1942
Robert Lee Hayes, United States, sprints. Bob Hayes was born in Jacksonville, Florida, where he ran track and played football for Gilbert High School. Upon graduation he entered Florida A&M University in Tallahassee, Florida. During his years at FAMU he established himself as a world class sprinter, setting world records in the indoor 60y dash of 5.9 and in the outdoor 100y dash of 9.1. Representing the United States in the 1964 (Tokyo) Olympic Games, Hayes won the gold medal in the men's 100m dash, setting a new world record of 10.06. Hayes also ran on the U.S. gold medal 4 x 100m relay team. After the Olympics Hayes left athletics for a professional football career in the NFL. Hayes passed away in Jacksonville on 18 September 2002, suffering from prostate cancer.
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