European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 23, 1981, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page in the stars and stripes january 1961 j n i x h m x x x x x x x x x x x Hayes cuts them off at the pass by the new York times Oakland the interceptions have come so in so Many that the players and coaches of the Oakland raiders cannot pick a special they just remember what Lester their left has done Over and Over the past this is what has become commonplace Hayes is a step behind a for a cornerback matched one none in the nation Al football might As Well be the Dis Tance from the stadium to the nearest that one step is All a receiver needs for a touch and that is All a cornerback needs to qualify for a one Way ticket but when the cornerback is Lester when the receiver has his step and the quarterback sees the opening and lets the Ball somehow that step there Are moments when Hayes wants that step to be wants the receiver to think he is when the receiver really has earned that Hayes has the Speed to in either when the Ball gets Hayes is often Hayes does not just cover he toys with now there is one More Challenge at the end of a memorable Hayes watches the Challenge on film for an average of two hours a night at his and thinks about him enough that his name often pops up into the most casual of theres this Guy by the name of Harold Hayes Hayes was not matched exclusively against Carmichael in Oakland 107 loss at Phila Delphia remaining at the left Corner position unless both wide receivers lined up on the other Side of the the matchup will occur often enough that Carmichael has taken the spot in Hayes mind that Jefferson filled More than a week it is a prominent he eats he sleeps he dreams Dwayne the Raider at the other Cor and he plays it on that he and i discussed a Guys mental out look at this Point of the Guys Are a but he said Guys that still Nave it up Here Osteen put a Finger to his head will we talked about that several weeks and now we look at each other and i guess we were Hayes has already played against Carmi Chael this season and held him to three catches for 18 but he is still looking for the smallest of the search will continue right up to the i like to have a mental Hayes in trying to dissect the things he does a fifth round draft Choice in prepared himself to Challenge George Atkinson at and went to a on the first Day of he became a left he also became i was really baffled at the logic behind the haves i kept telling Al Davis i wanted to play he kept youre going to be a Good i just kept telling myself that i wanted to be a my whole driving Force in 77 and 71 was to play i said i was a food but not a great but i could be one of the better i told myself in 79 there was no Way feasible to play so i just stopped i wanted to be the Best Corner in the i told myself i  get Here scoring on an leaves his opponents in a the difference became Hayes inter to Steve Largent of Cepter seven passes in the 1979 season to tie but if he could Tell the coaches where he him for the third highest total in the he wanted to would he go Back if this was was the Only player to return two interceptions Hayes but if this is for and he allowed just one touch theres no Corner better than Lester the rosters Oakland raiders Philadelphia eagles name name Van