Conway Hayman Explained

Conway Hayman
Number:70
Position:Guard
Birth Date:9 January 1949
Birth Place:Newark, Delaware, U.S.
Death Place:La Porte, Texas, U.S.
Height Ft:6
Height In:3
Weight Lb:264
High School:Newark (DE)
College:Delaware (1968–1970)
Draftyear:1971
Draftround:6
Draftpick:141
Pastteams:
Pastcoaching:
  • Prairie View A&M (1981–1983)
    Offensive coordinator
  • Prairie View A&M (1984–1987)
    Head coach
  • Florida A&M (1988)
    Offensive line
  • Texas Southern (1989)
    Offensive coordinator
Highlights:
As a player
Statlabel1:Games played
Statvalue1:77
Statlabel2:Games started
Statvalue2:49
Statlabel3:Fumble recoveries
Statvalue3:1
Pfr:H/HaymCo20

Conway Holmes Hayman (January 9, 1949 – March 7, 2020)[1] was an American football player and coach. He played as a guard in college and professionally and later became a collegiate head football coach.

Playing career

University of Delaware

Hayman was a lineman at the University of Delaware in Newark where he played from 1968 through the 1970 seasons. Hayman's Blue Hens garnered three consecutive Lambert Cup titles, three straight Boardwalk Bowl wins, and two straight Middle Atlantic Conference championships. Hayman was a consensus first-team All-American and All-East selection at offensive guard in 1970 and was a two-time All-MAC selection. From his accomplishments at Delaware, Hayman was inducted into the state of Delaware Sports Hall of Fame.[2] Hayman was the second athlete from the school to play in the NFL.[3]

Houston Oilers

Hayman was drafted in the sixth round with 141st overall pick in the 1971 NFL draft by the Washington Redskins and subsequently traded to the Houston Oilers.[4] He played for six seasons with the Oilers, appearing in a total of 77 regular season games.[5]

Coaching career

Prairie View A&M

Hayman was the 15th head football at the Prairie View A&M University in Prairie View, Texas, serving for four seasons, from 1983 to 1986, and compiling a record of 5–36.[6] [7]

Assistant coaching

Hayman served as an assistant at Texas Southern University and Florida A&M University.[2]

Honors

In 1986 the Delaware Sports Hall of Fame inducted Hayman.[8]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Conway Holmes Hayman obituary . Legacy.com . March 13, 2020 . March 14, 2020.
  2. http://www.bluehens.com/sportsinfo/hall_of_fame/1999/conwayhayman.html University of Delaware Athletic Hall of Fame
  3. https://books.google.com/books?id=EV557kOFNlcC&dq=Conway+Haymen&pg=PA134 The Great Delaware Sports Book
  4. https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/H/HaymCo20.htm Pro Football Reference
  5. http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=HAYMACON01 DatabaseFootball.com
  6. http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_iaa/southwestern/prairie_view_a&m/coaching_records.php Prairie View A&M University coaching records
  7. Web site: Prairie View Agricultural & Mechanical University Directory . The Sports Network . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110525193829/http://www.sportsnetwork.com/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=sportsnetwork&page=cfoot2%2Fteams%2Fdirect582.htm . May 25, 2011 .
  8. Web site: Delaware Sports Museum and Hall of Fame in Wilmington, Delaware - 1986. www.desports.org.