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Billy Cannon Talks Ole Miss & Halloween Night 1959
Posted on 10/24/14 at 9:53 am
Posted on 10/24/14 at 9:53 am
Pretty good listen. Definitely could listen to his stories for hours. LINK
Posted on 10/24/14 at 10:08 am to tzimme4
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Definitely could listen to his stories for hours.
Any good incarceration stories in there?
This post was edited on 10/24/14 at 10:33 am
Posted on 10/24/14 at 10:09 am to tzimme4
Cannon said Johnny Robinson will be at the game with him. Talk about two all time great.
Posted on 10/24/14 at 10:15 am to LSUGrad9295
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Any good Angola stories in there?
Why would Mr. Cannon have any Angola stories to share?
Posted on 10/24/14 at 10:23 am to Holden Caulfield
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Why would Mr. Cannon have any Angola stories to share?
Because the convict you refer to as "Mr. Cannon" spent years in prison.
Posted on 10/24/14 at 10:24 am to ClientNumber9
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Because the convict you refer to as "Mr. Cannon" spent years in prison.
Good lord people are stupid on this site. You think he went to Angola on a federal charge?
Posted on 10/24/14 at 10:26 am to Holden Caulfield
You're thick. He's being sarcastic with the Angola reference. He's making the point that Cannon went to prison.
Posted on 10/24/14 at 10:27 am to Holden Caulfield
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Good lord people are stupid on this site. You think he went to Angola on a federal charge?
Not sure if serious, sarcastic, or dumb.
Posted on 10/24/14 at 10:27 am to ClientNumber9
he is the dentist at angola
Posted on 10/24/14 at 10:27 am to LSUGrad9295
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Not sure if serious, sarcastic, or dumb.
You think he went to angola?
Posted on 10/24/14 at 10:30 am to LSUGrad9295
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Any good Angola stories in there?
Why would anyone purporting to be an LSU fan ask such a stupid question about an LSU icon?
Posted on 10/24/14 at 10:30 am to Holden Caulfield
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You think he went to angola?
Edit to delete my incorrectness
This post was edited on 10/24/14 at 10:40 am
Posted on 10/24/14 at 10:32 am to LSUGrad9295
Ok…I gotcha….and I stand corrected. He didn't do his time at Angola….he did it somewhere in Texas…and worked at Angola.
Posted on 10/24/14 at 10:34 am to LSUGrad9295
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He didn't do his time at Angola
Exactly. he served his time in Texarkana at a federal prison. Counterfeiting is a federal charge.
Posted on 10/24/14 at 10:38 am to Erin Go Bragh
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Why would anyone purporting to be an LSU fan ask such a stupid question about an LSU icon?
Sorry dude, but I have always had a problem with LSU putting the name of a convicted felon up in lights in Tiger Stadium. It is a polarizing topic for sure. There are a lot of people who agree with me….and there are many more who don't. I believe in second chances and I believe that people make mistakes in the heat of the moment, but do you think a counterfeiting ring is a "heat of the moment" racket?? It was an elaborate scheme, he was in the middle of it, and I would prefer his name not be up in lights for all to see.
Posted on 10/24/14 at 10:45 am to LSUGrad9295
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but I have always had a problem with LSU putting the name of a convicted felon up in lights in Tiger Stadium
And that's fine. Your opinion is as valid as mine. My question is, why go through the effort of diminishing an LSU legend with an inappropriate angola reference when you could have said nothing. We all know he did time for a crime. Going after our only Heisaman winner for something he did 30 years ago is something I don't understand.
Posted on 10/24/14 at 10:46 am to LSUGrad9295
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Sorry dude, but I have always had a problem with LSU putting the name of a convicted felon up in lights in Tiger Stadium. It is a polarizing topic for sure. There are a lot of people who agree with me….and there are many more who don't. I believe in second chances and I believe that people make mistakes in the heat of the moment, but do you think a counterfeiting ring is a "heat of the moment" racket?? It was an elaborate scheme, he was in the middle of it, and I would prefer his name not be up in lights for all to see
this is a man who has EARNED his redemption, his name didn't go up until that was clear...
you sound like one of those people who don't want the ROTC building named after LSU's first president either!!!!
Posted on 10/24/14 at 10:49 am to Erin Go Bragh
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My question is, why go through the effort of diminishing an LSU legend with an inappropriate angola reference when you could have said nothing.
My original question was said off the cuff and tongue-in-cheek, but I really WOULD be curious to hear some of his stories about what it was like to be in prison as a star athlete and what he went through. It was a low-security place, so I am sure it wasn't horrible, but still there are probably interesting anecdotes.
Posted on 10/24/14 at 10:52 am to LSUGrad9295
Not only did he do his time for the crime, but he then spent what could have been a lucrative career doing dental work at Angola instead. Did you bother cutting him any slack for that? I guess atonement for one's sins and forgiveness are not in your perfect world. I wonder what we don't know about you that you would rather keep under wraps??
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