Explore Mercury Hayes net worth, age, height, bio, birthday, wiki, and salary! Mercury Wayne Hayes, born January 1, 1973, is an ex-professional American and Canadian football wide receiver, punt returner, and kickoff returner. He played for the New Orleans Saints (NFL), Atlanta Falcons (NFL), and the Montreal Alouettes (CFL). Before he became a professional football player, he was a star football player for the University of Michigan Wolverines. In the 5th round, 1996 National Football League draft, he was the 136th overall selection. In this article, we will discover how old is Mercury Hayes? Who is Mercury Hayes dating now & how much money does Mercury Hayes have?
| Name | Mercury Hayes |
| First Name | Mercury |
| Last Name | Hayes |
| Occupation | American Football Player |
| Birthday | January 1 |
| Birth Year | 1973 |
| Place of Birth | Houston |
| Home Town | Texas |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birth Sign | Capricorn |
| Full/Birth Name | |
| Father | Not Available |
| Mother | Not Available |
| Siblings | Not Available |
| Spouse | Not Known |
| Children(s) | Not Available |
Mercury Hayes Biography
Mercury Hayes is one of the most popular and richest American Football Player who was born on January 1, 1973 in Houston, Texas, United States. The Miracle at Michigan of September 24, 1994 saw #7-ranked Colorado and Bill McCartney, a former Michigan coach, take revenge on #4-ranked Michigan. As time expired, Kordell Stewart completed a 64 yard hail mary pass against Detroit native Michael Westbrook. Hayes also ran for 14 yards and had 3 receptions for the game for 62 yards. Hayes also returned three kickoffs for 54 yard. This game was described as one of two wildest in University of Michigan Football History.
Hayes is notable for his 7-reception 179-yard performance culminating in a game-winning, fourth down, time expired 15-yard touchdown catch on August 26, 1995 from Scott Dreisbach to seal an 18–17 win in Michigan’s greatest comeback, a record that stood for eight years until 2003, when the Wolverines pulled off a 21-point comeback against Minnesota. The reception was recorded against University of Virginia Cavaliers defensive backs Ronde Barber and Paul London in the Pigskin Classic to complete what was at the time the largest comeback in Michigan Football history in Lloyd Carr’s coaching debut. The game constituted the other of the two wildest finishes in Michigan Football history.
In 1995, Hayes established the Michigan football record for most consecutive games with a reception by stringing together thirty such games. His record was broken by Marquise Walker’s 32 games in 2001 and later surpassed by Braylon Edwards’s 38 games and Jason Avant’s 35 games. Hayes ranks tenth in career yards per reception at 17.3 and eleventh in career all-purpose yards. He is listed prominently among Michigan’s all-time leaders in kickoff returns and yards as well as total returns (kickoff, punt, fumble and interception) and return yards.
Hayes was the son of Richard Hayes and attended Booker T. Washington High School, Houston. Hayes chose the University of Michigan over many elite football programs such as the Colorado Buffaloes and Florida State Seminoles. He also preferred the Arkansas Razorbacks and the USC Trojans. The team’s 1992 Big Ten Conference Champion finish, under Gary Moeller, was Hayes’ Michigan Wolverines’ best performance. The team was ranked fifth in both the Associated Press college final poll and CNN/USA Today college final poll. They beat the Washington Huskies by 38 to 31 in the January 1, 1993 Rose Bowl. This game is notable for Tyrone Wheatley’s MVP performance. Hayes received a 10-yard touchdown reception in the game.
Hayes also set season records for reception yards against his Houston Cougars football team as a sophomore and freshman. He accumulated 127 yards from six receptions as a sophomore. There were three punt returns of 38 yards and two kickoff returns of 54 yards. The result was a win for 42-21 on September 25, 1993. Hayes’ 26-yard longest punt return as Wolverine was included in the game. It also represented Hayes all-purpose yardage record. Hayes also had his third-highest receiving yards and the most he would have received until his senior year. Hayes made his debut as a kickoff returninger in the Michigan freshman game.
Hayes is notable as one of the victims of Beaver Stadium attendees’ ice and snowball hurling on November 18, 1995. In the game, Hayes caught 6 receptions for 132 yards and had 3 kickoff returns for 48 yards. The game ended as a 27–17 loss to the Penn State Nittany Lions.
Mercury Hayes Net Worth
Mercury is one of the richest American Football Player from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Mercury Hayes's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: January 13, 2024)
Hayes wore #9 for Michigan Wolverines between 1992 and 1995. He was recruited by University of Colorado. University of Florida State University, University of Arkansas and University of Southern California. He was so keen to be in the 1992 incoming class along with Koy Detmer, Rashaan Salaam, that the University of Colorado reserved their 25th scholarship. They hoped he would reconsider after committing to Michigan.
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Salary | Under Review |
| Source of Income | American Football Player |
| Cars | Not Available |
| House | Living in own house. |
The 1996 NFL draft was a quality draft for wide receivers. Among the wide receivers drafted that year were first rounders Keyshawn Johnson, Terry Glenn, Eddie Kennison, Marvin Harrison and Eric Moulds. Additionally, Bobby Engram, Terrell Owens, Muhsin Muhammad, Joe Horn and former Michigan teammate Amani Toomer were also drafted that year. Hayes was the first of three 1996 fifth round picks by the Saints. He was drafted just after Pro Bowl wide receiver Joe Horn, the 135th pick. Mercury Hayes’ NFL career longest reception of 50 yards, caught in week 14 of the 1996 National Football League season in a 26–10 loss to the St. Louis Rams, was the first NFL pass by Doug Nussmeier (Nussmeier’s second pass was his only touchdown completion). Although Hayes only compiled 4 receptions for 101 yards; 2 rushes for 7 yards and 2 kickoff returns for 30 yards while appearing in 7 games, he earned nearly $39,000 in bonus money over the course of his rookie season. Hayes started the 1997 National Football League season on the New Orleans Saints’ roster and appeared in 4 games.
Hayes signed with the Atlanta Falcons on October 27, 1997 and appeared in two games for the Falcons. He was released by the Falcons in the pre-season of the following year. Hayes was picked up on September 18, 1998 by the Washington Redskins and added to their practice squad, but was released 19 days later. In February 1999, he was drafted by the Barcelona Dragons, but he was released from the team five weeks later.
Ethnicity, religion & political views
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Although he had a modest professional career, he was involved in many of the University of Michigan’s most memorable football moments. He is notable for his game-winning catch in the 1995 Pigskin Classic against the University of Virginia. Hayes also once held the Michigan record for consecutive games with a reception (30). Hayes was a member of the 1992 Big Ten Champions who won the 1993 Rose Bowl. He had attended Booker T. Washington High School in Houston, Texas.
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Relationships Record: We have no records of past relationships for Mercury Hayes. You may help us to build the dating records for Mercury Hayes!Mercury Hayes was signed by the Montreal Alouettes in June 1999. They released him in July and re-signed him in August. His 2000 season began productively with an impressive pre-season effort (including 67 and 77-yard touchdown runs in the same quarter of one game) followed by effective 65-yard and 68-yard regular season reception totals in early August. However, by the end of August, Hayes was on the sidelines nursing an injury. He failed to accumulate 259 yards receiving on the season, which would have placed him among the top 15 Canadian Football League receivers in yardage for the 2000 Canadian Football League season. In September, he was released from the team. In 2002, he attempted comeback with the Norfolk Nighthawks of the af2, and this was his last attempt at professional football.
Height, Weight & Body Measurements
Mercury Hayes height 5 ft 11 in Mercury weight 88 kg & body measurements will update soon.
| Height | 5 ft 11 in |
| Weight | 88 kg |
| Body Measurements | Under Review |
| Eye Color | Not Available |
| Hair Color | Not Available |
| Feet/Shoe Size | Not Available |
Hayes’ 179-yard performance against the Virginia Cavaliers was the 1995 single-game high by any of the Wolverines wide receivers, tight ends and running backs, which included Amani Toomer, Jay Riemersma, Chris Howard, Jerame Tuman, Tshimanga Biakabutuka, Tai Streets and Chris Floyd. The effort tied Jack Clancy’s 1966 single-game total and Amani Toomer’s 1994 single-game total for fourth on the Michigan all-time single game reception yards list. It is worth noting that Clancy is the Michigan all-time single-game yardage recordholder at 197 yards. Braylon Edwards and Tai Streets have since surpassed 179 yards, in 2004 and 1998 respectively, to move the trio down to sixth. Hayes’ 48 receptions and 923 yards also led all Wolverines in receiving for the 1995 season. At the end of his Michigan career, Hayes’ 923 yards ranked sixth on the single-season yardage list, but it is now fifteenth. His 2144 career yards ranked fifth and now ranks eleventh. The quarterbacks during his 1995 season were Brian Griese and Scott Dreisbach. Other quarterbacks during his collegiate career were Todd Collins and Elvis Grbac.
Amani Toomer and Hayes were the fourth pair of Michigan receivers to have played together with 2000 career reception yards. With 2,144 career yards and 124 receptions he ranks 10th and 12th on the All-time Michigan lists 2 yards behind Desmond Howard and 1 reception behind Derrick Alexander respectively.
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Mercury Ranked on the list of most popular American Football Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Mercury Hayes celebrates birthday on January 1 of every year.
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