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Robert Lee Hayes (December 20, 1942 – September 18, 2002), nicknamed "Bullet Bob", was an American sprinter and professional football player. After winning gold medals at the 1964 Summer Olympics , he played as a split end in the National Football League (NFL) for the Dallas Cowboys (for 11 seasons).
When Bob Hayes arrived on the pro football scene in 1965, he had already earned athletic stardom having won a pair of gold medals in the 1964 Olympic Games in Tokyo. His medal-winning performance in the 100 meters competition earned him the title "World's Fastest Human."
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- December 20, 1942
Sep 19, 2002 · "Bullet" Bob Hayes, the Olympic gold medal sprinter and Dallas Cowboys receiver who was once deemed the fastest man alive, has died. He was 59. He died of kidney failure at Shands Hospital...
Bob Hayes was an American sprinter who, although he was relatively slow out of the starting block and had an almost lumbering style of running, was a remarkably powerful sprinter with as much raw speed as any athlete in history.
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Jun 11, 2023 · "Bullet Bob" Hayes was a Duval native who went to Matthew Gilbert High where he played football & ran track before becoming an Olympian & NFL star. He's the only athlete to win both an Olympic Gold Medal & a Super Bowl Ring.
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Robert 'Bullet Bob' Hayes is the only man in history to win Olympic gold and an NFL Super Bowl championship title. The story began on 15th October 1964. The USA speedster showed up at the Tokyo Games and won 100m gold, running in borrowed spikes in an inside lane chewed up by the start of the men's 20km walk.
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