Twitter: Micah challenges Cooper and CeeDee to a race

[OmerV]

Thank you for the clarification. I was 8 years old in 1962 when I started watching the Cowboys and 10 when Hayes ran that stunning time. I thought his 100 yard time was 9.2

You likely have clearer memories of Hays than I do. I was born in 1962 and started watching in 1969-1970

The Olympics have actually been going by meters since the modern Olympics began in the late 1800’s

 

[BermyStar]

Combine 40 yard times....hes probably not wrong!

Parsons - 4.39
Lamb - 4.51
Cooper - 4.42

a man that big, that moves that fast, and tackles like he does...hes a bad man

Micah never had a combine... but those numbers are sick still

 

[ChuckA1]

You likely have clearer memories of Hays than I do. I was born in 1962 and started watching in 1969-1970

The Olympics have actually been going by meters since the modern Olympics began in the late 1800’s

I think at that time, colleges used yards, but I'm not certain. I know we did in high school.

 

[OmerV]

Here ya go...

World Records
(• - Record was ratified)
• 9.1* Steve Williams USA Fresno May 12, 1973....I was there that night.
• 9.0 Ivory Crockett USA Knoxville May 11, 1974
• 9.0* Houston McTear USA Winter Park May 09, 1975

And there were always big and tall sprinters, when Crockett ran that 9.0 he beat the 6-5 Reggie Jones out of Tennessee. John Carlos a 9.1 WR holder was 6-4, the great Tommie Smith 6-4. Hell Hayes was a 190 pounder. Henry Carr at 6-3 the guy the Giants brought in to cover Hayes.

The only constant is it taking those with western African roots.

oh, and aside from the fact you are arguing out of context and under falsely interpreting my words …

and aside from fact those are not official “world records” …

the so called “world record” you refer to is at 100 yards, which no country in the world even ran except the USA and Great Britain.

 

[OmerV]

I think at that time, colleges still used yards, but I'm not certain. I know we did in high school.

You’re right, they did. College didn’t switch over until mid 1970’s and I believe high schools in different areas changed over the next decade or so after that. They changed because the rest of the world was using meters.

 

[ChuckA1]

Thanks OmerV for all the research. I guess I should have done a little before entering the thread.

 

[uvaballa]

Did you all see the Micah hosting the MNF watch party with Deangelo Hall, Diggs, Dlaw, and M. Hooker? That dude can eat but can't draw lol.

 

[khiladi]

Combine 40 yard times....hes probably not wrong!

Parsons - 4.39
Lamb - 4.51
Cooper - 4.42

a man that big, that moves that fast, and tackles like he does...hes a bad man

He actually ran a 4.39?!?!

I just looked it up, his AVERAGE time is a 4.6 though, so no way he’s beating Amari though. The 4.39 as his best seems to come from a Tweet from a Penn State account on the TV screen. Per the draft day listing, 4.41 was his best, 4.6 his average and over 5 his slowest.

The numbers are here:

 

[OmerV]

Thanks OmerV for all the research. I guess I should have done a little before entering the thread.

I understand. Honestly for a lot of my younger years I thought Hays had run 100 yards, and I guess that's because much of my early life 100 yards was the standard distance in the United States. I don't know that most Americans realized in the 60's and 70's that almost the whole world was metric. I remember being told in school the US was headed toward metric, and having to learn some of the metric system, but I think I thought of it as more of a trend the world was moving to rather than as something that was already standard throughout most of the world, and America was the one moving. I think it started to dawn on me a little during the 1972 Olympics, which is the first one I really remember watching diligently throughout, and then I really grasped it by 1976.

 

[Shadowfax]

I hope Micah is also being a leader here. He gets them to work with sprint coaches so they don’t lose to him and it is a win-win for everyone. Assuming none of them pull a hamstring.

 

[SteveTheCowboy]

Combine 40 yard times....hes probably not wrong!

Parsons - 4.39
Lamb - 4.51
Cooper - 4.42

a man that big, that moves that fast, and tackles like he does...hes a bad man

Watching him target and chase down QBs is a thing of beauty. Plus his strength just to throw them down. Jeeze!

 

[Jipper]

He actually ran a 4.39?!?!

I just looked it up, his AVERAGE time is a 4.6 though, so no way he’s beating Amari though. The 4.39 as his best seems to come from a Tweet from a Penn State account on the TV screen. Per the draft day listing, 4.41 was his best, 4.6 his average and over 5 his slowest.

The numbers are here:

Yeah man, that's what I saw as well....regardless the man is fast and huge...I personally think from a burst perspective he would win but might lose the longer it goes...man has some insane burst

 

[SteveTheCowboy]

I hope Micah is also being a leader here. He gets them to work with sprint coaches so they don’t lose to him and it is a win-win for everyone. Assuming none of them pull a hamstring.

I think that's why he said "in four months"....obviously a smart man who doesn't want anyone hurt in the fun

 

[khiladi]

Yeah man, that's what I saw as well....regardless the man is fast and huge...I personally think from a burst perspective he would win but might lose the longer it goes...man has some insane burst

I think the most impressive thing, as you pointed out is his burst. His ability to accelerate and close in on those tight areas is unique.

 

[OmerV]

I think the most impressive thing, as you pointed out is his burst. His ability to accelerate and close in on those tight areas is unique.

Agreed. We've seen a few times where a QB rolled out and Parsons was 10 yards away and closed the gap so fast the QB didn't get a throw off. I assume they thought they had more time, but he got on them so fast they weren't able to make a decision

 

[Rockport]

Why is this thread worthy?

 

[Streifenkarl]

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This Micah following by some is getting awkward.

 

[SteveTheCowboy]

This Micah following by some is getting awkward.

It's nice to have a reliable consistent exciting stud od defense. If to you this is manlove....then I'm all in.

 

[Denim Chicken]

Why is this thread worthy?

because we don't have a simple "general" thread here, so everything has to be it's own thread.

 

[RaZon]

The 100 yard world record in the days of Bob Hayes

World Records
(• - Record was ratified)
• 9.3* Dennis Johnson JAM San Jose Mar 11, 1961
9.3* Dennis Johnson JAM Stanford Apr 01, 1961
• 9.3* Dennis Johnson JAM San Jose Apr 15, 1961
• 9.3* Dennis Johnson JAM Sunnyvale May 05, 1961
• 9.3* Frank Budd USA Villanova May 06, 1961
• 9.3* Harry Jerome CAN Corvallis May 20, 1961
9.3* Robert Hayes USA Sioux Falls Jun 02, 1961
9.3* Frank Budd USA Villanova Jun 11, 1961
• 9.2 Frank Budd USA New York Jun 24, 1961
9.2* Robert Hayes USA Coral Gables Feb 17, 1962
• 9.2* Harry Jerome CAN Vancouver Aug 25, 1962
• 9.2* Harry Jerome CAN Toronto Sep 03, 1962
• 9.1 Robert Hayes USA St.Louis Jun 21, 1963
9.1* Robert Hayes USA Orangeburg Apr 18, 1964
9.1* Robert Hayes USA Nashville May 02, 1964
9.1* Robert Hayes USA Coral Gables Oct 01, 1964

As we can see he had a WR at 9.3, 9.2 and 9.1

Others who tied that 9.1 were....

Harry Jerome Canada
Charlie Green
Jimmy Hines
Willie McGee
John Carlos
Steve Williams

Those were the names Ivory Crockett erased from the record books with his 9.0

Yes it was hand timed World Records at 100 yards, we also had hand time WR at 100m.

Frank Wykoff the first 9.4
Mel Patton first 9.3
Frank Budd first 9.2
Bob Hayes first 9.1
Ivory Crockett first 9.0

As far as the NFL goes...

Bob Hayes 9.1 Cowboys
Willie McGee 9.1 Chargers
Mel Gray 9.2 Cards
Cliff Branch 9.2 Raiders
Curtis Dickey 9.2 Colts
Frank Budd 9.2 World Record
Travis Williams 9.3 Packers
Cecil Turner 9.3 Bears
JD Hill 9.3 Bills
Isacc Curtis 9.3 Bengals
Ray Norton 9,3World Record Niners
Henry Carr 9.3 Giants
Len Willis 9.3 Vikings