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Billy Cannon,,,
Posted on 2/6/10 at 8:15 pm
Posted on 2/6/10 at 8:15 pm
I didn't know that he:
Ran 3.9 secs in a 40-yard dash
and 9.4 secs in a 100 yds.
Wikipedia:
In football, he scored 39 touchdowns his senior year, was named All-State and All-America and led his high school to a state championship in 1955. He would later run the 100 yard dash in 9.4 seconds, and the 40 yard dash in 3.9 seconds. He put a 16-pound shot 54 feet.[
Ran 3.9 secs in a 40-yard dash
and 9.4 secs in a 100 yds.
Wikipedia:
In football, he scored 39 touchdowns his senior year, was named All-State and All-America and led his high school to a state championship in 1955. He would later run the 100 yard dash in 9.4 seconds, and the 40 yard dash in 3.9 seconds. He put a 16-pound shot 54 feet.[
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Posted on 2/6/10 at 8:17 pm to LSUMONSTER
Dudes a badass
Posted on 2/6/10 at 8:18 pm to LSUMONSTER
I don't believe those times. Usain Bolt can't run that fast on a track.
This post was edited on 2/6/10 at 8:19 pm
Posted on 2/6/10 at 8:19 pm to LSUMONSTER
Yea, Cannon was way ahead of his time. He would be a stud if he was playing today.
Posted on 2/6/10 at 8:41 pm to LSUMONSTER
quote:
9.4 secs in a 100 yds.
That would project to roughly a 10.18 100 meters.
Posted on 2/7/10 at 10:12 am to LSUMONSTER
quote:
Ran 3.9 secs in a 40-yard dash
quote:
Wikipedia
This post was edited on 2/7/10 at 10:15 am
Posted on 2/7/10 at 1:52 pm to LSUMONSTER
quote:
Ran 3.9 secs in a 40-yard dash
In ten years it will be 2.9
Posted on 2/7/10 at 9:22 pm to LSUMONSTER
quote:
Ran 3.9 secs in a 40-yard dash
Posted on 2/8/10 at 10:44 am to LSUMONSTER
Cannon was plenty fast, but I seriously doubt those numbers to be accurate. Cannon was faster than most people on the field even when he was playing tight end for The Raiders.
Posted on 2/8/10 at 11:02 am to LSUMONSTER
quote:
Wikipedia:
3.9 second 40?
Wow, that seems impossible... wait, it's Wikipedia... People believe that stuff? I'm going to make an entry for myself claiming women that sleep with me win the Powerball
Posted on 2/8/10 at 11:57 am to LSUMONSTER
FWIW:
Cannon won the 1958 SEC Championship Meet 100 yard dash with a time of 9.9 seconds (Cannon's track teammate, Ralph Fabian, won that event the next year with a time of 10.0 seconds).
SEC Individual Champions
Cannon won the 1958 SEC Championship Meet 100 yard dash with a time of 9.9 seconds (Cannon's track teammate, Ralph Fabian, won that event the next year with a time of 10.0 seconds).
SEC Individual Champions
Posted on 2/8/10 at 1:29 pm to LSUMONSTER
quote:
Ran 3.9 secs in a 40-yard dash
and 9.4 secs in a 100 yds.
I can almost guarantee you that he did neither.
Posted on 2/8/10 at 7:02 pm to LSUMONSTER
Here's an excerpt from a 2003 article that gives some stats on Cannon. Cannot vouch for their accuracy.
LINK
quote:
He was a magnificent athlete, a 6-foot-1, 225-pounder who ran 100 yards in 9.4 seconds, threw the shot-put 54 feet and bench-pressed 435 pounds.
LINK
Posted on 2/9/10 at 8:07 am to LSUMONSTER
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This post was edited on 2/9/10 at 8:14 am
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