer9151]

@@bettyjohnson4875 oh wow, I would love to talk with you about your time as a 1971 DDC and your exchanges with him. You see, I'm creating a small area in my house dedicated to his accomplishments... and want it to have a very personal appeal to it.

[@ahgoodm]

Duval County! God Bless your soul Mr. Hayes, and thank you for being there for us Jacksonville youth. Flame still lit inside me.

[@websterscam]

Bob Hayes,is the fastest man ever to live.His anchor leg at the 1964 Tokyo olympics,was equal to a 9.5 100 meters from a standing start,he was running on a dirt track,with inferior shoes,Hayes ran as fast as needbe to win,he was undeafeated in 49 consecutive sprints between 1962&1964.Still today,no one has beaten his 60 yd.dash time of 5.9 seconds.SA.

[@imkingthemanhimself6598]

Scot Armour ever to live not true it’s bolt the 1and only usain bolt

[@cattycats4]

@@imkingthemanhimself6598 Hayes relay split was at least equal to Bolts fastest ever relay split, and given the cinder track Hayes is number 1 even if its a tied with Bolt

[@imkingthemanhimself6598]

cattycats4 if bolt was like 5’10’’ trust me he would run much faster than u and me ever seen because bolt only start to pick up speed at the last 40 yard on the 100 meter dash look at bob he’s much shorter and can run fast out the block but bolt get to unleash his speed at the last 40 yards dash go look at the 2012 semi final 100 race and you’ll see what I’m talking but much respect to the Veteran runners before bolt

[@davidsafely732]

@@imkingthemanhimself6598 Nope it's not! Bolt's 60 time never beat Bob Hayes, even on a cinder surface vs synthetic. You are dreaming.

[@davidsafely732]

He set a world record with BORROWED SHOES on a chewed up lane from the day before. Bolt never ran on a poor surface, give me a break. Hayes also won 49 - 50 straight races. NO ONE'S 60 time has EVER touched Haye's record.

[@bettyjohnson4875]

He was moving so fast that he couldn't come to a quick stop...... Had to keep going till he could slow down! BEAUTIFUL.....

[@michaeldevaney5728]

Hayes was amazing absolutely unbelievable

[@manjay49]

Probably the fastest ever at any time. Tokyo 1964. 100 meters: 10 flat in *lane one*, cinder track, all chewed up. His final leg in the 4x100, taking the baton in *5th place* is probably the fastest 100 meters ever run. Check it out. Especially the last 30 meters. Crazy.

[@cattycats4]

@@tGGgGg-sp9yx it made a lot more difference in the starts, 1.5% is the difference in a relay split for example of then compared to now, but in a 100m race cinder ls a lot slower for runners to get up to full speed , hayes was capable in a perfect race on modern track with +2.0ms wind to run 9.49. this is taking into consideration his top speed and how fast he finished the race. im considering making a comparison video to prove how fast hayes ran in 1964 and putting a comparison to one of Bolts fastest races the relay WR run

[@SoulSociety404]

The Danish Physicist He would run at least a 9.7 minimum. Remember dieting and treatment is also better today also, Hayes shoes weren’t even the best and didnt 100% fit also his lane was chewed up because of the marathon run on the track. He beats 90% of track athletes who ran after him besides Bolt and a few others.

[@jamezkpal2361]

@@SoulSociety404 His form was poor as well, with a bobbing torso and odd arm movement, usually indicative of over striding. A good coach would have truncated that stride and smoothed that form and he might have been Beamonesque in Mexico City. But he was a football player. And a great one.

[@rickromano1119]

@@jamezkpal2361 he was a football player who just happened to be the fastest man that ever lived!!!

[@evalsoftserver]

@@tGGgGg-sp9yx more like 9.6-9.4 everything being equal Footwear drugs track age ect

[@brettwilkinson9529]

Great footage.What time could Hayes have achieved on today's easy running tracks.10 seconds on an eaten up lane one dirt track is probably the greatest Olympic sprint ever.

[@pgo301]

Hayes' upper body strength was so intense and it also propelled his stride, I know most people think it's mostly in the leg strength but Hayes got so much extra speed in his upper body motions. How intelligent was this tactic!!! One of my favorite players in football history too!!!

[@cheetahobx]

I've NEVER seen ANYONE run as fast as Bob Hayes....period.

[@hyperflame7255]

Blake, Bolt, And Tyson

[@WZ912]

Bullet Bob Hayes.......Legend.

[@andrewr62]

One must take into account the slower running surface they were running on. They were considerably slower than today's modern tracks. It does make a difference.

[@jpsned]

@Paul Kryder Well, I wouldn't call them "inferior"--they were wearing the best shoes of the day. But you're right in that he probably would have run faster with today's gear.

[@jpsned]

@Paul Kryder Well, I wouldn't call them "inferior." They were wearing the best shoes of the day. But you're right, he would run faster with today's gear.

[@cliffhughes6010]

@Paul Kryder Also, Hayes forgot his spikes on the day and had to borrow a pair. The man was unbelievable.

[@mtsflorida]

Shoes were heavier.

[@mtsflorida]

I saw the race live. 10 years later I was the fastest in the 400 relay the 3rd leg hand off was easier than the 1st from the blocks in that you have 10 meters to get to speed.

[@carriesamonte6874]

Respect. Getting that time on a dirt track... unbelievable. Much respect.

[@mstrunn]

+Carrie Not only on a cinder track but lane 1 which was chewed up!

[@richardmackota5463]

Bob Hayes was the fastest man who ever lived. period. I know the records he set have been broken, but Hayes was not be beaten. No one today would have touched him.

[@maicaclarke7704]

richard mackota ,rubbish

[@Tonyconner74]

Agreed nobody was faster than Bullet Bob.....

[@horrorskopf]

No. This was the German Armin Hary.

[@lostandfound3343]

both men are great athletes but its illogical to say he could beat bolt the greatest track and field athlete of all time.

[@davidsafely732]

@@maicaclarke7704 Yes, your thoughts are. 8.56 anchor leg... still a record and Hayes' 60 world record time still stands today.

[@tmo4330]

What amazes me the most is that the competition was so close to him but Bob was always able to edge out the best even if it was close! This man could run.

[@firstbornjordan]

The track, the spikes, the gear, the nutrition, the training (science) regime, this man today would be a serious contender foor world's best. My school colleague ran 11.0 flat in 1974. He was 12 years old and it unnerved me to see someone moving that fast. It also impressed me. Like being charmed by a brown snake; deadly, but beguiling, in a sense. BTW - He was a white Australian kid. Hays - a legend in and beyond his times. Cmon.

[@INJURYCOMP]

Great Footage!! Thank you for this post!! Bob Hayes being watched by Jesse Owens!! Classic!! I don't know WHY they stopped putting a tape at the end of races. That was always exciting to see them break the tape! I was watching back then!! The term "the bomb" in football was named for Bob Hayes catching touchdown passes.

[@Bellinghamspence]

He ran in lane one, which had been chewed up by previous distance races... Fastest man in the world.

[@davidsafely732]

He also set the record at "Sea Level", which is actually a disadvantage. It's always easier to set records, at altitude, like Jim Hines did in 1968 in Mexico City. Bolt would lose to Hayes, without a doubt.

[@mtgne5351]

@@davidsafely732 "Bolt would lose to Hayes, without a doubt" ??? really not !!!

[@cliffhughes6010]

@@mtgne5351 Of course there is doubt. I love Usain Bolt and what he did for the sport and I also followed Bob Hayes's career. I've run on both cinder track and modern synthetic track. I was never a great sprinter, but I have pbs of 11.01 on cinders, 10.79 on synthetic. All things being equal, I believe Hayes could have beaten Bolt.

[@hyperflame7255]

@@cliffhughes6010He Ran 10.06 And What You Ran Minus Each other Would Still Make Bon Slower Than Bolt

[@hyperflame7255]

@@davidsafely732No Bro 😭

[@bettyjohnson4875]

That was my FAVE Cowboy! I was also a DCC Cheerleader when we won our first Super Bowl number VI. He was on that team! I was fortunate to meet him before he was inducted into the Cowboy Ring of Honor! He was at the same hotel as my ex husbands high school class had there pre-get together. Another of his classmates wife and I were sitting alone at a table and he came in with his entourage. He wanted to see what was happening. He and his group came over to our table abd asked us what was going on, we told him, and he wanted to know why we were alone and we told him our husbands were with their classmates. He looked at me and said...... "Too bad"! I cracked up! Well he sat next to me and his group sat too and some stood around. That was a night I will never forget! Awesome! I told him I was his Cheerleder and biggest fan, he could not believe it. We could not fraternize with the players and still can't. When our husbands returned, nobody got up! They were standing around our table like the others. Lol! He was wonderful, sick towards the end, I could tell that night. I asked him should you be drinking? He said no, but I am. He had some hard times, made some bad decisions, but "who hasn't"? All I can say is that he had a gift...... EXTRAORDINARY!! BOB HAYES!!!

[@HeavenReservation]

Thanks for sharing that story and your years of dedication and service to the Dallas Cowboys. I became a Cowboys fan because of Bob Hayes and watching him on my little black and white tv back in 1964. We would take the portable tv outside then because it was too hot inside to watch the olympics at night time in the house. Growing up in Pittsburgh and being a huge Cowboys fan was not an easy thing... I was there for their SB 27 and SB28 victories. Was married with a SB VI ring, named three of my children Dallas, built our house to look like Cowboys Stadium, and enshrined in the Hall of Fame, Hall of Fans section in Canton nearly 20 years ago. So, if it wasn't for Bullet Bob......my life would have been different for sure. Last year, we took my youngest kids to Dallas to attend the Dallas Cowboys Youth Football Camp and they loved it. Do you still live in the Dallas area?

[@bettyjohnson4875]

@@HeavenReservation Yes I'm here still. I only cheered that 1971 season. I was all of 17yrs old. Lol. My DCC year was also the last year young ladies were chosen from Dallas area high schools. You had to be a Senior in high school to try out for the DCC. 1972 is when they revamped the DCC and started choosing. Older young women. I see you are a die hard fan!

[@natesmith777]

Thanks for sharing that experience Betty. He was my idol when I was young and playing Football and running track. We all have flaws and inner demons...sometimes we win and sometimes we don’t. But his achievements will never be forgotten. RIP

[@gregpettis1113]

I can tell why he's your ex husband

[@bettyjohnson4875]

@@gregpettis1113 Explain your comment.

[@mtgne5351]

3:20 - Armin Hary 3:21 - Jesse Owens

[@r.crompton2286]

3:00 Hear the rhythm of the track shoes pounding through the cinders. This provides us a bygone memory of running "in the track" rather than over it.

[@roybean7166]

R Crompton. I ran on cinder and tartan tracks. A good cinder track was not slow, maybe as fast as the original first tartan tracks. And as I sit here watching tv, I can still hear my spikes crunching those cinders, all those yrs ago.

[@beewalk34]

Bullet Bob was also a revolutionary athlete in both sports. He changed the game forever in both

[@carletonjefferson2124]

Bob Hayes truly the fastest man that ever lived.

[@hyperflame7255]

Nah That’s Bolt

[@michaeldevaney5728]

Hayes was absolutely unbelievable he had a gracefull style

[@cammacgregor9354]

truly The Best. Imagine his achievements with the use of today's training methods & technology

[@michaelhegyan7464]

What a great sprinter...!

[@piperjaymes9163]

I'm so glad Jesse Owens was present to witness this. And yes Bob Hayes went on to play wide receiver for the Cowboys and helped them win Superbowl VI. History's only athlete to win both Olympic Gold and Superbowl.

[@natesmith777]

👍🏽

[@666zerowolf]

a study in power running...try to tackle such a man...wow!...super man!

[@georgesealy4706]

What strikes me is that Hayes was a big guy with a lot of muscle. He had to work really hard to get down the track. Bolt was leaner with springs in his legs. It just seemed so easy for him to gobble up the ground. In his prime, Bolt essentially embarrassed the competition. He would slow down and look back at the guys grasping for air. It was ridiculous talent.

[@kalanipatterson5467]

I love that Jesse Owens was in the crowd.

[@sparksfly44]

Imagine how Bob Hayes felt up on that podium, in 1964, a black man representing the USA, a few months after the passage of the Civil Right Act. This is a man who trained and got ready for these Olympics without equal rights under the law until a few months prior. Think about that. Now think about the woman who represented Saudi Arabia in 2012 and the numerous athletes who undergo hardship to become the best at what they are. This is why the Olympics are important.

[@natesmith777]

Absolutely!

[@stephenboroody3049]

Worlds fastest human! And a great football player and Hall of Fame Athlete. One of the greatest there has ever been.

[@hyperflame7255]

Bolt, Blake, And Tyson.

[@bobhimell1737]

I watched him run at the LA Coliseum in 1964.The fastest human at that time. Would love to see Hayes and Bolt in their prime with Hayes having the better equipment and training. Hard to say who would win.

[@michaelnivens6267]

Hayes would

[@James-hq1yv]

Bob Himell They already did the calculations between bolt and hayes.... according to the calculations bob hayes would win.

[@sydboski]

+James Herndon Who did these calculations and where can we all see them?

[@lostandfound3343]

bob hayes times were hand timed, equating to a high 10.1 maybe, very impressive given the era. but anyone who has ever ran track or understands it would see saying bob hayes would win is a baseless statement. loads of respect to both athletes though but you only have to watch usain run to see he could beat anyone whos ever posted a 100m time.

[@hyperflame7255]

Bolt

[@gordonwaldner9792]

It was nice to see my childhood hero, Harry Jerome,on the track and the one and only Jesse Owens in the audience.

[@sandyacombs]

Let's face it Bob Hayes runs 10.06 sec at age 22 on a dirt track in lane one after the mile. If he had continued to compete and had run on today's Hi-tech surfaces I'm sure he would have run considerably faster.

[@shawnfrazier664]

FAMU fastest man. The fastest man ever

[@websterscam]

i totaly agree Shawn,undeafeated in 49 consecutive sprints,going into Tokyo Olympics,won every race in the prelims at Tokyo,one was 9.91 wind aided ,won the 100meter final by 2 tenths,thats 5 yards,on atorn up dirt track.8.5 to 8.6 in the100 meter relay,to win it for the USA,again on a moist dirt track,fastest ever to live.

[@hyperflame7255]

Nah That’s Bolt

[@donaldpennington7646]

Jesse Owens watching in amazement!

[@iRunfastXC]

The only man to run a 10 second 100 while actually running it in 25 seconds (as long as that commentary is, DANG ;)

[@andrewmassanet8289]

You can see why Dallas wanted to take a look at him. A powerful, compact stride, and fast, fast, fast. You can immediately see him on a football field.

[@mr.j.r.fields6521]

he was so fast the video had to be played in slow motion so you can see it because once it was played at regular speed I was already 4 videos deep into something else and didn't realize it. Bob the Bullet

[@222mozart]

3:19 Armin Hary 3:21 Jesse Owens

[@nickwhite4538]

Jessie Owens at the end in the cap !! How awesome !!

[@edchapman5801]

Read where the entire starting backfield at FAMU when Hayes was there could run under 10 flat in the 100 yard dash. I'll bet it was amazing to watch that offense in action.

[@gabeeskridge8291]

You better believe it. They don't get the credit as the fastest backfield in college history.

[@nickwhite4538]

This footage and the way it is produced is just phenomenal. Spine tingling.

[@garethwilson201]

awesome that Bob Hayes

[@n8george]

Yeah he does have nice form for sure! One of my favorite races to watch is Quincy Watts' 43.50 at Barcelona 92. Best looking 400m I've ever seen technique wise, I love the way he ran the race too, went out crazy hard and maintained

[@mjrhelpstootherathletes8422]

Reaction of Mr.owens is priceless

[@allgoo1964]

Bob Hayes did even better in 4x100m relay.

[@willieross2089]

allgoo19

[@steveeisenhowereisenhower7130]

A remarkable athlete

[@666zerowolf]

a handsome...clean cut ...man...what a different world 1960 was!

[@MrDownWithTheSouth]

Yea while his people where getting hung from a tree...great times huh?

[@666zerowolf]

Elect Chump and watch it happen again!

[@PAPAIJAPAPAIJA]

MY IDOL AND A HERO

[@IDSSECURITE]

J'avais 10 ans et j'étais en extase devant ces grands athlètes modestes, respectueux de leurs adversaires, grands et nobles dans la défaite, fair play. On les a appelés LES DIEUX DU STADE. Comme les temps ont changé !

[@barbaramaier4758]

Bullet Bob was the man.

[@alfonsocarrasco8805]

barbara maier my idol I told him personally the he sign my football mag.

[@jesusruiz9922]

barbara maier did he bone u ?

[@alfonsocarrasco6907]

barbara maier fastest I tell you I seen it I told him he was my idol football player

[@JOSALDINHO22000]

ONE OF MY IDOLS AND HEROES

[@diezorocetact]

I like the side shot where the athletes look like a pack of wild through-breeds giving it everything they got!

[@paologagliano8763]

The fastest sprinter ever.

[@horrorskopf]

No. This was the German Armin Hary.

[@lostandfound3343]

um usain bolt?

[@imkingthemanhimself6598]

The Danish Physicist that has nothing to do with the track if in 2008 you put bolt on a dirt track he would be in the same range of numbers he’s that fast go look at bolt times no man ever come close to his time except being on drugs

[@sub2me543]

@@tGGgGg-sp9yx atleast someone have basic knowledge thinking a better track plus good spikes will remove a full second

[@SoulSociety404]

Bolt and a few others are faster but then again Hayes could’ve ran 9.6 today so who knows

[@CaneFu]

As a former sprinter myself I agree but if you want to see truly perfect sprinting form check out Valery Borzov at the 1972 Olympics. He wasn't the fastest sprinter who ever lived but was definitely the fastest in the world on that day. His training techniques were way ahead of his time and he was able to perfect his running form - Borzov was just as smooth and relaxed as one could be from start to finish.

[@michaelhegyan7464]

I ran on several cinder tracks, in the 70`s, in various dual meets, 440 and 880. It is a very difficult surface to get traction, especially when wet...

[@gabesegun7966]

What kind of races are 440 and 880?

[@michaelhegyan7464]

@@gabesegun7966 the 440 ( which is now 400 meters ) is once around the track, a full sprint. Some runners used starting blocks, I didn't. The 880 ( or half mile ) your first lap, about three quarters speed, the last lap, all out. Can be a brutal event, since I recall the last 300 yards, was pure gut check, separating a good 880 runner, from a great one...

[@gabesegun7966]

@@michaelhegyan7464when was that? At the Athens 1896? who came up with races like that. They must be terrible at measurement. And probably difficult for spectators to follow not knowing the finish line. What a tangled web. I guess it was fun for you guys then.

[@michaelhegyan7464]

I ran from 1972 through 78`, HS to division three NCAA ( Adrian College, Ball State University)

[@gabesegun7966]

@@michaelhegyan7464 whaooo. Things have changed a lot. I used to watch some races back when I was little during empire games being originally from a former British colony. I didn't understand them then because they seemed cruel to me.

[@rickromano5723]

When comparing Bolt vs Hayes let’s not forget 2 glaring facts 1 Bob Hayes was a football player who just happened to be the world’s fastest human. He didn’t even train full time in Track!! Fact Number 2 Bob Hayes retired from tack at 21 years old to join the NFL Bob like most other Track athletes never reached his full potential. Bob Hayes was the fastest man that ever Lived!!

[@hyperflame7255]

Stop. It’s Ok Bro Bolt Is Just Faster ❤

[@erikabildgaard5387]

Ncorrectvtanbtrack first then joined football.eas recruited after Olympic viewing

[@medinaespino]

Con ese tiempo de 10 segundos, registro manual, hubiera sido medalla de oro en la olimpiada de Munich, Montreal, Moscu. He leído que en la final de Tokyo, Bob Hayes tuvo un tiempo de 9.9 en algunos jueces. Esa final olímpica fue la ultima vez que corrió los 100 metro y a los 22 años dejo el atletismo para convertirse en jugador profesional de futbol americano. Cuanto hubiera podido dar este corredor si seguía en el atletismo.

[@IanBatson-Wright]

60 years ago today! RIP Mr Hayes!

[@btofan]

Running on a sloppy dirt track and he had mis-matched shoes! 10 seconds - never will be broken.

[@hyperflame7255]

It’s Was Broken

[@leonjordan9518]

Still the only man to win a gold medal and superbowl title. That accolade will never be broken.

[@hyperflame7255]

If It Was Done By A Human A Human Can Break It.

[@atiboyful]

This was a well worn cinder track. Hayes only applied enough effort to win. Can you imagine him running on a cushioned track today at flat speed against Bolt. I think he would have won

[@Stacie45]

With the benefit of modern training methods, equipment, & sports medicine, Hayes VS. Bolt I think I put my money on Bullet Bob.

[@owenscully8987]

atiboyful

[@darrellgrant7004]

Stacie45 . Consider Usain setting the record in berlin at 9.58. Now miraculously Put Bob hayes on the same tract with 4 years of equivalent training as Usain to shock Usain with a devastating loss and a new WR of 9.49 The problem with folks constantly favoring Bob Hayes is they taut Bob's "do just enough to win" attitude as if Usain was giving it all. You have to lose to dig deep. THE NATURE OF A MAN FROM THE SIXTIES IS HARDER THAN A MAN FROM 2000s

[@lostandfound3343]

Dont get me wrong both men were/are incredible athletes. Bob hayes times were hand timed here so they probably convert to some thing like a high 10.1. now thats still an incredible time giving the time era and the tarck they were running on, and its reasonable to assume the guy could be a 9.8-9 runner in the modern day, but Bolt ran these kind of times as a teenage. i think its silly to compare an athlete from the 1960's to the greatest track athlete ever living 40 years later, but in reality an in prime 2000 usain would bear bob hayes out of the blocks and wouldnt stop moving away, even giving the guy modern training and spikes.

[@duggedc]

@@lostandfound3343 The training Usain had at 17 was probably better than what Hayes had as an Olympian. We can assume, if Hayes had the same training, same speed suit, his own track shoes and on a leveled modern track, that he would beat a teenage Usain. Yes the clothes he wore, the form, the training, all of that can have an impact when comparing to someone today. All of these Athletes running 9.9, if you gave them the same conditions Hayes had and what he had on, I bet they would be higher than a 10.2

[@lennysolano]

The Silver Metal was Figuerola from 🇨🇺, I meet him back in 1980 he was President of the INDER in Cuba. That year Silvio Leonard was Silver Metal at the Moscow Olympics Wells From the UK 🇬🇧 won the Gold metal.

[@JOALDINHO-rd6qj]

ONE OF MY HEROES IS BOB HAYES

[@piperjaymes9163]

Bobby "The Bullet" Hayes is the ONLY Olympic GOLD medal printer to also win the NFLTITLE Superbowl championship with "AMERICAS TEAM" The Dallas Cowboys. Gold Medal in 1964 to Superbowl in 1972. COWBOYS ROCK.......!!

[@bettyjohnson4875]

Yes! I was there! DCC cheerleader Super Bowl VI in New Orleans! Bob made a touchdown. My favorite#22

[@docpj72]

Carl Lewis wouldn't even be able to catch a football-Bullet Bob was the man!

[@Stacie45]

To Carl Lewis credit he knew it. He went to University of Houston and was drafted by the Dallas Cowboys, he said no thanks, football is not for me. He stuck to track, smart decision.

[@imkingthemanhimself6598]

Paul Johnson maybe if they would have test Carl Lewis back then he would have be on the drugs side of the fence

[@ShunyamNiketana]

What a great film. I love the drama and pacing. Is this from Tokyo Olympiad?

[@amp3cx10000a7jp]

Jessie Owens and Armin Hary Also the face!

[@2ndNatureHairSolutions]

Powerful video

[@flamelord3312]

hes estimated to have ran a 8.74 4x100 split. keep in my on a dirt track in borrowed spikes with average form unbelievable mann

[@cheetahobx]

"my"=mind "mann" = man

[@davidsafely732]

It's actually 8.56 - based on the time code of the video. It was confirmed, 2x to be accurate.

[@Tonyconner74]

He never ran track again after the Olympics he was only 22. Sprinters don't reach their peak until the ages of 27-30 can ypu imagine if never played football? Usain Bolt would never have broken Bullet Bob's record's!

[@edchapman5801]

I never thought of that and I read he didn't get a lot of training in technique either. Remember him running fly patterns for the Cowboys - gave impressive a whole 'nother meaning.

[@hyperflame7255]

Stop. It’s Ok Bro Bolt Is Faster ❤

[@ouibscfdadade1245]

2:56

[@josaldinho18872]

ONE OF MY IDOLS

[@gabesegun7966]

The guy in glasses at 3:55 was like ' it's this for real or you got to wake me up'

[@varet19]

Certainement un des plus grands sprinters , que les USA aient connu . Je me souviens des images , du film " Tokyo Olympiades " , un athlète exceptionnel.

[@666zerowolf]

MAITRE Maurice je ne se quoi!

[@Redwhiteblue-gr5em]

Near the end of the video you see Jesse Owens in the crowd and he was amazed how great Hayes was.

[@p4ulooping]

Crazy speed outperformed everyone

[@aladdinsmith3469]

on a dirt track years before doping came upon the scene decade at before Bolt it was Bullet Bob Hayes I watched the 1964 Olympic live not in Tokyo at home via the early bird satellite

[@rxonmymind8362]

Can you remember what your impression of that race was?

[@mikem9252]

got to meet bob hayes shortly before his death...his chemical issues were well documented - but what a nice guy and amazing athlete...changed the game of fball forever

[@mstrunn]

+Mike M. Met Bob Hayes and his brother shortly before he passed, he did get involved with drug smuggling and payed for it, no proof he ever took anything, his book Run Bullet Run is an excellent source.

[@BANAANIKAKKU-nj5ch]

ONE OF MY IDOLS I WISHD IM FINNISH BOB HAYES

[@wernerschneider4460]

I can imagine that on a track like today the 10,0 (and whatever hundreds) on a dirt-track are equivalent to at least 9,70 if not 9,60. And that at a time when professionalism in athletics was neither wanted nor permitted.

[@nogginsquared]

Brilliant performance and film!

[@zabaleta66]

Wow, that's power! He pantsed the other guys.

[@n8george]

Bolt's form is no where near this ugly, besides, it's improved significantly since 08. I agree tho, Hayes probably woulda been a 9.6 sprinter today

[@loganford6483]

The crazy thing is that his form really isn’t that great. It’s not clean, his head is rocking all over the place, his shoulders aren’t aligned. The fact that he still beat everyone is a testament to how unbelievably powerful he was

[@thomasdemay9805]

he was primarily a football player who did track as a hobby. thats the real insane thing you are right. as they said about he "ran as fast as he need to win".

[@Provemewrongwithfacts]

As fast as he was, it didn't seem that his form was all that good. He used to say, he was a football player that ran track. Maybe if he took track seriously, and got good coaching, he could've obliterated the record.

[@BBBYpsi]

That was my first thought watching him run & his form. Imagine with proper training, form & not on a dirt track what he could have done.

[@Davegoode23]

Bruce Lee use to tell a story about two Japanese gentlemen watching this race to make a point about traditional martial arts.They watched Hayes win the race in record time and commented on his unorthodox form.The came could be said about Muhammad Ali's unorthodox boxing style.Hands held too low.Right hand leads etc.

[@racerx6041]

Theriokid : A hobby like Bo Jackson.😊

[@keitheubanks6086]

BBBYpsi true

[@themoors4563]

Wait a minute Bob Hayes won the gold medal and to make a biased statement about his coaching probably not fair.... you have to remember that the big white schools did not want these black athletes during that time and you would be surprised to find out that up until about 1980 the schools are sent the most athletes to the NFL we're coming from schools like Tennessee State University and Grambling University. Bob Hayes came from FAMU..... and everybody that had a piece and him making it to that level and becoming the best athlete the fastest man in the world needs to be given praise from that era... Michael Johnson also did not run with the best form but he was the best..... I love it that his form was individual and then it had kind of a Gallop to it

[@htownhomie06]

How was Hayes drawn into Lane 1. Clearly, they used different standards based on qualifying heats than the system of current international elite T&F.

[@gordonwaldner9792]

Random draw. I remember picking blank cartridges with numbers pencilled on to the paper wadding.

[@turnupthesun81]

Good lord. Hayes had some giddy up.

[@MrEmanResu]

he was really booking, wow !

[@AskTheRealDrBrown]

I like Jesse Owens in the clip.

[@invisaman75]

OK let's cut to the chase: 02:58