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re: Cannon's run question...
Posted on 11/19/10 at 1:55 pm to deuce985
Posted on 11/19/10 at 1:55 pm to deuce985
quote:
Did anyone have speed back then...
Cannon ran track.
He ran a 10 flat 100 often, and a couple of times 9.6 which was world class at the time.
The field was muddy.
he was covered in mud.
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Posted on 11/19/10 at 1:57 pm to ottothewise
quote:
He ran a 10 flat 100 often, and a couple of times 9.6 which was world class at the time.
bullshite.
Absolute and utter bullshite.
Posted on 11/19/10 at 2:05 pm to ottothewise
Cannon would be considered very fast today. He ran a 9.4 100 yard dash at a time when the world record was 9.3. A 9.4 at 100 yards translates to about 10.1 100 meters. In those days, they didn't have the fast synthetic tracks that you see today. They ran on dirt with a layer of cinders on the surface.
Posted on 11/19/10 at 2:36 pm to ottothewise
Saw him in a track meet in 1958 or 1959 at Northeast Louisiana State College (U-LM) and he tied one of the Styron twins (Don or Dave, identical twins from Colorado), one was a hurdler and the other 100 yard dash. Cannon tied him in something like 9.6 seconds. Styron weighed about 40 pounds less than Cannon.
Posted on 11/19/10 at 3:34 pm to ottothewise
I was there South to North. U should have heard the roar! 
Posted on 11/20/10 at 12:03 am to ottothewise
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He ran a 10 flat 100 often, and a couple of times 9.6 which was world class at the time.
This is true. Guy ran a sub 10, 100 and he was world class speed.
He could bench press 450 pounds and was an all around incredible track and field athlete (shot put).
I know it's hard to believe because, well, it was 1958 and he was white but Billy Cannon was a freak of an athlete. Even by today's standards running a sub 10 100 and benching 450 is pretty damn good.
Posted on 11/22/10 at 6:50 pm to ottothewise
quote:
He ran a 10 flat 100 often, and a couple of times 9.6 which was world class at the time.
The field was muddy.
he was covered in mud.
THIS IS CORRECT! He was VERY fast and was extremely strong. You look at his size today. It is all well documented.
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