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Letter purportedly from former Dallas Cowboy Hayes under more scrutiny
Letter purportedly from former Dallas Cowboy Hayes under more scrutiny
Jean-Jacques Taylor: Ex-Cowboy Hayes' Hall call is long overdue |  News for Dallas, Texas | Dallas Morning News  |  Latest News
Jean-Jacques Taylor: Ex-Cowboy Hayes' Hall call is long overdue | News for Dallas, Texas | ...
dallasnews.com — 12:13 AM CST on Saturday, January 31, 2009 TAMPA, Fla. – Bob Hayes, his body ravaged by... disease, didn't know if he'd ever be enshrined into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. And if he did make it, Hayes wasn't sure he'd be alive to see the day. In ... (more) Jean-Jacques Taylor: Ex-Cowboy Hayes' Hall call is long ...
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FONT ANALYSIS SHOWS THAT HAYES LETTER IS A FRAUD
ProFootballTalk.com — ... the case against Lucille Hester, Brad Townsend of the Dallas Morning News points out another major flaw contained in the letter, apart from the obvious conflict between the signature appearing on the letter and Hayes’ “real” signature. Apparently, the letter reflects a font that didn’t exist at the time the letter supposedly was written. Specifically, the 1999 letter contains Calibri typeface, which wasn’t released by Microsoft until 2007. So, absence a damn good explanation from Ms. Hester, one of the most compelling moments from Saturday’s press conference wasn’t real. ...

Bob Hayes Family Saga Hopefully Will Be Resolved Soon
Know Your Dallas Cowboys — ... Shortly after that article was written, Dallas Morning News reporter Brad Townsend posted a story noting that the letter that Hester read at the Hall of Fame press conference on Saturday appeared in Calibri font, which was not available to the public until the release of Microsoft Office 2007. ...

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