Raiders Stickum. Lester Hayes rule. If you ask me the primary reason. One of those practices eventually outlawed by the league was the use of Stickum also known as the Lester Hayes Rule. The sticky substance was used by NFL players to make the ball more easily catchable.
Former Raider wide receiver Fred Biletnikoff was also a big user of the substance but he. Jul 16 2014 Though numerous players on plenty of teams lathered up Stickum is is probably most associated with Raiders defensive back Lester Hayes who won the 1980 NFL Defensive Player of the Year award with. Jul 16 2019 One word. Hayes traced the motivation for the rule to commissioner Pete Rozelle and. Where did we go wrong with you. Aug 10 2019 Stickum was outlawed in 1981 three years after Biletnikoff played his final game – and a year after Raiders cornerback Lester Hayes took Stickum.
Amongst other famous plays or infamous depending on how you look at it stickum serves as an indelible image of the Raiders attitude of doing anything to win.
I mean receivers were ge. Jul 16 2014 Though numerous players on plenty of teams lathered up Stickum is is probably most associated with Raiders defensive back Lester Hayes who won the 1980 NFL Defensive Player of the Year award with. Hayes was half of one of the best cornerback tandems in history. This is part of an occasional series acquainting fans with the Raiders illustrious 60-year history as the team moves to Las Vegas for the 2020 season. May 30 2020 Editors note. May 08 2018 The rules that the Raiders are credited with include some of the most controversial and well-known in the game today.