{"id":868335,"date":"2025-08-27T21:12:36","date_gmt":"2025-08-28T02:12:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2025\/08\/27\/countdown-to-the-season-opener-day-9-bob-hayes\/"},"modified":"2025-08-27T21:12:36","modified_gmt":"2025-08-28T02:12:36","slug":"countdown-to-the-season-opener-day-9-bob-hayes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2025\/08\/27\/countdown-to-the-season-opener-day-9-bob-hayes\/","title":{"rendered":"Countdown to the season opener: Day 9 Bob Hayes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Football <\/p>\n<div id=\"zephr-anchor\">\n<p><em>We\u2019re counting down the days until the <\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bloggingtheboys.com\/\"><em>Dallas Cowboys<\/em><\/a><em> battle the <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bleedinggreennation.com\/\"><em>Philadelphia Eagles<\/em><\/a><em> in the season opener of the 2025 NFL season. To pass the time and mark the days, we are running through 100 Days of Cowboys. So sit back and enjoy some Cowboys history while we countdown to football<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Today &#8211; number<\/strong> <strong>9<\/strong><\/p>\n<div>\n<p id=\"bob-hayes\">\n<h3><strong><u>Bob Hayes<\/u><\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>Born:<\/strong> December 20, 1942. Jacksonville, Florida<br \/><strong>Position:<\/strong> Wide receiver<br \/><strong>Dallas Cowboys<\/strong>: 1965-1974<br \/><strong>Awards<\/strong>: Super Bowl champion- VI<br \/>All-Pro- 1966, 1967, 1968<br \/>Pro Bowl- 1965, 1966, 1967<br \/>NFL receiving touchdowns leader- 1965, 1966<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/platform.bloggingtheboys.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2025\/08\/gettyimages-106921341.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;crop=0,7.8125,100,84.375\" data-pswp-height=\"3037.5\" data-pswp-width=\"2430\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><img title=\"Football\" alt=\"Football CIRCA 1968: Bob Hayes #22 of the Dallas Cowboys looks on during an NFL football game circa 1970. Hayes played for the Cowboys from 1965-74. (Photo by Focus on Sport\/Getty Images)\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"fill\"   src=\"https:\/\/platform.bloggingtheboys.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2025\/08\/gettyimages-106921341.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;crop=0%2C7.8125%2C100%2C84.375&#038;w=2400\"><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Bob Hayes played wide receiver for the Dallas Cowboys from 1965 to 1974, revolutionizing the position with his Olympic-caliber speed. Nicknamed \u201cBullet Bob,\u201d Hayes won a gold medal in the 100 meters at the 1964 Olympics before joining the NFL, where his unmatched speed forced defenses to adopt zone coverage and deep safety help, changes that reshaped modern football strategy. Hayes was a three-time Pro Bowler, three-time All-Pro, and helped the Cowboys capture Super Bowl VI. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2009, the only man to win both an Olympic gold medal and a Super Bowl ring.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Best known for:<\/strong><br \/>Hayes was best known for being the fastest man in football, using his Olympic speed to stretch defenses and change how the game was played.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Lesser known fact:<\/strong><br \/>Hayes once tied the world record for the 100-yard dash <em>while running on a cinder track<\/em>, showcasing the raw speed that terrified NFL defenders.<\/p>\n<p><span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bloggingtheboys.com\/dallas-cowboys-history\/178785\/countdown-season-opener-day-9-bob-hayes#comments\">9 Comments<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloggingtheboys.com\/dallas-cowboys-history\/178785\/countdown-season-opener-day-9-bob-hayes\" class=\"button purchase\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read More<\/a> Mike Poland<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We\u2019re counting down the days until the Dallas Cowboys battle the Philadelphia Eagles in the season opener of the 2025 NFL season. To pass the time and mark the days, we are running through 100 Days of Cowboys. So sit back and enjoy some Cowboys history while we countdown to football. Today &#8211; number 9<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":868336,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[26168,3790,795],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-868335","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-countdown","8":"category-football","9":"category-season"},"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/868335","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=868335"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/868335\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/868336"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=868335"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=868335"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=868335"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}