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| Position: | End |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | March 7, 1939 San Diego, California, U.S. |
| Died: | November 23, 2017 (aged 78) Palos Verdes, California, U.S. |
| Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
| Weight: | 202 lb (92 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Lincoln (San Diego, California) |
| College: | USC |
| NFL draft: | 1961 / round: 10 / pick: 140 |
| AFL draft: | 1961 / round: 27 / pick: 215 |
| Career history | |
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| Stats at Pro Football Reference | |
Luther Hayes (March 7, 1939 – November 23, 2017) was an American football player and coach. He played professionally as an end for the San Diego Chargers of the American Football League (AFL) in 1961.[1][2] Hayes served as the head football coach at Los Angeles City College (LACC) from 1975 to 1977.
Competing for the USC Trojans track and field program, Hayes also won the 1960 and 1961 NCAA Division I Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championships in the triple jump.[3]
Hayes was hired at LACC in 1972 as a physical education instructor. He was an assistant football coach under Al Baldock in 1974 before succeeding him as head football coach the following year.[4]
Hayes died on November 23, 2017, in Palos Verdes, California, at age 78.[5]
- ^ "Luther Hayes Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 25, 2019.
- ^ "Luther Hayes, OE". Nfl.com. Retrieved March 25, 2019.
- ^ "Luther Hayes, USC's Two-Time NCAA Triple Jump Champ Who Also Starred In Football, Dies". USC Athletics. April 27, 2024. Retrieved May 12, 2024.
- ^ "Hayes named grid coach at LACC". Highland Park News-Herald & Journal. Los Angeles, California. August 7, 1975. p. 11. Retrieved May 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "In memoriam: Luther Hayes, football and track star at USC, 78". News.usc.edu. November 28, 2017. Retrieved March 25, 2019.
