| 1 | House Resolution |
| 2 | A resolution recognizing August 8, 2009, as "'Bullet' Bob |
| 3 | Hayes Day" in Florida. |
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Robert Lee Hayes was born on December 20, 1942, in |
| 6 | Jacksonville and attended Jacksonville's Matthew Gilbert High |
| 7 | School, where he was a standout on the football and track and |
| 8 | field teams, and |
| 9 | WHEREAS, "Bullet" Bob Hayes attended Florida Agricultural |
| 10 | and Mechanical University, where he remained a two-sport stand- |
| 11 | out in both track and football and was the Amateur Athletic |
| 12 | Union 100-yard dash champion from 1962-1964 and the National |
| 13 | Collegiate Athletic Association 200-meter dash champion in 1964, |
| 14 | and |
| 15 | WHEREAS, at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan, |
| 16 | "Bullet" Bob Hayes won the 100-meter gold medal, tying the then- |
| 17 | world record of 10.05 seconds, and anchored the United States |
| 18 | 400-meter relay team to a gold medal victory in a world record |
| 19 | 39.06 seconds, where his relay split of 8.6 seconds earned him |
| 20 | the title "World's Fastest Human," and |
| 21 | WHEREAS, in 1964, the National Football League's Dallas |
| 22 | Cowboys drafted "Bullet" Bob Hayes in the seventh round, taking |
| 23 | a chance on a sprinter with blazing speed, and |
| 24 | WHEREAS, in addition to playing wide receiver, "Bullet" Bob |
| 25 | Hayes returned punts for the Cowboys and was the NFL's leading |
| 26 | punt returner in 1968 with a 20.8 yards-per-return average and |
| 27 | two touchdowns, including a 90-yard touchdown against the |
| 28 | Pittsburgh Steelers, and |
| 29 | WHEREAS, playing with speed that forced opposing teams' |
| 30 | defenses to change to the zone style of defense, "Bullet" Bob |
| 31 | Hayes was named to the NFL Pro Bowl three times and the NFL All |
| 32 | Pro Team four times, and |
| 33 | WHEREAS, "Bullet" Bob Hayes helped Dallas win five Eastern |
| 34 | Conference titles and two National Football Conference titles, |
| 35 | played in two Super Bowls, and was instrumental in Dallas' |
| 36 | first-ever Super Bowl victory in 1972, making Hayes the only |
| 37 | person to win both an Olympic gold medal and a Super Bowl ring, |
| 38 | and |
| 39 | WHEREAS, for his many outstanding contributions to the |
| 40 | Dallas Cowboys' football organization, "Bullet" Bob Hayes was |
| 41 | enshrined in the Dallas Cowboys' Ring of Honor in 2001, and |
| 42 | WHEREAS, after battling with prostate cancer and liver |
| 43 | ailments, "Bullet" Bob Hayes died of kidney failure in his |
| 44 | hometown of Jacksonville on September 18, 2002, and |
| 45 | WHEREAS, "Bullet" Bob Hayes was selected as a member of the |
| 46 | Pro Football Hall of Fame's Class of 2009 and will be enshrined |
| 47 | on August 8, 2009, NOW, THEREFORE, |
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| 49 | Be It Resolved by the House of Representatives of the State of |
| 50 | Florida: |
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| 52 | That in recognition of the tremendous talents and |
| 53 | achievements of Robert Lee Hayes, August 8, 2009, is recognized |
| 54 | as "'Bullet' Bob Hayes Day" in Florida. |