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I really wanted to read Billy Cannon's New Authorized Bio Straight Through...
Posted on 8/28/15 at 11:21 am
Posted on 8/28/15 at 11:21 am
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Posted on 8/28/15 at 11:34 am to TigerDoc
vacate the 58 season if he sold blocks of tickets and kept the money
Posted on 8/28/15 at 11:35 am to TigerDoc
sounds like a real a-hole
Posted on 8/28/15 at 12:07 pm to whoisnickdoobs
He was...BUTT he wiped the ...Uh...slate clean
Posted on 8/28/15 at 12:08 pm to TigerDoc
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*In high school and college he managed to wrangle and sell blocks of game-tickets before games and pocketed the proceeds (imagine Leonard Fournette doing this!).
It wasn't "blocks" of tickets but LSU players used to sell the tickets allotted for their respective families all the time. Decades ago, LSU would even sell them on the players behalf and give the money to the players. Which seems pretty illegal by today's NCAA standards.
Posted on 8/28/15 at 12:13 pm to TigerDoc
As an LSU fan in my 30s, I'd be fine if I never heard his name again. Any player who didn't have to play against black athletes shouldn't be considered better than anyone playing today. I've seen his "run". Not that magical to me.
Sorry but I just don't see the hype. Geaux Tigers!
Sorry but I just don't see the hype. Geaux Tigers!
Posted on 8/28/15 at 12:24 pm to Clark W Griswold
Cannon could and would play today. Give him the coaching , training, and suppliments of today...he'd STILL be a star. But comparing anyone from the old days to today without comparable training can't be done. For one, Cannon's talent was purely natural. Today's athletes are groomed and trained from grade school.
This post was edited on 8/28/15 at 12:25 pm
Posted on 8/28/15 at 12:39 pm to Clark W Griswold
You serious Clark?
Posted on 8/28/15 at 12:42 pm to Clark W Griswold
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Clark W Griswold
Clark, you're a real a-hole.
Posted on 8/28/15 at 12:52 pm to rattlebucket
quote:I tend to agree with this in large part. College football is completely different from 50 years ago. I do agree somewhat with the comments about improvements to strength and conditioning, and this effect. Either way, you can't deny the dramatic impact black athletes have had on college football. Billy Cannon would not have been "Billy Cannon" in today's college football.
Any player who didn't have to play against black athletes shouldn't be considered better than anyone playing today
Posted on 8/28/15 at 12:52 pm to Clark W Griswold
In your 30's ?
You know stuff don't you ?
You know stuff don't you ?
Posted on 8/28/15 at 12:55 pm to Clark W Griswold
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Clark W Griswold
What an a-hole!!
Posted on 8/28/15 at 1:11 pm to GeauxWest
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Clark W Griswold
Possibly the stupidest thing I have ever seen on the rant. That's really saying something.
Posted on 8/28/15 at 1:16 pm to whoisnickdoobs
He could still at 70 something kick your sorry asre !
Posted on 8/28/15 at 1:25 pm to Carolinacajun
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Posted on 8/28/15 at 1:34 pm to Clark W Griswold
You have no idea what you're talking about. Cannon's combination of size and speed is rare even in this era of training/nutrition.
i cant wait to read this book.
i cant wait to read this book.
This post was edited on 8/28/15 at 1:35 pm
Posted on 8/28/15 at 1:36 pm to south bama tiger
quote:I know someone who sold a block of 100 tickets to a reporter for $500 (around the same time). Players could buy all they wanted.
"blocks" of tickets
He told me the only difference now is that the reporter would have put it on ESPN and had the NCAA all over the school. They took care of the players and kept their mouths shut.
Posted on 8/28/15 at 1:36 pm to ALTiger
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I tend to agree with this in large part. College football is completely different from 50 years ago. I do agree somewhat with the comments about improvements to strength and conditioning, and this effect. Either way, you can't deny the dramatic impact black athletes have had on college football. Billy Cannon would not have been "Billy Cannon" in today's college football.
He was world class in the 100m dash and the shotput. The guy was a freak of nature. He'd still be a stud these days with modern nutrition and training. He was 6'1" 215 lbs on a 50's diet. I think he'd make an All-American LB with modern weight lifting and training.
There are still white guy freaks out there, they are just a little more rare.
Posted on 8/28/15 at 1:57 pm to TigerDoc
Another fun fact, he is very much into horse racing and knows a ton about raising race horses.
Posted on 8/28/15 at 2:12 pm to GeauxWest
FYI: Cannon was the original juicer. Griswold is more than correct but for a different reason.
Cannon used steroids in HS and college.
Cannon used steroids in HS and college.
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