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re: Billy Cannon versus Leonard Fournette
Posted on 10/12/15 at 8:23 pm to ell_13
Posted on 10/12/15 at 8:23 pm to ell_13
At Istrouma High, he set a state record with 57-4 in the shot put and ran the 100 yard dash in 9.7 seconds, At LSU, he threw the heavier (16-pound) college shot over 54 feet and improved his time to 9.4 seconds in the 100—becoming the first to put together such an unlikely double.
Istrouma coach James “Big Fuzzy” Brown started a weight training program in 1954, and Cannon—then a 168-pound sophomore—became the best-known prodigy of Baton Rouge weighlifting guru Alvin Roy. When Cannon’s weight reached 200 pounds, he was only 12 pounds short of the Olympic lifting record.
As a senior, Cannon gained more than 100 yards in 12 of Istrouma’s 13 games and scored 33 touchdowns. He had 178 yards rushing and three touchdowns as Istrouma capped its unbeaten season with a 40-6 rout of Fair Park in the state finals. Cannon was all-everything.
He led LSU to the national championship in the fall of 1958. He was not only the fastest player on that squad, but was one of the biggest. There was one 210-pounder on each of the three units (White team, Go team, Chinese Bandits). Nobody else outweighed Cannon by more than one pound.
After the 1958 season, Cannon finished third in Heisman Trophy voting behind Pete Dawkins of Army and Randy Duncan of Iowa. Nobody else was close, and Cannon led in the South and Southwest.
The following year, LSU’s bid for a repeat title came up inches short in a one-point loss to Tennessee at Knoxville. But the Heisman voting was a one horse race. Cannon piled up 1,929 points, more than tripling runner-up Richie Lucas of Penn State. He had more points than the combined totals of the next eight players, sweeping all sections of the country.
He probably already had the Heisman Trophy locked up when the No. 1-ranked Tigers played Ole Miss on Oct. 31, 1959—Halloween night. But Cannon erased all doubts that night, making the longest run in LSU history. It wasn’t the longest in distance, but it was the longest in legend.----------------------
Just to dispel a few of the idiots posting in this thread...taken from the LA Sports Hall of Fame webpage.
Istrouma coach James “Big Fuzzy” Brown started a weight training program in 1954, and Cannon—then a 168-pound sophomore—became the best-known prodigy of Baton Rouge weighlifting guru Alvin Roy. When Cannon’s weight reached 200 pounds, he was only 12 pounds short of the Olympic lifting record.
As a senior, Cannon gained more than 100 yards in 12 of Istrouma’s 13 games and scored 33 touchdowns. He had 178 yards rushing and three touchdowns as Istrouma capped its unbeaten season with a 40-6 rout of Fair Park in the state finals. Cannon was all-everything.
He led LSU to the national championship in the fall of 1958. He was not only the fastest player on that squad, but was one of the biggest. There was one 210-pounder on each of the three units (White team, Go team, Chinese Bandits). Nobody else outweighed Cannon by more than one pound.
After the 1958 season, Cannon finished third in Heisman Trophy voting behind Pete Dawkins of Army and Randy Duncan of Iowa. Nobody else was close, and Cannon led in the South and Southwest.
The following year, LSU’s bid for a repeat title came up inches short in a one-point loss to Tennessee at Knoxville. But the Heisman voting was a one horse race. Cannon piled up 1,929 points, more than tripling runner-up Richie Lucas of Penn State. He had more points than the combined totals of the next eight players, sweeping all sections of the country.
He probably already had the Heisman Trophy locked up when the No. 1-ranked Tigers played Ole Miss on Oct. 31, 1959—Halloween night. But Cannon erased all doubts that night, making the longest run in LSU history. It wasn’t the longest in distance, but it was the longest in legend.----------------------
Just to dispel a few of the idiots posting in this thread...taken from the LA Sports Hall of Fame webpage.
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Posted on 10/12/15 at 8:55 pm to larry289
Larry289 - great post
It's worth noting that prior to Alvin Roy bringing weight lifting to Istrouma High as part of training that the sports world frowned on weight lifting for sports training. They had the mindset that bulking would slow athletes down when it works just the opposite. Billy would have been a monster training under today's conditions. Wait, he was a monster back then!
To the guy that brought up how slow Cannon was at the end of "the run" Billy admitted how flat out wasted tired he was. They had been playing in rain (uni's soaked) and playing both O and D. I've stated before if Cannon doesn't make the game saving tackle on the game's final play from LSU's 1 yard line LSU loses that game. The PR never would have had the effect it did had the Tigers not upset Ole Miss that night.
It would be interesting to see LF7 play D as well.
It's worth noting that prior to Alvin Roy bringing weight lifting to Istrouma High as part of training that the sports world frowned on weight lifting for sports training. They had the mindset that bulking would slow athletes down when it works just the opposite. Billy would have been a monster training under today's conditions. Wait, he was a monster back then!
To the guy that brought up how slow Cannon was at the end of "the run" Billy admitted how flat out wasted tired he was. They had been playing in rain (uni's soaked) and playing both O and D. I've stated before if Cannon doesn't make the game saving tackle on the game's final play from LSU's 1 yard line LSU loses that game. The PR never would have had the effect it did had the Tigers not upset Ole Miss that night.
It would be interesting to see LF7 play D as well.
Posted on 10/12/15 at 11:37 pm to larry289
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9.4 seconds in the 100
Does anybody have record of his track accolades? What events did he win?
If we convert a 9.4 100 yard dash to meters 10.28 it would of been good enough for 1st place in the 1956 Olympics.
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