re: Happy Birthday Billy Cannon, would have been 86 today

We were classmates at LSU - but I only met him a couple of times. He came over to the married students apartments on Nicholson Dr. a few times.

First time I saw him play was at his last game as a high schooler at Istouma. He played everything. Was the main runner, punter, and place kicker.

Remember his last punt - the returner caught the punt inside the 5 yd line, jiggled thru all the defenders and was in the clear by the time he got to around the 35 - nobody between him and the goal but Cannon.

Cannot had not moved 5 yds from where he punted the ball - the returner began jigging back and forth and Cannon stayed directly between him.

Then nailed him with a form tackle when they met. == beautiful piece of football right there.

My brother took me to that game and told me Billy Cannon was coming to LSU and would be the best player in America. Four years later it came true.

Last time I saw him was in Junction Texas back in the 70'?s. - we were staying at the same motel on a hunting trip. Our deer lease was in the same general area as his.