Was his training method really basic?
Did he even include callasthenics or anything?
Was it just a case of sprints at the track and chasing footballs on the football pitch?
The only other elite athlete I’ve ever seen with a basic program was Bo Jackson. Before he got injured, his only training was: Football, baseball and occasional hurdles / track sprints in collage. That was it. There was no work at home, no stretching, no core work, no callasthenics, no weight training or anything. It was claimed that Bo Jackson ran a 4.12 sec 40 yard dash, but I don’t know if he really did. It is just claimed that he did.
Did Bob Hayes survive of just sprints?