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Any truth to this? (Regarding why cannon came to LSU)
Posted on 7/1/13 at 7:00 pm
Posted on 7/1/13 at 7:00 pm
A good friend of mine from high school was telling me about his grandfather and cannon. His grandfather is a cousin (maybe distant) of cannon's.
He played for alabama and Said that bama asked his grandfather to help recruit cannon and get them for on campus. Obviously he obliged.
So they were doing the who recruiting process thing and a cop arrested them for partying too hard. Pissed cannon off so bad that he chose to go to LSU.
Is this possibly accurate? Older folk, did cannon almost go to bama and get arrested there?
If true it's a cool story. If not, apologies.
He played for alabama and Said that bama asked his grandfather to help recruit cannon and get them for on campus. Obviously he obliged.
So they were doing the who recruiting process thing and a cop arrested them for partying too hard. Pissed cannon off so bad that he chose to go to LSU.
Is this possibly accurate? Older folk, did cannon almost go to bama and get arrested there?
If true it's a cool story. If not, apologies.
This post was edited on 7/1/13 at 7:02 pm
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Posted on 7/1/13 at 7:02 pm to RBWilliams8
i thought he got in trouble with the law & a local judge told him he could go to LSU or jail.
or i could be completely wrong
or i could be completely wrong
Posted on 7/1/13 at 7:04 pm to Honkus
Billy Cannon would never do anything to get in trouble with the law...
Posted on 7/1/13 at 7:06 pm to RBWilliams8
quote:
arrested
tPOS
Posted on 7/1/13 at 7:08 pm to RBWilliams8
And all this time I thought it was because his wife went to LSU. My bad
Posted on 7/1/13 at 7:08 pm to RBWilliams8
Billy Cannon Jr told me he went to AM over LSU because AM was paying more.
This post was edited on 7/1/13 at 7:10 pm
Posted on 7/1/13 at 7:10 pm to LSUNV
That could be it. This could strictly be grandpa talk... That's why I'm asking.
Posted on 7/1/13 at 7:14 pm to RBWilliams8
Billy got in trouble long time ago and before he got into high school.
It is my understanding that he was told by a local judge he would go to......
etc
It is my understanding that he was told by a local judge he would go to......
etc
Posted on 7/1/13 at 7:16 pm to RBWilliams8
Alvin Roy 
I heard he didn't want to move far from this guy.
I heard he didn't want to move far from this guy.
This post was edited on 7/1/13 at 7:21 pm
Posted on 7/1/13 at 7:26 pm to Mayhawman
Alvin's great grandson is now an assistant on LSU strength staff
Posted on 7/1/13 at 7:35 pm to RBWilliams8
quote:Miles cannot control his players
arrested them for partying too hard
Posted on 7/1/13 at 7:38 pm to jimbeam
quote:
quote: arrested them for partying too hard
quote:
Miles cannot control his players
Posted on 7/1/13 at 7:44 pm to tigerskin
Alvin Roy was the catalyst for the success of the '58 national championship team because of his training methods...he had already implemented this with Cannon during high school and eventually with LSU...I do think this played a big part in his decision
Posted on 7/1/13 at 7:46 pm to jimbeam
quote:
quote: arrested them for partying too hard
Miles cannot control his players
Posted on 7/1/13 at 7:48 pm to RBWilliams8
Posted on 7/1/13 at 7:58 pm to jimbeam
As I told Billy Cannon himself, my father played at Istrouma on the 48-49 teams; little Fuzz had the starters work out at Alvin's in the summer of 49.
This is why Istrouma won the 50-51 state championships, that was years before Billy got to Istrouma.
It is while Billy is at Istrouma Alvin gives them the weights.
Billy lived 4 house down from my grandmother's house and used to play football and baseball on her fields while he was growing up.
Alvin's place was down the road from my grandmother's and between the next road over.
This is why Istrouma won the 50-51 state championships, that was years before Billy got to Istrouma.
It is while Billy is at Istrouma Alvin gives them the weights.
Billy lived 4 house down from my grandmother's house and used to play football and baseball on her fields while he was growing up.
Alvin's place was down the road from my grandmother's and between the next road over.
Posted on 7/1/13 at 8:10 pm to RBWilliams8
I thought Alvin Roy had something to do with it being his S and C coach at Istrouma and eventually at LSU. Alvin Roy and LSU was the first school to use weights in college football. Alvin Roy won the NC for LSU in 58.
LINK
LINK
This post was edited on 7/1/13 at 8:14 pm
Posted on 7/1/13 at 8:14 pm to Mayhawman
U beat me to it Mayhawman.
Posted on 7/2/13 at 7:59 am to RBWilliams8
story i heard was that billy wanted to attend arkansas, but he and some of his friends got into trouble late one night on the state capital grounds. something about rolling some guy. basically the judge sentenced him to LSU.
Posted on 7/2/13 at 8:06 am to vjp819
The version of the story that I have been told is that Billy was going to attend Ole Miss. He and several others broke into the Manship home (former owner's of the Advocate Newspaper), and stole liquor and other items. Of course they got drunk were caught, and instead of serving time Billy was placed on house arrest which obviously kept him from going to Ole MIss.
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