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Bob Hayes

1942 - 2002

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Robert Lee Hayes (December 20, 1942 – September 18, 2002), nicknamed "Bullet Bob", was an American sprinter and professional football player. After winning gold medals at the 1964 Summer Olympics, he played as a split end in the National Football League (NFL) for the Dallas Cowboys (for 11 seasons). Hayes is the only athlete to win both an Olympic gold medal and a Super Bowl ring. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Bob Hayes has received more than 1,108,607 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2019). Bob Hayes is the 1,007th most popular athlete (down from 563rd in 2019), the 8,761st most popular biography from United States (down from 7,211th in 2019) and the 188th most popular American Athlete.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.1M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 43.21

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 23

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.91

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.89

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Bob Hayes ranks 1,007 out of 3,059Before him are Vladimir Belousov, František Douda, Lily Carlstedt, Adolf Kainz, Gerd Hornberger, and David Rigert. After him are Sirkka Polkunen, György Bródy, Hal Brown, Karl Röderer, Grigory Mkrtychan, and Robert Liottel.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1942, Bob Hayes ranks 530Before him are Dan Haggerty, Jesús Glaría, Daniel Revenu, Lopo do Nascimento, Chris Irwin, and Gerry Marsden. After him are Marc Alaimo, Paul-Eerik Rummo, Ingrid Becker, Carol Cleveland, Bob Gaudio, and Han Pil-hwa. Among people deceased in 2002, Bob Hayes ranks 271Before him are Yuji Hyakutake, Johannes Joachim Degenhardt, Günther Ortmann, Spike Milligan, Lev Kulidzhanov, and Lily Carlstedt. After him are Katya Paskaleva, Mary Carew, Ivano Blason, Jovdat Hajiyev, John Gorton, and Jerome Biffle.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Bob Hayes ranks 8,761 out of 18,182Before him are Phil Mahre (1957), Kathryn Crosby (1933), George Beauchamp (1899), Betsy Brandt (1976), Scott Derrickson (1966), and Edith Abbott (1876). After him are Eugene J. Martin (1938), Conrad Nagel (1897), Anthony Wayne (1745), William L. Marcy (1786), Adrian Grenier (1976), and Tony Lo Bianco (1936).

Among ATHLETES In United States

Among athletes born in United States, Bob Hayes ranks 188Before him are Alvah Meyer (1888), Billy Mills (1938), Steve Prefontaine (1951), Edwin Hedley (1864), William Hogenson (1884), and Annette Rogers (1913). After him are Hal Brown (1898), Alma Richards (1890), Larry James (1947), Ira Murchison (1933), Sammy Lee (1920), and George Dole (1885).