Understand History? How can they understand History when they are continually taken things out of the History books that pertain to our Countries Greatness. You have to remember that France was and has been biggest scaredy cat and Germany the biggest outlaws the world has ever seen. You will not find that in the History books this day and age.

With learning like that how do you expect these young people of this day and age to respect something as great back then? There is no way they can understand what greatness is. To them it here to day and gone tommorrow and that is the way it is.

For someone to say that Cecil Collins was even a maybe best player in LSU is unconcievable. They a player do something in one game or for one year and they are the best that ever was.

This why back then you had to be great every year not just one year as it is today. Back then the Freshmen did not play on the Varsity team they played on the Freshmen Team.

Billy Cannon did what he did that one game the whole year and not only for that one year he did it all 3 years he played at LSU.

When he went to the Pro's he played for Houston Oilers and got hurt after leading the old NFL in rushing and hurt his back and thought he was going to have to retire, but he did not retire. He came back to the team and he played Tightend because he was such a great blocker. They wanted to use him in some way because he was such a great talent.

Then he got traded in a mullty player deal with Kansas City Chief's played there for 2 years and led the league his last year in receptions and then was traded to the Oakland Raiders where he played for 7 years and was considered the best Tightend in the game at that time.

He not only won the Hiesman his play on the field showed throughout his playing days in the NFL he deserved it. Not like the ones who win it today. They use it to increase there worth in their contracts whereas then they only got drafted higher and yes they got higher salary but nothing like what they make today. Then they did not have to prove themselves like today because all they have to do is be great for one year and you win the Trophey then you had to be great for 3 years in order to win the Trophey.

Yes Billy Cannon's Punt Return was great because the winning the game depended on it. Everyone that was in the Stadium that night and listened to it on the radio did not know the impact on LSU's football History that run would later have. All they knew was their hero did the unexpected that night and not just any night on Halloween Night of all night's.

No nobody expects people to forget what Billy Cannon did as for as the couterfitting scheme goes, but it still does not takeaway from what he did that night 50 years ago this Saturday Night and no, it does not takeaway what Billy Cannon did for LSU Football the 3 years he played. No one and I mean no one has done what he did during those 3 years with the running and blocking, punting, tackeling and interceptions and punt returns. He just did what he thought he had to do unlike the players today only do one thing and think they are better players than those that played the game in Billy Cannon's day. I do not believe they would be able to hold up the way he or any of his teammates. No I am not taking away from they do today because each player has a skill that they focus on.

That is why Billy Cannon's Punt Return is so remembered to this day so that the players in his day could be remembered for and to build on their History. I hope that History does not become lost but it is remembered just as these Tigers of today will be remembered to help them stay focused and as incouragement for them to become great.

LSU's History is second to none whenit comes to College Football and because of those like the Billy Cannon Punt Return will always be remembered by all.

I say