Bob Hayes - Only Man To Win Olympic Gold & Superbowl | Tokyo 1964 Olympics

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📲 Subscribe to @olympics: http://oly.ch/Subscribe Highlights from the Tokyo 1964 Olympic Games as the USA's Bob Hayes wins the gold medal in the men's 100m event before going on to add the Superbowl to his impressive list of accolades. The 100m title at the Tokyo 1964 Olympic Games went to Bob Hayes, probably one of the fastest runners who has ever lived and certainly one of the most successful, even though his career was short. In the run-up to the Olympic Games, he appeared entirely unbeatable, winning each of 49 races in which he took part between 1962 and 1964. Hayes set a clutch of sprinting records. He was the first person to run the 100 yards (91.4m) in 9.1 seconds, and the first person to cover 60 yards (54.8m) in less than six seconds. The form book had him down as a red-hot favourite. He won his first-round race with ease, then won his quarter-final with a similar level of comfort. The only question now remaining was whether, under pressure, he may be hampered by a le

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