Bob Hayes
Chronology
| 1942 | Born December 20, in Jacksonville, Florida |
| 1961-65 | Attends Florida A&M University on a football scholarship; also runs track |
| 1964 | Wins Olympic gold medals in 100 meters and 4 × 100 meter relay |
| 1965-74 | Member of Dallas Cowboys football team |
| 1965-67 | Member of Pro Bowl team |
| 1972 | Dallas Cowboys win Super Bowl |
| 1975 | Member of San Francisco 49ers football team |
| 1975 | Retires from football |
| 1976 | Inducted into U.S. Track and Field Hall of Fame and Florida A&M University Hall of Fame |
| 1979 | Pleads guilty to charge of selling cocaine, receives ten-year sentence; spends five months in jail before being released on probation |
| 1979-89 | Battles addiction to drugs and alcohol, enters rehab three times |
| 1994 | Completes his degree in elementary education at Florida A&M at the age of 51 |
| 2001 | Inducted into Dallas Cowboys Ring of Honor |
| 2002 | Inducted into Texas Black Sport Hall of Fame |
| 2002 | Dies of kidney failure in Jacksonville, Florida |
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