A black Mercedes sits in the driveway, the only outward sign of material success. Then, upon meeting Lester Hayes, his sporting past springs to life. He wears a silver-and-black Raiders sweater.

"Lester doesn’t have it." That’s what a Hall-of-Fame voter told me around 20 years ago when former Raiders' cornerback Lester ...

We cannot, in good faith, trot out Lester Hayes today as inspiration for the return of Oakland Raider glory. It is not fair, or righteous, to portray this cheating, cackling former Raider as a ...

Lester Hayes, a great cornerback for the Oakland-Los Angeles Raiders for 10 seasons, was undoubtedly not excited recently when he was named a semifinalist in the 2023 voting for the Pro Football ...

In 1977, Madden walked up to his fifth-round draft pick, All-American safety Lester Hayes, and told him he would be playing cornerback as a proHayes had begrudgingly switched from linebacker to ...

In 1980, Raiders cornerback Lester Hayes set a modern-day record with 13 interceptions in a season. Dick “Night Train” Lane still holds the record with 14 in 1952. But since the turn of the ...

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) -- Lester Hayes, the former Oakland Raiders Cornerback, nick named 'Judge' and 'Lester the Molester,' renowned for his stickum-enhanced interceptions and locked down coverage ...

Cornerback Lester Hayes has advanced to the next stage of the voting process for the Pro Football Hall of Fame's Class of 2025 in the Seniors category. Raiders vs. Dolphins. Madden vs. Shula.

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) -- A big-name Raider legend is coming to Bend. Two-time Super Bowl champion Lester Hayes is coming to bend for this year's Christmas Parade. He will be part of the Bend Oregon ...

Lester Hayes Jr., the new special agent in charge of Homeland Security investigations in the North Texas and Oklahoma region, says federal law enforcement is monitoring potential threats online.

Of the 31 seniors, four were Raiders, including wide receiver Art Powell, quarterback Jim Plunkett, cornerback Lester Hayes, cornerback Albert Lewis and running back Roger Craig. Powell played ...