Bill Hayes (American football)

Bill Hayes

Hayes as NCCU Athletics Director
Sport(s) Football
Biographical details
Born (1943-06-01) June 1, 1943
Durham, North Carolina
Alma mater North Carolina Central University
Playing career
19611964 North Carolina Central
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
19731975 Wake Forest (RB)
19761987 Winston-Salem State
19882003 North Carolina A&T
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
20032007 North Carolina Central
20072009 Florida A&M
20102014 Winston-Salem State
Head coaching record
Overall 1951042
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
2 Black college football national (1990, 1999)
Awards
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
Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association Hall of Fame

William "Bill" Hayes (born June 1, 1943) is a college athletic administrator and former American football player and coach. 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 1951042. 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 the first African-American coach 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.

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.

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