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Bill Hayes (American football)

American football player, coach, and administrator (born 1943)

Summary

American football player, coach, and administrator (born 1943)

Field	Value
name	Bill Hayes
image	Bill Hayes.jpg
caption	Hayes as North Carolina Central athletics director
birth_date
birth_place	Durham, North Carolina, U.S.
player_years1	1961–1964
player_team1	North Carolina Central
coach_years1	1973–1975
coach_team1	Wake Forest (RB)
coach_years2	1976–1987
coach_team2	Winston-Salem State
coach_years3	1988–2002
coach_team3	North Carolina A&T
admin_years1	2003–2007
admin_team1	North Carolina Central
admin_years2	2007–2009
admin_team2	Florida A&M
admin_years3	2010–2014
admin_team3	Winston-Salem State
overall_record	195–104–2
bowl_record	0–1
tournament_record	1–2 (NCAA D-II playoffs)
1–2 (NCAA D-I-AA playoffs)
championships	2 Black college football national (1990, 1999)
3 CIAA (1977–1978, 1987)
3 MEAC (1991–1992, 1999)
5 CIAA Southern Division (1983–1987)
awards	2× MEAC Coach of the Year (1991, 1999)
North Carolina Central University Athletic Hall of Fame
Winston-Salem State University Clarence Athletic Hall of Fame
North Carolina A&T State University Sports Hall of Fame
CIAA Hall of Fame
North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame

1–2 (NCAA D-I-AA playoffs) 3 CIAA (1977–1978, 1987) 3 MEAC (1991–1992, 1999) 5 CIAA Southern Division (1983–1987) North Carolina Central University Athletic Hall of Fame Winston-Salem State University Clarence Athletic Hall of Fame North Carolina A&T State University Sports Hall of Fame CIAA Hall of Fame North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame William Hayes (born June 1, 1943) is an American former football coach and college athletics administrator. He retired as the athletic director at Winston-Salem State University in 2014. Hayes served as the head football coach at Winston-Salem State from 1976 to 1987 and at North Carolina A&T State University from 1988 to 2003, compiling a career college football record of 195–104–2. In 27 seasons as a head coach, Hayes has the distinction of being the winningest coach at both football programs. He is an alumnus of North Carolina Central University.

Coaching career

Hayes started his coaching career as a running backs coach on the coaching staff at Wake Forest University, from 1973 to 1975, making him one of the first African-American coaches in the Atlantic Coast Conference. At the Division II level at Winston-Salem State, the Rams under Hayes won three Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) titles, and made two Division II playoff appearances, in 1978 and 1987. At North Carolina A&T on the Division I-AA level, the Aggies under Hayes won three Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) titles and made two Division I-AA playoff appearances, in 1992 and 1999. The Aggies also appeared in the now defunct post-season HBCU bowl game, the Heritage Bowl in 1991.

Hayes coached a number of players who went to play in the NFL or CFL: Timmy Newsome (running back), Donald Evans (defensive end), and Anthony Blaylock (defensive back) from Winston-Salem State, and Jamain Stephens (offensive lineman), Curtis Deloatch (defensive back), Maurice Hicks (running back), Michael Basnight (running back), Jamal Jones (wide receiver), Junius Coston (offensive line), Qasim Mitchell (offensive lineman) from North Carolina A&T, Yancey Thigpen (Wide Receiver) from Winston-Salem State.

Administrative career

Hayes became a university administrator after he ended his coaching career. He served as athletic director at his alma mater, North Carolina Central University in Durham, North Carolina, from 2003 to 2007, Florida A&M University in Tallahassee, Florida from December 2007 to December 2009, and Winston-Salem State University from 2010 to 2014.

Head coaching record

References

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