Saturday, January 31, 2009

"Bullet" Bob Hayes selected for class of 2009

Today "Bullet" Bob Hayes was selected as part of the 2009 class of the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
“We played together in the college all-star game,” former Cowboys quarterback Roger Staubach said in a telephone interview. “We were all good athletes, and we were all fast people, and then there was Bob Hayes. But he was not just fast; he was a football player. No one could guard him.”
Hayes, the "world's fastest man," won 2 Olympic gold medals. He changed how defenses played the game.
In a statement, Cowboys owner Jerry Jones said, "This is a deserving honor for one of the Cowboys' most and truly gifted stars. We all know he changed the game on the field, but he also brought a unique star quality to the NFL that helped make professional football the most popular sport in the world."
The other 5 inductees are Bruce Smith and Rod Woodson (both in on their first ballot) and Derrick Thomas, Ralph Wilson and Randall McDaniel.

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