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re: Billy Cannon,,,
Posted on 2/7/10 at 12:05 am to Pianoman
Posted on 2/7/10 at 12:05 am to Pianoman
Billy & Trindon aren't the only fast Tigers.
Al Coffee, a Lee High Baton Rouge graduate, turned out 9.4s 100yd dash times regularly in the mid-60s at Lee, and the late 60s-early 70s at LSU. Cholly Mac didn't know what to do with him either. He also turned out 6.2s 60m and 20.9s 200m. Al was closer to Billy's size than Trindon's, and he had good hands.
That being said FB game speed, including directional adjustments, is a bit different than straight-line on a track.
Al Coffee, a Lee High Baton Rouge graduate, turned out 9.4s 100yd dash times regularly in the mid-60s at Lee, and the late 60s-early 70s at LSU. Cholly Mac didn't know what to do with him either. He also turned out 6.2s 60m and 20.9s 200m. Al was closer to Billy's size than Trindon's, and he had good hands.
That being said FB game speed, including directional adjustments, is a bit different than straight-line on a track.
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Posted on 2/7/10 at 7:12 am to carrell
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He would later run the 100 yard dash in 9.4 seconds, and the 40 yard dash in 4.12 seconds.
That from Wikipedia. Not 3.9
Posted on 2/7/10 at 7:27 am to carrell
Billy Cannon was my orthodontist in my teens. I asked him about the old AFL and some players I remembered in my youth. Once I asked him about Lance Alworth. I remember Alworth running away from just about everyone when he caught a pass and he was a 9.6 sprinter in high school. Well Billy told me that Lance wasn't all that fast but he could jump like a deer and could time his leap just right to be the one to catch the ball instead of the defensive backs. So to Billy Cannon, Alworth wasn't all that fast. I would say that no way Cannon could run a 3.9 forty but he was in the 9.3-9.4 range for 100 yards definitely.
Lawrence
Lawrence
Posted on 2/7/10 at 7:37 pm to carrell
Not meters 220 yds.
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