Born 1884, Madison, Ind. Died December 13, 1943.

An assistant coach on the 1936 Olympic team, Earl "Billy" Hayes coached at Indiana University from 1925 to 1943, developing some of the best distance runners in the nation's history.

Included among his athletes were Olympians Ivan Fuqua, Chuck Hornbostel, Don Lash (also a Hall of Famer), Roy Cochran, Fred Wilt (another Hall of Famer) and Tom Deckard. Others such as Campbell Kane and Archie Harris were National AAU champions. An exponent of long distance training for his athletes, even for the sprinters, Hayes built a reputation as one of the finest coaches of his era and his influence was to carry over long past his death in 1943. His cross country teams won three national collegiate titles and the team trophy at that meet is named in his honor. His Hoosiers also won the 1932 national collegiate outdoor track title.