Image: FAMU athlete Robert Hayes practices running on the track
Description: Local call number: RC02964 Title: FAMU athlete Robert Hayes practices running on the track: Tallahassee, Florida Date: March 15, 1962 Accompanying note: "Hayes Will Try for World Mark--Florida A & M University's rapid Robert Hayes, who unofficially tied the world mark for the 100-yard dash at 9.2 just a month ago at Miami, tunes up on the track here and will be gunning to lower the official 9.2 record held by Villanova's Frank Budd. Hayes, 19, and a sophomore, will be running Saturday, Mar. 17, on the same track at University of Miami, where he ran his 9.2 and officials there say the track will be even faster as the measured straightway has been groomed daily." Physical descrip: 1 photoprint - b&w - 10 x 8 in. Series Title: Reference collection Repository: State Library and Archives of Florida, 500 S. Bronough St., Tallahassee, FL 32399-0250 USA. Contact: 850.245.6700. Archives@dos.state.fl.us Persistent URL: www.floridamemory.com/items/show/26679 Visit Florida Memory to learn more about the history of college football in Florida. Visit Florida Memory to find resources for Black History Month and to learn about the contributions of African-Americans in Florida history.
Title: FAMU athlete Robert Hayes practices running on the track
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