Editing Bob Hayes (section)

===Dallas Cowboys===
The [[Dallas Cowboys]] selected Hayes in the seventh round (88th overall) of the [[1964 NFL draft]] with a future draft pick, which allowed the team to draft him before his college eligibility was over, taking a chance that the Olympic sprinter with unrefined football skills could excel as a [[wide receiver]].<ref>[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2202&dat=19641209&id=PyEmAAAAIBAJ&sjid=CP4FAAAAIBAJ&pg=2456,1931474 Cowboys and Giants Sign 2 Speedsters]. Gettysburg Times. December 9, 1964</ref> He was also selected by the [[Denver Broncos]] in the 14th round (105th overall) of the [[1964 AFL Draft]], with a future selection. Hayes has been credited by many with forcing the NFL to develop a [[zone defense]] and the [[bump and run coverage|bump and run]] to attempt to contain him.<ref name="profootballhof.com">[http://www.profootballhof.com/enshrinement/story.jsp?story_id=3095 Enshrinement » Class of 2009 announced] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090203071341/http://www.profootballhof.com/enshrinement/story.jsp?story_id=3095 |date=February 3, 2009 }}. Profootballhof.com. Retrieved on May 30, 2015.</ref>

Hayes' first two seasons were most successful, during which he led the NFL both times in receiving touchdowns with 12 and 13 touchdowns, respectively.<ref>{{cite web|last=Rank|first=Adam|url=http://www.nfl.com/photoessays/0ap2000000324888/NFL-players-from-historically-black-colleges|title=NFL players from historically black colleges|publisher=[[National Football League]]|date=February 10, 2014|access-date=February 27, 2014}}</ref> In 1966 Hayes caught six passes for 195 yards against the [[New York Giants]] at the [[Cotton Bowl (stadium)|Cotton Bowl]]. Later, in the [[Dallas Cowboys]]-[[Washington Redskins]] match-up, Hayes caught nine passes for 246 yards (a franchise record until [[Miles Austin]] broke it with a 250-yard performance on October 11, 2009, against the [[Kansas City Chiefs]]). Hayes' speed forced other teams to go to a zone since no single player could keep up with him. Spreading the defense out in hopes of containing Hayes allowed the Cowboys' talented running game to flourish, rushers [[Don Perkins]], [[Calvin Hill]], [[Walt Garrison]] and [[Duane Thomas]] taking advantage of the diminished coverage at the line of scrimmage. In the 1967 season, Hayes led the NFL in punt return yards, and went on to set an NFL playoff record with 141 punt return yards in Dallas' 52-14 win over the [[Cleveland Browns]]. Hayes also caught 5 passes for 145 yards in that game, including an 86-yard touchdown catch.

Hayes is also infamous for two events, both involving the NFL championship games in [[1966 NFL Championship Game|1966]] and [[1967 NFL Championship Game|1967]], both against the [[Green Bay Packers]]. In the 1966 game, on the last meaningful play of the game, Hayes missed an assignment of blocking linebacker [[Dave Robinson (American football)|Dave Robinson]], which resulted in [[Don Meredith]] nearly being sacked by Robinson and as a result throwing a desperation pass into the end zone that was intercepted by [[Tom Brown (safety)|Tom Brown]]. In the 1967 NFL championship, the "Ice Bowl" played on New Year's Eve, 1967, Hayes was alleged to have inadvertently disclosed whether the upcoming play was a pass or run because on running plays he kept his hands inside his pants to keep them warm and the Green Bay defense knew they didn't need to cover him.<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/playoffs/2014/story/_/id/12127344/nfl-chilling-recollection-classic-ice-bowl | title=A chilling recollection of 'Ice Bowl' | date=January 7, 2015 | access-date=February 19, 2016}}</ref>

On July 17, [[1975 NFL season|1975]], he was traded to the [[San Francisco 49ers]] in exchange for a third round draft choice (#73-[[Duke Fergerson]]).<ref>{{cite web| url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2202&dat=19750718&id=ALslAAAAIBAJ&pg=1047,3651557&hl=es | title=Bob Hayes, Traded By Dallas To San Francisco | access-date=February 19, 2016}}</ref>

Hayes wore No. 22 with the Cowboys, which would later be worn by [[running back]] [[Emmitt Smith]].