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My Take
Kelvin Hayden has the kind of resume that earns instant respect from me: a Chicago kid out of Hubbard High and the University of Illinois, drafted in the second round by the Colts in 2005. What I admire most is that he chose cornerback, the loneliest job in football. Out in open space against the fastest receivers, one beat slow and it is six points, and nobody is coming to help. The nerve that role demands is rare. He climbed all the way from the South Side to the top of the American game, and even in retirement those snaps he locked down still count.
Overview
Kelvin Darnell Hayden Jr. (born July 23, 1983) is an American former professional football player who was a cornerback in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Illinois Fighting Illini and was selected by the Indianapolis Colts in the second round of the 2005 NFL draft.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Kelvin Hayden
- Name (Japanese)
- ケルビン・ヘイデン
- Reading
- けるびん・へいでん
- Born
- July 23, 1983 (age 42)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Leo / Boar
- Origin
- Chicago, Illinois, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 72 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- American football player
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Hubbard High School
- University
- University of Illinois system
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.