Subscribe to Stathead Football: Get your first month FREEYour All-Access Ticket to the Pro Football Reference Database. I had to come see him.". [7] During his last four seasons, he formed a partnership with Mike Haynes that has been considered one of the best in league history. Since Fox is airing the Super Bowl, the interview by tradition would go to Fox News. They will make every Texas A&M fan happy. He coached me up so well. The Judge is one of my all time favorites. Solomon: DeMeco Ryans the right coach at the right time, 3 pressing questions facing new Astros GM Dana Brown, Jabari Smith Jr. growing up in NBA with an assist from his father, Poor parent behavior is driving high school sports refs away. Wide receiver DJ Turner discusses Bills safety Damar Hamlin. I said, `Mr. Davis, I'm a safety. "He sent me to the Yoda of bump-and-run (veteran Raiders cornerback turned coach Willie Brown), and every day we worked on technique. What made him and Hall-of-Fame corner Mike Haynes dueling A sides for the Oakland/Los Angeles. Join our linker program. He came three times and I washooked! It was weird. Lester Hayes Wiki: Salary, Married, Wedding, Spouse, Family . Mediaite's Colby Hall wrote, "The cable news outlet, which spent years propping up Trump, is a 24-hour . Thats not logical! Our reasoning for presenting offensive logos. That's why I broke out. I was a safety. I made sure if a football touched my anatomy, the chances of me dropping it were minimal. Our reasoning for presenting offensive logos. Once, against San Diego, a pass stuck to his helmet long enough for Hayes to grab it. Put stickum on Lester and he was like a hog in heaven.". "It was a salvo of linebackers and safeties. Joe Biden had some stumbles in his pre-Super Bowl interview with Lester Holt, segments of which aired Thursday: He came off as defensive at times, especially in discussing . Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate. video Josh Jacobs at NFL Honors in Phoenix: 'It's a. My foundation is great technique and staying low. . He made us smarter. You have to focus on your technique and game plan.". Australia, Tokyo, and Canada. Watch as Raiders 2022 Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year, punter AJ Cole surprises Special Olympic athlete, Sandra, with tickets to Super Bowl LVII. 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. Sneed, 38, added Hayes' autograph to his Raiders' sports memorabilia collection. The Raiders gave me another Pat Thomas: the great Willie Brown. 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. The official source for NFL news, video highlights, fantasy football, game-day coverage, schedules, stats, scores and more. Key notes from Lester Hayes interview I'm shocked that I'm on the all-time depth chart and I'm on the list I'm a linebacker! I knew someone who was an upperclassman on the team when Lester arrived. He told me, "Lester, you're playing safety." Lester Hayes had 572 receiving yards over his career. He joined the Houston Chronicle in 1990 after stints at the Dallas bureau of United Press International (1984-90), the Waco Tribune-Herald (1978-84) and the Tyler Morning Telegraph (1975-78). He was a Pro Bowl selection for five straight seasons, starting in 1980. "I'm loyal. "There's normally a bounce or a juggle off a defensive back's anatomy. And this year because it's broadcasting the Super Bowl matchup between the Cincinnati Bengals and the LA Rams, NBC's got him. He had 14 more picks over the next six seasons and finished tied with Brown for most . He didn't let the magnitude of competing on the biggest stage impact his performance. Lester Hayes was born on January 22, 1955. Chronicle file photo, 1980, by Frederic Larson, One of the largest movie theaters in SF to close permanently, 'Zero visibility' conditions: All roads to Tahoe are closed, Report: Matthew McConaughey has a massive Salesforce paycheck, Grapevine closed indefinitely due to heavy snow and ice, Avalanche slams into Tahoe apartment building amid blizzard, 'Really cool sight': Rare waterspout forms in Northern California, Plan to bring bullet train from LA to Vegas is underway, What it looks like inside Coit Towers former apartment, Hundreds of thousands of workers have abandoned downtown SF, Tahoe's snowfall totals are on track to break records, Restaurant chain slated to close site at Bay Area mall, Popular yet divisive fast food chain coming to this Bay Area town, If travel planning gives you a headache, try these apps. Sports enterprise reporter Ron Kroichick has worked at The San Francisco Chronicle since 1995, when he came from The Sacramento Bee. Head Coach Josh McDaniels recaps the Week 17 loss to the 49ers, provides an injury update and discusses quarterback Jarrett Stidham. My boss, Al Davis, always stressed team first. How are you going to miss this? We stopped him on 1st and 2nd down. Question, Comment, Feedback, or Correction? He had one catch, and I slipped on that play.". It gave me a lot of needed confidence.". Coach Madden is looking down on me and he said, "You have great speed. I couldn't believe it. It's hard to believe, maybe, but 20 years have passed since Hayes had one of the most dominant defensive seasons in NFL history. He had a modern-day record/league-leading 13 interceptions. I eventually bought it. 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. NFL Live host Laura Rutledge discusses Intermountain Performance Healthcare Center, the Raiders and more. "Our scheme was that you don't rush four. [10] Hayes would later describe the influence the adhesive had on his career, saying that before being introduced to it in his rookie year, he "couldn't catch a cold in Antarctica".[11]. You gotta dissect the film, not study film. I'm a champion, a Super Bowl champion twice. That's important. Please see our Contributors and Sources page for data source details. Lester Holt of . Use without license or authorization is expressly prohibited. Watch as the Raiders, the Dairy Council of Nevada and kicker Daniel Carlson present Shadow Ridge High School with a $10,000 grant to promote health, wellness and physical activity. The White House says President Joe Biden will not sit down for an interview with Fox before the Super Bowl, ending a strange back and forth between the Biden administration and the television . In the playoffs, he had two interceptions off former teammate Kenny Stabler and added two sacks as the Raiders knocked off the Oilers in their final game under coach Bum Phillips, two against the Browns and one against the Chargers and their all-league wideout John Jefferson. Thinking back to my Texas A&M days, it sounded like 250,000 Aggie fanswere there. What a great Aggie! That's what's important. I can still hear the PA announcer calling out his name. "I knew from the age of 6 or 7 that I had extreme pain in my neck and jaws," he said. "I grew up a Raider fan," Sneed said. You must out train everybody else. "But I would not back up. Hall of Fame running back Barry Sanders discusses the Silver and Black, Las Vegas and the evolution of football on the red carpet at the NFL Honors in Phoenix. ESPN analyst Robert Griffin III discusses the 2023 Pro Bowl in Las Vegas, Raiders HQ and more. Our reasoning for presenting offensive logos. It's a sensation. Hayes was a one time All-Pro (1980) and a five-time Pro Bowler (19801984). That was an awesome interview. I focused on the cornerback because it was my destiny. Hayes made a big catch earlier this year, when he went to the manufacturer and bought another Super Bowl XVIII ring. Quarterback Derek Carr finds Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Ja'Marr Chase for a touchdown in the 2023 Pro Bowl Games. One Super Bowl ring glistens on his left hand, another on his right. "I'm still a Raider fan. I watched him at Florida State. His first words were, 'Can you go left?' In the six seasons that Hayes played following the banning of Stickum, he had 14 total interceptions, compared to his 25 that he had in his first four seasons. Thank you, Jesus, for him! He was named first-team All-Pro once (1980) and second-team All-Pro five times (1979, 1981-1984). Haynes has long since been in the Hall of Fame. That steered him toward religion, a distinct contrast to his hard-living, hell-raising days of yore. Strengthen your left. Based uponall these schools sending scouts to meet me. As the Silver and Black prepare for their regular-season finale against the Chiefs, Dave Ziegler reflects on his first season as general manager and discusses what's in store for 2023. We took off our belt and whooped that ass, TWICE! 80s nightclubs birmingham; police firing 600 shots excessive; role model singer girlfriend Chronicle photo by Kurt Rogers, Lester Hayes' hands still sport two Super Bowl rings - but no stickum. Super Bowl XVIII Jan. 22, 1984 . I used to pancake men. He was there while I was there and I ran into him all the time at the Rec. Can you use your left hand, arm, shoulder, foot, and hip like you use your right? I met the scouts but never met ahead coach from the other schools. He had lost the original under strange circumstances. Watch as tight end Darren Waller shakes his defender and catches a 24-yard pass from quarterback Jarrett Stidham during the second quarter against the Chiefs. Defensive end Clelin Ferrell's speed leads to a sack on Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes. Thanks! I was pleading, "Coach please don't make me play corner!" In an exclusive, wide-ranging interview with NBC News' Lester Holt, President Joe Biden discusses the growing number of states rolling back mask requirements, the tense standoff with Russia. In 1975 it was at Kyle Field, people nearly fainted because we were crushing them so bad. Willie Brown taught me the technique every day. Hayes does not need to work, he said, thanks to sound investments from his playing days (mostly real estate in his native Texas). I trained every day. I thank all of my sack men and coaches. 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. Hayes Now Leads the Quiet Life / Former scourge of the secondary has exchanged partying for religion, At his Modesto home, Lester Hayes wore his two Super Bowl rings. Use without license or authorization is expressly prohibited. He's also The Chronicle's golf columnist, covering the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am and all major championships in Northern California. In 1980, Hayes led the NFL with 13 interceptions, tied for second most with Dan Sandifer, who had set it in 1948, and behind Dick "Night Train" Lane with 14 in 1952, and was named AP Defensive Player of the Year[5] and the NEA Defensive Player of the Year. Charlie Sumner, Oakland's defensive coordinator in '80, left Hayes all alone on his side of the field, which helps explain the temptation for opposing quarterbacks. He was half of the feared Hayes/Haynes duo that helped the Raiders win their third Super Bowl. And you bombard the passer. Lester Craig Hayes Position: DB 6-0, 200lb (183cm, 90kg) Born: January 22, 1955 in Houston, TX. I'm helping out sick babies out here and helping out homeless people. He's too big." We were so powerful in 1975. Head Coach Josh McDaniels on evaluating quarterbacks, building depth, the 2023 Combine, safety Tre'von Moehrig and more. Can't thank Lester Hayes enough for coming on and bringing the HEAT today on the show. Watch as President Sandra Douglass Morgan and Vice President of Government Relations Piper Overstreet-White talk to local high school students at Canyon Springs High School. Learn. [13] He was a finalist four times (2001-2004) and a semi-finalist six times (2005-2010). 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