Run, Bullet, Run: The Rise, Fall, and Recovery of Bob Hayes

Bob Hayes with Robert Pack

ISBN 10: 0060182008 / ISBN 13: 9780060182007

Published by Harper & Row Publishers, New York, 1990

R6 - A first edition (stated with complete numberline) hardcover book SIGNED by Bob Hayes with "Best Wish-" written on the front free endpaper in very good condition in very good dust jacket that is mylar protected. Dust jacket has some wrinkling, chipping, and crease on the edges and corners, moderate tanning and light shelf wear. Book lightly cocked, some bumped corners, wrinkling on the spine edges, fading on the spine, fading/light tanning on the cover edges, sides and corners, some light stains and chipping on the page edges, light discoloration and shelf wear with no dust jacket. 9.5"x6.5", 305 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed. Robert Lee Hayes, 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. He was a two-sport stand-out in college in both track and field and football at Florida A&M University. Hayes was enshrined in the Dallas Cowboys Ring of Honor in 2001 and was selected for induction in the Pro Football Hall of Fame in January 2009. Hayes is the second Olympic gold medalist to be inducted to the Pro Football Hall of Fame, after Jim Thorpe. He once held the world record for the 70-yard dash (with a time of 6.9 seconds). He also is tied for the world's second-fastest time in the 60-yard dash. He was once considered the "world's fastest human" by virtue of his multiple world records in the 60-yard, 100-yard, 220-yard, and Olympic 100-meter dashes. He was inducted into the United States Olympic Hall of Fame. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Seller Inventory # 2401ec17

Synopsis:

1990, hardcover edition, Harper & Row, NY. 305 pages. Black and white photo gallery. Autobiography of Bob Hayes, once billed as the "fastest man in the world." He set all kinds of records in college and won two Gold Medals at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics. He later played pro football. After that experience, he became involved with drugs and alcohol and wound up in prison. Quite a story

Reviews: Hayes, often dubbed the world's fastest human, first distinguished himself as the winner of two gold medals in the Tokyo Olympics in 1964. (Indeed, the evidence suggests that he ran the anchor lap in the 400-meter relay in 8.6 seconds, an almost incredible time.) He went on to enjoy an exceptional career in football as a pass receiver with the Dallas Cowboys. But after Hayes retired he became peripherally involved in a drug deal, spent 10 months in prison and then endured further troubles with alcohol. In this autobiography, written with freelancer Pack, he is as forthcoming as when he was in the public eye: he recalls his poverty-ridden childhood, his academically unsuccessful college career, his two failed marriages. Hayes proves equally outspoken on racism in America and on professional football's tolerance for players' drug and alcohol abuse so long as the sport's image is not damaged. The unswerving candor makes this book more than just another athlete's story. Photos not seen by PW.
Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Another in the innumerable sports bios published each season. Hayes recounts in detail his early life in the slums of Jacksonville, Florida, rise to stardom as a football player and track star, and subsequent fame as the "World's Fastest Human" for his 100-meter triumph at the Tokyo Olympics in 1964. He devotes nearly half of the book to a game-by-game, season-by-season recap of his play with the Dallas Cowboys. He reports on racism and drug and alcohol use in pro football in a nonsensational way. At the conclusion of his career Hayes's life went downhill; he tells of his drug conviction (later overturned), stay in prison, and alcoholism. His recovery from alcoholism presents a glad moment but it is not enough to cause this book rise above the pack. Only for the most complete sports collection.
-William O . Scheeren, Hempfield Area Senior High Sch. Lib., Greensburg
Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Run, Bullet, Run: The Rise, Fall, and ...
Publisher: Harper & Row Publishers, New York
Publication Date: 1990
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Very Good
Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good
Signed: Signed by Author
Edition: First Edition.