Earl C. "Billy" Hayes (November 21, 1884 â December 16, 1943) was an American college football, college basketball, and track and field coach. Hayes served as the head football coach at Mississippi Agricultural & Mechanical CollegeâÂÂnow known as Mississippi State UniversityâÂÂfrom the 1914 to 1916 seasons. During his three-season tenure, he compiled an overall record of 15âÂÂ8âÂÂ2 At Mississippi A&M, he was also as the head basketball coach from 1912 to 1924, tallying aa mark of 124âÂÂ54. From 1924 to 1943, he coached track and field at Indiana University Bloomington. Hayes was also the head football coach at Indiana from 1931 to 1933, compiling a record of 6âÂÂ14âÂÂ4.
Hayes died of pneumonia at age 59 on December 16, 1943, in Bloomington, Indiana.