Luther Hayes
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Position: | End |
Personal information | |
Born: | San Diego, California, U.S. | March 7, 1939
Died: | November 23, 2017 Palos Verdes, California, U.S. | (aged 78)
Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
Weight: | 202 lb (92 kg) |
Career information | |
High school: | Lincoln (San Diego, California) |
College: | USC |
NFL draft: | 1961 / Round: 10 / Pick: 140 |
AFL draft: | 1961 / Round: 27 / Pick: 215 |
Career history | |
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As a coach: | |
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Career NFL statistics | |
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR |
Luther Hayes (March 7, 1939 – November 23, 2017) was an American football player and coach. He played professionally as an end for the San Diego Chargers of the American Football League (AFL) in 1961.[1][2] Hayes served as the head football coach at Los Angeles City College (LACC) from 1975 to 1977.
Competing for the USC Trojans track and field program, Hayes also won the 1960 and 1961 NCAA Division I Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championships in the triple jump.[3]
Hayes was hired at LACC in 1972 as a physical education instructor. He was an assistant football coach under Al Baldock in 1974 before succeeding him as head football coach the following year.[4]
Hayes died on November 23, 2017, in Palos Verdes, California, at age 78.[5]
Head coaching record[edit]
Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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Los Angeles City Cubs (Southern California Conference) (1975–1977) | |||||||||
1975 | Los Angeles City | 2–7 | 1–5 | 6th | |||||
1976 | Los Angeles City | 2–8 | 1–5 | 6th | |||||
1977 | Los Angeles City | 2–4 | T–5th | ||||||
Los Angeles City: | 4–14 | ||||||||
Total: |
References[edit]
- ^ "Luther Hayes Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2019-03-25.
- ^ "Luther Hayes, OE". Nfl.com. Retrieved 2019-03-25.
- ^ "Luther Hayes, USC's Two-Time NCAA Triple Jump Champ Who Also Starred In Football, Dies". USC Athletics. 2024-04-27. Retrieved 2024-05-12.
- ^ "Hayes named grid coach at LACC". Highland Park News-Herald & Journal. Los Angeles, California. August 7, 1975. p. 11. Retrieved May 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "In memoriam: Luther Hayes, football and track star at USC, 78". News.usc.edu. 2017-11-28. Retrieved 2019-03-25.
Categories:
- 1939 births
- 2017 deaths
- American football ends
- Los Angeles City Cubs football coaches
- San Diego Chargers players
- USC Trojans football players
- Coaches of American football from California
- Players of American football from San Diego
- USC Trojans men's track and field athletes
- American male triple jumpers
- NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships winners