Conway Holmes Hayman (January 9, 1949 – March 7, 2020) was an

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player and coach. He played as a

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in college and professionally and later became a collegiate head football coach.

Playing career

University of Delaware

Hayman was a lineman at the

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where he played from 1968 through the 1970 seasons. Hayman's Blue Hens garnered three consecutive Lambert Cup titles, three straight

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wins, and two straight

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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.University of Delaware Athletic Hall of Fame
Conway Hayman Hayman was the second athlete from the school to play in the NFL.

Houston Oilers

Hayman was drafted in the sixth round with 141st overall pick in the

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by the

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and subsequently traded to the

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. He played for six seasons with the Oilers, appearing in a total of 77 regular season games. He

Coaching career

Prairie View A&M

Hayman was the 15th head football at the

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, serving for four seasons, from 1983 to 1986, and compiling a record of 5–36.

Assistant coaching

Hayman served as an assistant at

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and

Florida A&M University Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University (FAMU), commonly known as Florida A&M, is a public historically black land-grant university in Tallahassee, Florida. Founded in 1887, It is the third largest historically black university in the U ...

Honors

In 1986 the

Delaware Sports Museum and Hall of Fame The Delaware Sports Museum and Hall of Fame is a membership-based organization founded in 1976. The organization runs a museum with exhibits at Daniel S. Frawley Stadium on the Riverfront in Wilmington, Delaware and promotes physical fitness in ...

inducted Hayman.

Head coaching record

References

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