Mercury Hayes

Mercury Hayes
No. 89, 84
Position:Wide receiver
Kickoff returner
Punt returner
Personal information
Born: (1973-01-01) January 1, 1973 (age 51)
Houston, Texas, U.S.
Height:5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight:195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
College:Michigan
NFL draft:1996 / Round: 5 / Pick: 136
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
Player stats at PFR

Mercury Wayne Hayes (born January 1, 1973) is a former professional American football and Canadian football wide receiver, kickoff returner, and punt returner. He has played in the National Football League (NFL) for the New Orleans Saints and Atlanta Falcons,[1] and he has played in the Canadian Football League (CFL) for the Montreal Alouettes.[2] Prior to his professional football experience he was a University of Michigan Wolverines football star. He was drafted with the 136th overall pick in the 5th round of the 1996 National Football League draft.[3]

Although he had a modest professional career, he was involved in many of the University of Michigan's most memorable football moments. He is notable for his game-winning catch in the 1995 Pigskin Classic against the University of Virginia. Hayes also once held the Michigan record for consecutive games with a reception (30).[4] Hayes was a member of the 1992 Big Ten Champions who won the 1993 Rose Bowl.[5] He had attended Booker T. Washington High School in Houston, Texas.[6]

  1. ^ "Mercury Hayes". databaseSports.com. Archived from the original on August 28, 2007. Retrieved October 22, 2007.
  2. ^ "All-Time Alouettes Roster" (PDF). Montreal Alouettes Football Club. 2006. Retrieved October 22, 2007. [dead link]
  3. ^ "University of Michigan Football NFL Draft History:1990s". Regents of the University of Michigan. Retrieved October 18, 2007. [dead link]
  4. ^ "Record Book" (PDF). University of Michigan & Host Interactive. 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 29, 2008. Retrieved December 28, 2007.
  5. ^ "1992 Football Team". The Regents of the University of Michigan. April 9, 2007. Retrieved December 31, 2007.
  6. ^ Signora, Michael (November 18, 1995). "Wolverine senior flanker Hayes spices up Michigan's potent aerial assault". Collegian Inc. Retrieved October 31, 2020.