Raiders CB Lester Hayes 1984 Nike commercial

[gugs76]

Awesome commercial! Way ahead of its time

[videosensei]

This commerical so far ahead of the curve im speechless

[Bigjig2011]

Sounds like Michael Jai White.

[drfink100]

LOL, JOCK_TALK!

Lester the MO-LESTER was a hard core star wars fan.



[timgtyler]

I've been loking for this ad for years!!!

[miggy25]

@peleth interception numbers are great and all, but they're only PART of what makes a great shut down corner (much like sack numbers for a D-Lineman, another overrated stat)....a shut down corner smothers his target, whenever the receiver makes a break or a move, the CB is right there on him as if he's the WR's shadow....Lester was brilliant at that...besides that, when you're a great cover corner, no one is going to throw the ball your direction too much anyways

[dukenthaylor]

Taking all stickum into account...

the greatest OVERALL shutdown corner is the one who best brings about the failure of the receiver he's guarding to do his job.

(ie, with the fewest penalties, and while adhering to the game's rules and regulations, preventing the receiver from advancing the ball)

Since interceptions are only PART of that equation, and since Lester Hayes consistently and aggressively SMOTHERED receivers in that quest, I STILL consider him the best corner in history!

[Bexly]

@dukenthaylor without a doubt! I agree 100%

[raiderjay2001]

@dukenthaylor and without the stickum in sb 18 he shut down hall of famer art monk until the the end of the 3rd qtr....when he slipped.... but basically made him a nonfactor on the biggest stage of them all....give it up for the judge....my favorite raider all time

[dukenthaylor]

@raiderjay2001 yeah, monk's my all-time favorite receiver. that SB game hurt me BAD! so, of course judge would have to be the best!

[dukenthaylor]

Behold: The greatest shutdown corner in the history of the game! His partner Mike Haynes was the 2nd greatest!

[maddogeddie805]

Lester Hayes is the best cornerback of all time!!!13 inertcepetion in 1980!!!

[jihad916]

Indeed Lester Hayes was unique in NFL History!

[ectigers83]

Lester the Molester! This was the first place I heard that term and it had nothing to do with a sexual crime. More like an NFL MUGGING!!!

[Vandal626]

Man, this commercial was ahead of its time for it to be 1984! These are the type of sports commercials that companies are doing now! Nice one.

[Ty1erJay]

THE MOLESTOR!!!!!!!!!!

[RaiderCarl]

A commercial that let you feel what Lester brought! Awesome find!

[tjstevens74]

The Judge needs to be in the HoF... yet another blackball job on a RAIDER great.

[Bexly]

@tjstevens74 Fuck the HOF voters! your right...Cliff Branch and the Snake should be in right now!

[madrecka]

@Bexly I agree with you on that one and I'm 49ers fan.

[theman1819]

@Bexly who would you take out of the HOF to put them in?

[Bexly]

@theman1819 people always ask me that. think about this.

MY hof critera is in this order; impact on the game, stats, titles. example, branch's career is comparable to swanns and bob hayes. hayes is in on impact primarily because like branch he played a role in the nfls deep ball evolution.

the pro football hof was est in 63. pro football in 1920. 17 players a yr inducted. they are clearly way behind the curve and players suffer. increase them.

great careers dont have to be denied

[Bexly]

@theman1819 there is no denying lesters impact... this talk of the shutdown corner, denying 1/3 of the field to qbs and wrs, etc... playing on the island. all that talk started in the 80s because of lesters dominance. thats when they did indepth research on the CB position. the stickum talk is bull shit too. all these wrs, dbs and even qbs play with gloves now...yes i know the advantage of wearing gloves. I remember when that started too. the wrs wore scuba gloves back in the day...

[theman1819]

@Bexly im a huge hayes fan but you still have to ask yourself the question who would you take out of the hall of fame to put him in

[Bexly]

@theman1819 i said all that to make the point....you cannot take players out so thats an unrealistic question and a way to look at it. hayes isnt the only one...there are many players that should be in. they could fix the curve and increase inductees...which will never happen. but your real question is, out of those players eligable now and in the near future, who should he go in before. and i say he's past his time. he should go in now. and those other players wait like he has....

[theman1819]

@Bexly I dont think they should increase the amount of inductees but you are right its an imperfect system

[bobbya16]

one of my favorite commercials from that era....

[smthomas23]

The Judge!!!!!!!!!!!!!! RAIDERS 4 LIFE!!!!

Lester is a top 5 corner in NFL history!

[crawford371]

he looks naked without stickum! (lol)

[gch3375]

@crawford371 you must be an expert of naked men.

[crawford371]

@gch3375 look up Stickum you DUMB FUCK!!!!!!!!

[cbaldwinjr]

@crawford371

If that's your way of saying he wasn't good without stickum, he made four Pro Bowls after 1980, so obviously it wasn't stickum that made The Judge a great cover corner

[crawford371]

@cbaldwinjr obvliously, you, like the others just didn't get the joke. damn this is what we have come down to. what a shame!

[sickoicko12]

dude is a fucking beast.