That's what I want to do is pass Bama. (College Stats), Weighted Career AV (100-95-): 76 (509th overall since 1960). Wide receiver Davante Adams gets his second TD of the day from Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence in the second flag football game of the 2023 Pro Bowl. Personnel deployment is the most visible indicator of the importance television networks give to a story. Hayes also had four interceptions nullified by penalties; he picked off five more in the playoffs. [9], Hayes was introduced to Stickum, an adhesive substance used by players to improve their grip, in his 1977 rookie season by Hall of Fame wide receiver and fellow teammate Fred Biletnikoff. He had one catch, and I slipped on that play.". . I thanked God. Get to know Raiderette Katsura as she enters her third season. time constraints on social media interaction, return on time investment. That's why I broke out. What a great Aggie! first team All Pro. I didn't know him. Subscribe to Stathead Football: Get your first month FREEYour All-Access Ticket to the Pro Football Reference Database. We wanted to bring him success and win for him. I don't care about stats. Head Coach Josh McDaniels discusses evaluating the quarterback prospects, the 2023 NFL Scouting Combine, running back Josh Jacobs, his mindset for the offseason and more. He first played defensive end as a freshman and then linebacker and safety as a sophomore. At any rate, he has another ring now, a sparkling reminder of his football triumphs. A diamond-studded bracelet adorns his right wrist, spelling out "Judge," his nickname as a player. Question, Comment, Feedback, or Correction? More to the point, he can make himself understood, which was a challenge during his days at Texas A&M and in the NFL. Watch as the Raiders, the NFL and members of the local Boys & Girls Clubs of Southern Nevada planted trees and shrubs at Acacia Demonstration Park in Henderson, Nevada. 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"I sounded like a second version of - what was his name - Cousin Itt from The Addams Family," he said in a 2003 interview. We crushed men based on our stamina, on our strength, our training, and mostly on our great technique. Please don't put me at cornerback.' At so many other places, people are so cold and cruel. Hayes does not need to work, he said, thanks to sound investments from his playing days (mostly real estate in his native Texas). Raiders defensive coordinator and Reese's Senior Bowl National Team Head Coach Patrick Graham discusses preparing for the upcoming game, evaluating the draft prospects, the 2023 offseason and more. a nice, very humble guy. I was in love with Sandra Lewis and I was sad because I just wanted to go home and see Sandra! I had to come see him.". His athleticism really shined - exceptional charisma! Defensive end Clelin Ferrell's speed leads to a sack on Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes. President Joe Biden 's interview with NBC 's Lester Holt will air in its entirety on Sunday, but the network will broadcast portions of the interview on Thursday and Friday. I was crying because I had to stay here. In 2012, the Professional Football Researchers Association named Hayes to the PFRA Hall of Very Good Class of 2012. Coach Thomas was coaching me up mentally and physically for 60 days in June and July. I was shocked to win the Defensive Player of the Year. I kept on working and eventually turned the page on playing strong safety. He still stutters, the remnants of a speech problem he's battled most of his life. I met the scouts but never met ahead coach from the other schools. When he came to Texas in 1996, the upper Midwesttransplant wouldn't have imagined heading a program that would give him four state championships. 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Hayes was a five-time Pro Bowl selection from 1980 to 1984. Hayes bounces between his past and his present, happy to relive his football career and equally eager to distance himself from the "party life." The interview is expected to take place during the 1 p.m. Arizona. He added five more interceptions in Oakland's three playoff games as they advanced to a victory in Super Bowl XV, A big Star Wars fan, during pregame interviews for Super Bowl XVIII he declared himself the "only true Jedi" in the NFL. You gotta show it. Five. Thats not logical! Sneed owns hundreds of Raider memorabilia pieces, including several dozen autographed jerseys. [2] Hayes and his thirteen interceptions in 1980 is tied for second most in a season all-time and the most in the last 40 seasons. - Photo by DALE BUTLER/Courier photo Born: Quarterback Jarrett Stidham drops the ball in the bucket to wide receiver Hunter Renfrow for an 11-yard touchdown during the fourth quarter against the Chiefs. I could not catch a cold buck naked in Antarctica," Hayes said. NFL Live host Laura Rutledge discusses Intermountain Performance Healthcare Center, the Raiders and more. Even. When asked how current Kansas City star quarterback/two-time Super Bowl MVP Patrick Mahomes would have done if he played during his era, Hayes said: "It's not all about Patrick. 1 college football recruit. Portions of the interview will air on Sunday's pre-game show in what has become something of a presidential . It paid off because I was patient. He said Lester had a stutter and was afraid of his own shadow. He was moved to linebacker and flanker at Wheatley and to strong safety, over his objections, at Texas A&M. Thank you, Jesus, for Coach Thomas because he coached me up and taught me how to backpedal! We had a great coaching staff at A&M. [4], Hayes was converted to cornerback after being chosen by the Raiders in the fifth round of the 1977 draft. It's an action situation by giving back.". Cornerback Nate Hobbs on preparing for the regular-season finale against the Chiefs, Bills safety Damar Hamlin and more. "My uncle is the whole reason I'm a Raider fan," he said. We played for him because we wanted him to be happy. 68 Year Old Aquarius #30. Losing to Arkansas in 1975 was a fluky game. To read the transcript of this interview click expand: NBC's Super Bowl LVI Pregame 2/13/2022 3:15:21 PM. I give back to kids who are sick and don't have food because there's a lot of them. Lester Hayes will live in NFL lore as the Jedi Master of stickum, the chemical goop that helped him corral 18 interceptions during the regular season and playoffs en route to the Oakland Raiders' Super Bowl XV victory after the 1980 season. "When I came out of Texas A&M in 1977, I was a strong safety," Hayes said. Everyone was screaming for him to tuck it a way, but not Lester- he somehow held on to the ball. Im a Mad Dog fan for life! Think about that. You have to focus on your technique and game plan.". It's a sensation. [11] Fred Biletnikoff and Jerry Rice each stated their usage of Stickum and made it to the Pro Football Hall of Fame while Hayes has not. He loved us and made us feel it. Sports enterprise reporter Ron Kroichick has worked at The San Francisco Chronicle since 1995, when he came from The Sacramento Bee. Lester Hayes has signed thousands of autographs over the years. He was known as one of the greatest shutdown cornerbacks in NFL history. Watch Raider Nation answer questions on the Silver and Black outside Allegiant Stadium. You must out train everybody else. Like King, NBC's Lester Holt made a similar trip to anchor "Nightly News" from McAllen, Texas, on Monday. I was a safety. 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Melvin's message, Hayes said, was for his charges to work on their non-dominant side - left foot, left hand, left forearm shiver, left leg, left hip turn. " Watch wide receiver Davante Adams' top plays from his first season in the Silver and Black. He basically shut down Hall of Famer Art Monk in Super Bowl XVIII. Lester Craig Hayes Position: DB 6-0 , 200lb (183cm, 90kg) Born: January 22 in Houston, TX (Age: 68-036d) More bio, uniform, draft, salary info 5x Pro Bowl 1x All-Pro 2x SB Champ HOF All-1980s Team 1980 AP Def. We spanked those Longhorns and those Aggie fans went crazy. "I'm loyal. During his conversation with NBC News' Lester Holt that aired in the lead-up to the Super Bowl, President Joe Biden called upon the NFL to live up to its previously stated intention to hire. The official source for NFL news, video highlights, fantasy football, game-day coverage, schedules, stats, scores and more. Psychological stimuli are very important on game day. Hanging in my locker in HS was a photo clipped from SI with Lester lighting up a receiver, toes up with the ball flying loose. Thirty years after the Super Bowl came to his hometown during his senior year at Wheatley High School, Hayes is a finalist for election Saturday to the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Wide receiver Davante Adams laterals to Miami Dolphins wide receiver Tyreek Hill for eye-catching TD for the AFC in the 2023 Pro Bowl. "I played him bump-and-run on first down, second down, third down," he said. "Our scheme was that you don't rush four. His Biden interview was pegged to the Super Bowl, which NBC will televise on Sunday. Based uponall these schools sending scouts to meet me. As a cornerback with size and speed, Hayes got to know many NFL wide receivers. Hayes elevated his level of play during the Raiders' 1980 Super-Bowl Championship season. Do you have a blog? Can't thank Lester Hayes enough for coming on and bringing the HEAT today on the show. Hayes was named to the NFL's 1980s All-Decade Team. It was go, go, go! David Barron reported on sports media, college football and Olympic sports for the Houston Chronicle until his retirement in January 2021. The short version: Hayes took out a loan on the ring to pay for emergency dental work in Reno. All logos are the trademark & property of their owners and not Sports Reference LLC. I'm shocked that I'm on the all-time depth chart and I'm on the list I'm a linebacker! Experience the pregame point of view from behind the facemask prior to the Raiders' season finale against the Chiefs. Thinking back on why I came to A&M, it was Coach Bellard. He saw something in me that I couldn't see.". I was taught to show folks love. You need seven or six blocking beasts to be successful and pass Bama. I had Mad Dog in the film room. He loved us and he made us feel it. I criedon the football field on the first day of Raiders practice! Get to know Raiderette Monica D. as she enters her third season. More than 30 years after he left the game, the love of football still flows in paragraph-sized chunks from Hayes, who lives in Modesto, Calif., and coaches a youth league team while also doing charitable work for St. Jude's Research Hospital in Memphis and the Children's Miracle Network. I was taught to show folks love. I knew I was going to get cut. Watch as Raiders legends Lester Hayes and Mike Haynes reunite at Raiders HQ and reflect on their time in the Silver and Black. "That didn't really work out.". Lester. I cried on Saturday because I didn't wanna play safety. Hayes helped lead the Raiders to two Super Bowl wins (1980, 1983 . Born: NBC scored the first sit-down TV interview of 2022 with President Joe Biden, courtesy of the network broadcasting the Super Bowl between the Cincinnati Bengals and LA Rams on Sunday. Hayes was a five-time Pro Bowl selection from 1980 to 1984. Hear from Pro Bowl running back Josh Jacobs as he makes his way through the red carpet at the NFL Honors in Phoenix. It was fumbling, dropped balls that I shouldve picked, a blocked punt I think, everything. I trained every day. "These hands were clubs and claws. You don't want him sad and miserable. My boss, Al Davis, always stressed team first. The browser you are using is no longer supported on this site. On Monday, members of Arizona's Super Bowl committee officially "handed over" the game to the Las Vegas Super Bowl host committee for Super Bowl LVIII. Our reasoning for presenting offensive logos. By Teaganne Finn. That was the foundation on Saturdays with Pat Thomas and was my foundation on Sundays with Willie Brown. We have tools and resources that can help you use sports data. Full game highlights from the Raiders' Week 18 matchup against the Kansas City Chiefs. He was named first-team All-Pro once (1980) and second-team All-Pro five times (1979, 1981-1984). That was an all-timer! "I begged Al Davis, `Please don't put me at cornerback.' Hayes spent his entire 10-year career in the NFL with Oakland/Los Angeles. Hayes penned his autograph and seven inscriptions on Jacopetti's Raiders' helmet. The best defensive player in the NFL in 1980 now lives in a modest, one-story house in this sleepy Central Valley town. People were thinking, "He can't play safety. I stayed with it. I was a senior at Wheatley High School and here is the head coach visiting me? Since Fox is airing the Super Bowl, the interview by tradition would go to Fox News. You've got to go left just like you go right. He has been a contributor to Dave Campbell's Texas Football since 1980, serving as high school editor from 1984 through 2000 and as Managing Editor from 1990 through 2004. Biden has not done a one-on-one interview with Fox News since he became president. The operations, one a year from 1999 through 2001, cleared his breathing passages. It gave me a lot of needed confidence.". "It planted a seed in me that I had to work on every day at practice. He had been introduced to it by Fred Biletnikoff, who unlike Hayes has made it to the Pro Football Hall of Fame; Hayes shares the all-time club record in interceptions with 39 with Willie Brown. A second-round pick starting the 38th game of his career in his . The two-time Super Bowl champion/Raiders' legendary cornerback has met fans all around the world. Watch our How-To Videos to Become a Stathead, Subscribe to Stathead and get access to more data than you can imagine. ", Hayes has visited, he said, five continents and 30 states in support of the Children's Miracle Network but still returns home to Houston on occasions. For more information. We were the young guys' heroes. I'm helping out sick babies out hereand helping out homeless people. Cornerback Nate Hobbs recaps the 2022 season, discusses his mindset going into Year 3 and more. 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