Joe Black Hayes

Joe Black Hayes
Profile
PositionGuard
Personal information
Born(1915-09-20)September 20, 1915
Murfreesboro, Tennessee, U.S.
DiedDecember 9, 2013(2013-12-09) (aged 98)
Murfreesboro, Tennessee, U.S.
Career information
CollegeUniversity of Tennessee
Career history
Playing
1935−1937Tennessee
Coaching
1941−1943Tennessee−Martin (assistant)
1946−1948Cumberland
1949−1954Middle Tennessee State (assistant)
Awards and highlights
  • Cumberland Athletics Hall of Fame
  • MTSU Hall of Fame

Joe Black Hayes Sr. (September 20, 1915 – December 9, 2013) was an American football player and coach.

Born in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, Hayes played for the Tennessee Volunteers team. Hayes was an assistant coach under Charles "Bubber" Murphy for the Middle Tennessee State Blue Raiders team from 1935 to 1937.

Hayes died on December 9, 2013, at the age of 98, in a nursing home in his hometown of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. He was survived by his two sons, nine grandchildren, and nine great-grandchildren.