Lester Hayes
Lester Craig Hayes
Born: January 22, 1955
Houston, TX USA
Position: DB
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 200
College: Texas A&M
High School: Phillis Wheatley (Houston, TX)
Career: 1977-1986
Drafted: 1977 in Round 5, #126 overall by the Oakland Raiders
Lester Hayes played from 1977 to 1986 during his career with the Los Angeles Raiders and Oakland Raiders. Hayes intercepted 39 passes for 572 yards in his career.
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Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | NFL Oakland Raiders | 3 | 57 | 19.0 | 23 | 0 |
| 1980 | NFL Oakland Raiders | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | NFL Los Angeles Raiders | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 5 | 57 | 11.4 | 23 | 0 |
Interceptions:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | NFL Oakland Raiders | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 27 | 0 |
| 1978 | NFL Oakland Raiders | 4 | 86 | 21.5 | 52 | 0 |
| 1979 | NFL Oakland Raiders | 7 | 100 | 14.3 | 52 | 2 |
| 1980 | NFL Oakland Raiders | 13 | 273 | 21.0 | 62 | 1 |
| 1981 | NFL Oakland Raiders | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | NFL Los Angeles Raiders | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | NFL Los Angeles Raiders | 2 | 49 | 24.5 | 28 | 0 |
| 1984 | NFL Los Angeles Raiders | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| 1985 | NFL Los Angeles Raiders | 4 | 27 | 6.8 | 27 | 1 |
| 1986 | NFL Los Angeles Raiders | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 7 | 0 |
| Totals | 39 | 572 | 14.7 | 62 | 4 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | NFL Oakland Raiders | 0 | 1 | 2 | -3 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1980 | NFL Oakland Raiders | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1985 | NFL Los Angeles Raiders | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1986 | NFL Los Angeles Raiders | 0 | 0 | 2 | 42 | 1 | 0 | |
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 39 | 1 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1979 | NFL Oakland Raiders | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||||
| 1980 | NFL Oakland Raiders | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| 1985 | NFL Los Angeles Raiders | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| 1986 | NFL Los Angeles Raiders | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | NFL | Oakland Raiders | 14 | 2 |
| 1978 | NFL | Oakland Raiders | 16 | 16 |
| 1979 | NFL | Oakland Raiders | 16 | 16 |
| 1980 | NFL | Oakland Raiders | 16 | 16 |
| 1981 | NFL | Oakland Raiders | 16 | 16 |
| 1982 | NFL | Los Angeles Raiders | 9 | 9 |
| 1983 | NFL | Los Angeles Raiders | 16 | 16 |
| 1984 | NFL | Los Angeles Raiders | 16 | 16 |
| 1985 | NFL | Los Angeles Raiders | 16 | 13 |
| 1986 | NFL | Los Angeles Raiders | 14 | 14 |
Awards
- Pro Football Hall of Fame 2nd team All-1980s Team
1980 - AP Defensive Player of the Year
Honors
1979 - United Press International All-Conference (2nd Team)
1980 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)
1980 - United Press International All-Conference (1st Team)
1980 - The Sporting News All-NFL (1st Team)
1980 - Pro Football Writers Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1980 - Pro Football Weekly All-NFL (1st Team)
1980 - Pro Football Weekly All-Conference (1st Team)
1980 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1981 - The Sporting News All-NFL (1st Team)
1981 - United Press International All-Conference (2nd Team)
1982 - United Press International All-Conference (1st Team)
1982 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (2nd Team)
1983 - Associated Press All-NFL (2nd Team)
1983 - Pro Football Weekly All-Conference (1st Team)
1983 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (2nd Team)
1983 - Pro Football Weekly All-NFL (1st Team)
1983 - United Press International All-Conference (1st Team)
1984 - Pro Football Writers Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1984 - United Press International All-Conference (1st Team)
