Mike Haynes (cornerback)

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Mike Haynes
No. 40, 22
Position:
Los Angeles, California)
College:Arizona State
NFL draft:1976 / Round: 1 / Pick: 5
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Interceptions:46
Int yards:688
Total touchdowns:5
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Michael James Haynes (born July 1, 1953) is an American former professional

NFL 100th Anniversary All-Time Team
in 2019 for his accomplishments during his 14-year career.

Voted

NFL 1980s All-Decade Team
.

Early years

Haynes went to T.S. King Middle School, as stated by him in the 2012 recognition for his Hall of Fame (NFL) awards. Haynes played cornerback at John Marshall High School in Los Angeles. The team on which he played chose two all star players to represent Marshall, which would eventually lead to his further career. In addition to football, Haynes also participated in track and field and currently holds the long jump record at John Marshall. During his senior year in 1971, Haynes started both ways on offense (QB) and defense (cornerback). However, Marshall went 0–7–1 in the Northern League in 1971 and tied Belmont 20–20 in his final game. In a show of his athletic accomplishments, John Marshall High School named the school football stadium in his honor when he was inducted into the school football hall of fame in 1986.

In his final regular season track meet, Haynes had to run the final leg of the mile relay, then rest before completing his final long jump effort. The opposing team (archrival Belmont), believing they had won the league championship, loaded their bus and went home. Haynes rested, then leaped 23'5", a school record that still stands, winning the event, the meet and the league championship with it.

College career

At Arizona State, Haynes was a three-time All-Western Athletic Conference selection, and a two-time All-America selection. In his four seasons, Haynes intercepted 17 passes, including a nation-leading 11 interceptions in his junior season of 1974.[3] He also set a school record that same year by returning 46 punts, and scored two touchdowns on punt returns in 1975. In 2000, he was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.

Professional career

New England Patriots

Haynes was selected in the first round in the

NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year
honors. The 1976 Patriots had an 11–3 record and clinched a playoff berth for the first time in 13 years, losing to Oakland in the first round. In 1978, Haynes recorded 6 interceptions, one of which was returned for a touchdown against the Baltimore Colts. The Patriots won their division but lost to Houston in the playoffs.

Haynes recorded 28 interceptions and 1,159 yards on 111 returns, a 10.4-yard average during his seven years with the Patriots. He started his career with 58 consecutive starts before being sidelined with a rib injury late in 1979.

Haynes was inducted into the

Patriots Hall of Fame
in 1994, and his number 40 was retired as well. He was named to the Patriots' All-1970s Team, the 35th Anniversary Team named in 1994, as well as the 50th Anniversary Team named in 2009. He makes sporadic appearances involving the team to this day.

Los Angeles Raiders

Haynes played out his option with the Patriots in 1982, and in November 1983, his contract was awarded to the Los Angeles Raiders in a settlement that gave the Patriots a No. 1 draft choice in

Washington Redskins general manager Bobby Beathard later said that Haynes tipped the balance heavily in the Raiders' favor. The Raiders and Redskins had played in the regular season when Haynes was still a Patriot, and his addition gave the Raiders the luxury of having two shutdown corners.[5]

In seven seasons with the Raiders, Haynes returned only one punt but he added 18 interceptions to give him a career total of 46 which were returned for 688 yards and two touchdowns, including a team-record 97-yard return against Miami in 1984. Haynes finished that season with a league-leading 220 interception return yards. He also had 12 career fumble recoveries. Haynes was an All-Pro choice in 1977, 1978, 1982, 1984 and 1985 and an All-AFC pick eight times. On special teams, he totaled 112 punt returns for 1,168 yards and two scores.

In 1997, he was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame. In 1999, he was ranked number 93 on The Sporting News' list of the 100 Greatest Football Players. He is ranked number 49 on the NFL Network Top 100 Greatest Players.[6]

Personal life

Haynes's nephew is basketball player Justin Bibbs.[7]

References

  1. ^ "NFL 100: At No. 79, Mike Haynes wanted to be a receiver. He turned into one of the greatest cornerbacks ever". Steve Buckley. The Athletic. July 19, 2021. Retrieved March 6, 2023.
  2. ^ "Gil Brandt's greatest NFL cornerbacks of all time". Gil Brandt. NFL. July 5, 2017. Retrieved March 6, 2023.
  3. ^ "Player Bio: Mike Haynes - Arizona State University Official Athletic Site".
  4. ^ "Before Revis and Cromartie there was Haynes and Hayes". The New York Times. September 24, 2011.
  5. ISBN 978-0-7603-3651-9
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  6. ^ "The Top 100: NFL's Greatest Players". NFL Network. Archived from the original on December 7, 2010.
  7. ^ Jolley, Frank (March 14, 2017). "Next Level: Former area stars now in the Big Dance". Daily Commercial. Retrieved September 26, 2018.

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