stuckincincy Posted March 28, 2008 Share Posted March 28, 2008 For those who saw "Bullet Bob" play... Hayes died of kidney failure and liver problems and prostate cancer at age 59, in 2002. He was a remarkable player. http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/columns/stor...&id=3312940 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stenbar Posted March 28, 2008 Share Posted March 28, 2008 For those who saw "Bullet Bob" play... Hayes died of kidney failure and liver problems and prostate cancer at age 59, in 2002. http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/columns/stor...&id=3312940 I grew up in Dallas and he was snubbed even there..He was a very good wr.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AKC Posted March 28, 2008 Share Posted March 28, 2008 My first memory of him is going coast to coast on a KR. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ned Flanders Posted March 28, 2008 Share Posted March 28, 2008 And there wasn't a Cowboys game televised where the announcer didn't refer to him as "The World's Fastest Human." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuckincincy Posted March 28, 2008 Author Share Posted March 28, 2008 I grew up in Dallas and he was snubbed even there..He was a very good wr.... Hayes, Rentzel, Meredith, Morton, Staubach, Lilly, Howley, Jordan, Hill, Thomas, etc. The Landry-led Cows were top teams. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stenbar Posted March 28, 2008 Share Posted March 28, 2008 Hayes, Rentzel, Meredith, Morton, Staubach, Lilly, Howley, Jordan, Hill, Thomas, etc. The Landry-led Cows were top teams. My mom worked for Yellow freight when we lived there and they had office season tickets..My mom was able to get 2 games a year..I still cherish those teams...you want to talk about going through some serious Qb debates..First it was Meredith vs. Morton then it was Morton Vs. Staubach..It was hell for 10 yrs much like here now..The difference being we argue on the message board, in Dallas they fought it out outside the stadium..LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuckincincy Posted March 28, 2008 Author Share Posted March 28, 2008 My mom worked for Yellow freight when we lived there and they had office season tickets..My mom was able to get 2 games a year..I still cherish those teams...you want to talk about going through some serious Qb debates..First it was Meredith vs. Morton then it was Morton Vs. Staubach..It was hell for 10 yrs much like here now..The difference being we argue on the message board, in Dallas they fought it out outside the stadium..LOL Small world...a brother-in-law of mine retired from Yellow Freight five or so years ago. He did dock work for 30 years and was a Teamster committeeman. After the '93 acquisition of Preston and that two-tier wage garbage, he ran for and won higher union office. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sisyphean Bills Posted March 29, 2008 Share Posted March 29, 2008 One aspect not mentioned in the article is the catch-22 of Hayes playing for great Cowboys teams. Many feel that there are "too many Cowboys" in the Hall, etc. Also, he takes a rap as a side-show and a track guy that just happened to play for a great team, but otherwise never put up the distinguishing career numbers, etc. Unfortunately, those viewpoints are distorted. Bob Hayes was a great player, changed the way the game is played forever (like Jim Brown, etc.), and it was partly his presence on the football field that made the Dallas Cowboys one of the most dominant teams of that era. RIP, Bullet Bob. Your legacy lives on even if the youngsters are blind to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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