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Ex-Dallas Cowboy Hayes' Hall call is long overdue12:13 AM CST on Saturday, January 31, 2009 • E-mail TAMPA, Fla. – Bob Hayes, his body ravaged by disease, didn't know if he'd ever be enshrined into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. And if he did make it, Hayes wasn't sure he'd be alive to see the day. In 1999, he made an emotional October trip to Washington, D.C., to visit his older sister, Lucille Hester. In a hotel restaurant, they discussed a variety of subjects, including what he wanted her to say if his dream of getting into the Hall of...

In a corner of A. Philip Randolph Park, a statue surrounded by red, white and pink flowers captures "Bullet" Bob Hayes at his Olympic peak - the 1964 Tokyo games - whizzing past the competition in the anchor leg of the 4x100 meter relay. Yet, on the other side of the city, the final resting place for Jacksonville's most revered athlete is nothing more than a bare patch of grass. Local monuments and events honor his athletic legacy, from the annual Bob Hayes Invitational Track Meet at Raines High School - the nation's largest one-day track meet - to the...

According to the site, Carter was not at practice this morning and was "driven away". The Cowboys will address the issue this afternoon but ESPN radio report he will be released by the Cowboys today.

Harris, Wright hurt over snubFormer Cowboys can't hide their pain after being rejected by Hall12:07 AM CST on Sunday, February 1, 2004By MATT MOSLEY / Dallas Web Staff HOUSTON – With three Cowboys among the 15 finalists for the Pro Football Hall of Fame, it seemed inconceivable that voters wouldn't crack the door for at least one. But with Saturday's final cut, the 39-member Board of Selectors barred entry to all three. Former offensive tackle Rayfield Wright, the late Bob Hayes and safety Cliff Harris were left out of the Hall. But it was Saturday's final cut – from six...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) -- ``Bullet'' Bob Hayes, the Olympic gold-medal sprinter and Dallas Cowboys star who was once considered the world's fastest man, died at age 59. Hayes died of kidney failure at Shands Hospital late Wednesday, daughter Westine Lodge said. He was hospitalized earlier this month and had also battled liver ailments and prostate cancer. Hayes had a sparkling athletic career, and as a Cowboys receiver forced the rest of the NFL to change the way pass defense was played. But many of his accomplishments were later tainted by drug and alcohol addiction, which landed him in prison and...