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Bob Hayes Invitational Track Meet

The Bob Hayes Invitational Track and Field Meet was organized in the spring of 1964 with
Douglas Anderson High School in the Southside serving as the host and Northwestern High School in the Northside area serving as the running site.

At that time, originator Nathaniel S. Washington, Sr. was Athletic Director, Head Coach and Track Coordinator for the five black high schools in the county, namely: New Stanton, Matthew W. Gilbert, Douglas Anderson, Northwestern, and Stanton Vocational High School.

Nat Washington was a close friend of Bob Hayes father and knew Bob as a student at Matthew W. Gilbert School where Washington was coaching before transferring to Douglas Anderson High School.

In the 1964 Olympics, Bob ran in the slowest lane, tied the world record of 10.0 in the 100
meter race, and won two gold medals. Bob Hayes was once regarded as the "World's Fastest Human" and in the 1963 AAU meet in St. Louis, set a world record of 9.1 seconds in the 100 yard dash. He won the 100 meter dash in Tokyo, Japan with a time of 10 seconds flat, trying
the world and Olympic records. In addition to the 100 yard dash record, Hayes held world
marks in the 60 and 70 yard dashes.

Coach Day's involvement in the Florida Athletic Coaches Association has proved to the State Coaches' Association that Track and Field is worthy of the support they have given through their participation in the Bob Hayes Meet. This meet has grown to draw over 150 teams
throughout the United State, Canada, and the Virgin Islands with well over 3000 Athletes participating yearly. Known as the largest one day High School Track and Field Event in the United States, these Events now receive international news cover.

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