Bob Hayes: American Hero

Black History Month
Rattler legend Robert Lee "Bullet Bob" Hayes was a two-sport star at FAMU who excelled in both track and football. Hayes was went on to win two Gold medals in the 1964 Olympics and have a distingued NFL career with the Dallas Cowboys.

At the 1964 Summer Olympics, in Tokyo, Hayes had his finest hour as a sprinter. First, he won the 100 m by tying the current World Record in the 100 m even though he was running in lane 1 which had, the day before, been used for the 10km and this badly chewed up the cinder track. He also was running in borrowed spikes because one of his shoes had been kicked under the bed when he was playing with some friends and he didn't realise until he got there. This was followed by a second gold medal in the 4 x 100 m relay, which also produced a new World Record.

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