re: Cannon's run question...

My 2 cents: I went through grammar and high school(Baton Rouge High) with Jimmy Taylor but I graduated a year early. I was in LSU medical school when Cannon made his famous run. In high school (Istrouma) Coach "Fuzzy" Brown usually sat Cannon down the second half, because Cannon and team had game wrapped up from high score and he didn't want to embarrass the other team with a hugh score - coaches sometimes did such things then - and didn't want Cannon to get injured.
You know Cannon also punted. When I was incollege Cannon won first place at SEC track meet in both 100 yard dash, and shot put. The saying went around that he was either the strongest spinter or the fastest shot putter anyone had known. That just about summed up his physical talents.
I was at the famous LSU - Ole Miss game. It rained heavily - I was soaked even though I had a rain-coat. The field was really soggy. Think Capital One Bowl turf when LSU played Penn State this past bowl season. Due to soggy field I'm sure that was not the fastest Cannon ever ran, but he was fast enough plus strong enough to beat everyone else and score.
History Bonus: Although I wasn't born when he played, I became friends with Abe Mikal. He was my teacher in medical school and became a mentor to me is specialty training. If his name comes up in the future I wll share information about longest LSU punt, longest "drop-kick" field goal. Wow, that's ancient. That's all, folks.