WACO, Texas -- Bob Hayes didn't look like the world's fastest human when he limped out to the 50-yard line last September at Texas Stadium.
His hair had turned white and his gait was slow after numerous physical problems. But there was light in his eyes and a smile on his face as he waved to the crowd that greeted him with a standing ovation for his long-overdue induction into the Dallas Cowboys Ring of Honor.
Hayes couldn't have waited much longer. He died of kidney failure a few months short of his 60th birthday late Wednesday night in Florida.
It's been a bad month for NFL legends. Hayes will never be mentioned in the same breath as Johnny …
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