Ex-Cowboy Bob Hayes named to Pro Football Hall of Fame
Bob Hayes will finally be forever known as a Hall of Famer.
Hayes was selected for induction into the Pro Football Hall of Fame on Saturday in Tampa, less than 200 miles from his boyhood Jacksonville home. He will join Tom Landry, Tex Schramm as well as former Dallas Cowboys teammates Roger Staubach, Bob Lilly, Mel Renfro and Rayfield Wright in Canton, Ohio, as well as fellow Ring of Honor members Troy Aikman, Michael Irvin, Tony Dorsett and Randy White.
The wait was long – Hayes’ career ended in 1975 – and painful – he reached the finalists stage in 2004 only to be rejected on the final ballot two years after his death – but historic – he is now the only man to win a gold medal, a Super Bowl ring and selection to the Hall of Fame.
All I can say…..it’s about bloomin’ time!
3 responses so far ↓
1 lajitas // Jan 31, 2009 at 7:47 pm
‘Bout friggin time!! All he did was revolutionize the passing game! Hope he’s looking down with a smile on his face finally.
2 Kate // Jan 31, 2009 at 8:05 pm
Damn skippy!
3 Ick // Feb 2, 2009 at 8:15 pm
Its to bad that a scandal is surrounding his induction. I’m looking for the story now
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