Joe Black Hayes

Joe Black Hayes
Born:(1915-09-20)September 20, 1915
Murfreesboro, Tennessee
Died:December 9, 2013(2013-12-09) (aged 98)
Murfreesboro, Tennessee
Career information
Position(s)Guard
CollegeUniversity of Tennessee
Career history
As coach
1941−1943Tennessee−Martin (assistant)
1946−1948Cumberland
1949−1954Middle Tennessee State (assistant)
As player
1935−1937Tennessee
Career highlights and awards
  • 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.

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.