The following is from TalkOfFameNetwork.com;

Master of the “bump-and-run” technique taught to him by Willie Brown, a Hall-of-Fame cornerback himself, Hayes was a five-time Pro Bowl performer and the 1980 Defensive Player of the Year when he put together one of the greatest seasons of any defensive back, EVER. In his fourth season as a pro, after being converted from a college safety at Texas A&M in his rookie season, Hayes led the NFL with 13 interceptions, one off the mark set by Dick “Night Train” Lane in 1952. But it didn’t end there. Hayes went on to pick off five passes in the playoffs that season, for a record total of 18, and for good measure added one more at the Pro Bowl in his first of five straight appearances. In five of his nine years as a starting corner, Hayes was a Pro Bowl starter despite having few quarterbacks challenge him after that phenomenal 1980 season — with Hayes producing only eight interceptions in the four years following 1980.