He played college football for the Ohio State Buckeyes and was selected by the Minnesota Vikings in the first round of the 1971 NFL draft.
[1] Hayden signed with the Chicago Fire of the World Football League in March 1974.
[2] But during the Fire's training camp in June he was arrested on a bad check warrant.
As of 2021, Hayden was director of the inmates re-entry program for New Orleans Parish Louisiana.
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