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Lester Hayes
Lester Craig Hayes
Position: DB
Height: 6-0 Weight: 200 lbs.
Born: January 22, 1955 in Houston, TX
College: Texas A&M
5-time Pro Bowler & 1-time first-team All-Pro (fine print)
Drafted by the Oakland Raiders in the 5th round (126th overall) of the 1977 Draft
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Lester Hayes - Raider Great - A man who deserves entry into the Hall of Fame in Canton. His resume needs to be be re-evaluated. 13 interceptions in one season. Come on man!!!
View Details For: 5 Regular Season and 2 Playoff TDs Scored / All Super Bowl Plays
| Def Interceptions | Fumbles | Tackles | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | Sk | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | PD | FF | Fmb | FR | Yds | TD | Tkl | Ast | Sfty |
| 1977 | 22 | OAK | 37 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 27 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 2 | -3 | 0 | |||||||
| 1978 | 23 | OAK | LCB | 37 | 16 | 16 | 4 | 86 | 0 | 52 | ||||||||||
| 1979 | 24 | OAK | LCB | 37 | 16 | 16 | 7 | 100 | 2 | 52 | ||||||||||
| 1980*+ | 25 | OAK | LCB | 37 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 273 | 1 | 62 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 1981* | 26 | OAK | LCB | 37 | 16 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1982* | 27 | RAI | LCB | 37 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1983* | 28 | RAI | LCB | 37 | 16 | 16 | 2 | 49 | 0 | 28 | ||||||||||
| 1984* | 29 | RAI | LCB | 37 | 16 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||||
| 1985 | 30 | RAI | LCB | 37 | 16 | 13 | 4 | 27 | 1 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 1986 | 31 | RAI | LCB | 37 | 14 | 14 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 42 | 1 | ||||||
| Career | 149 | 134 | 39 | 572 | 4 | 62 | 1 | 7 | 39 | 1 | ||||||||||
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| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | APYd | ||
| 1977 | 22 | OAK | 37 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 57 | 0 | 23 | 19.0 | 57 | ||||||
| 1980*+ | 25 | OAK | LCB | 37 | 16 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |||||
| 1985 | 30 | RAI | LCB | 37 | 16 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |||||
| Career | 149 | 134 | 5 | 57 | 0 | 23 | 11.4 | 57 | |||||||||
| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | RshTD | RecTD | PR TD | KR TD | FblTD | IntTD | OthTD | 2PM | XPM | FGM | Sfty | Pts |
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| 1979 | 24 | OAK | LCB | 37 | 16 | 16 | 2 | 12 | ||||||||||
| 1980*+ | 25 | OAK | LCB | 37 | 16 | 16 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 1985 | 30 | RAI | LCB | 37 | 16 | 13 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 1986 | 31 | RAI | LCB | 37 | 14 | 14 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||||
| Career | 149 | 134 | 1 | 4 | 30 |
Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors
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Pro Bowls games are Year; All-Pro Teams are Year; Stats are Season Lg (if not NFL) Value (Rank--in top 100 all-time single-season)
All-Pro Teams
Glossary|
1979 - UPI: 2nd team all-conf. 1980 - Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-conf. 1980 - UPI: 1st team all-conf. 1980 - Associated Press: 1st team all-NFL 1980 - Pro Football Writers: 1st team all-NFL 1980 - Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st team all-NFL 1980 - Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-NFL 1980 - Sporting News: 1st team all-NFL 1981 - UPI: 2nd team all-conf. 1981 - Sporting News: 1st team all-NFL 1982 - UPI: 1st team all-conf. 1982 - Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 2nd team all-NFL 1983 - Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-conf. 1983 - UPI: 1st team all-conf. 1983 - Associated Press: 2nd team all-NFL 1983 - Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 2nd team all-NFL 1983 - Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-NFL 1984 - UPI: 1st team all-conf. 1984 - Pro Football Writers: 1st team all-NFL |