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Anyone on the board that was alive to see Cannon's return...
Posted on 10/31/19 at 8:51 pm
Posted on 10/31/19 at 8:51 pm
I imagine it would be one of those moments that you remember exactly where you were, who you were with, and what you were doing. The moments for me like that are the Blue Grass Miracle, the first NC game against OU and the Morris HR in the CWS.
I wasn't close to being born then, but I would love to hear stories from Tiger fans who were.
I wasn't close to being born then, but I would love to hear stories from Tiger fans who were.
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Posted on 10/31/19 at 8:55 pm to oOoLsUtIgErSoOo
Didn't see it but heard it on the radio. My parents were taking us to my grandmother's and we always stopped at a small cafe at Armistead, LA for Dad to get coffee. We were sitting in the car and Dad would not leave the car because he did not want to miss anything.
My mother was breaking his balls to go in, get the coffee, and get us back on the road. As soon as Billy crossed that goal line Dad lit a shuck and got the coffee and we were back on the road.
Got to my grandmother's and that's all Dad and my uncle could talk about until late in the night.
If I recall correctly, one guy from our home town was at the game and suffered a heart attack after the run.
My mother was breaking his balls to go in, get the coffee, and get us back on the road. As soon as Billy crossed that goal line Dad lit a shuck and got the coffee and we were back on the road.
Got to my grandmother's and that's all Dad and my uncle could talk about until late in the night.
If I recall correctly, one guy from our home town was at the game and suffered a heart attack after the run.
Posted on 10/31/19 at 8:56 pm to FreeState
I was selling 7UP and Pepsi, I was a coke boy 
Posted on 10/31/19 at 8:58 pm to oOoLsUtIgErSoOo
Did not see the run, I was only 5, but did get his autograph sometime in 1959.
Posted on 10/31/19 at 8:58 pm to Mulat
Today is my Dad's birthday. He and Mom were there.
Posted on 10/31/19 at 8:59 pm to FreeState
Where does this rank among your greatest LSU moments that stick with you? Curious if not seeing it changes anything for you.
This question can be for anybody who was around for it and listened/heard.
This question can be for anybody who was around for it and listened/heard.
This post was edited on 10/31/19 at 9:00 pm
Posted on 10/31/19 at 9:02 pm to oOoLsUtIgErSoOo
Wasn't in the stadium but I was listening on the radio! My brother and me went wild.
I saw it on the radio.
I saw it on the radio.
This post was edited on 11/1/19 at 9:01 am
Posted on 10/31/19 at 9:03 pm to oOoLsUtIgErSoOo
My mom just turned 95; she, my dad, grandpa and uncle (all deceased) were there...
Posted on 10/31/19 at 9:05 pm to oOoLsUtIgErSoOo
No, but I have a vague memory of when he was arrested for counterfeiting
Posted on 10/31/19 at 9:07 pm to Philzilla2k
My FIL was there with my MIL on a date in HS
my FIL went to Istrouma behind Cannon but knew him well.
He has some great stories
my FIL went to Istrouma behind Cannon but knew him well.
He has some great stories
Posted on 10/31/19 at 9:11 pm to supatigah
My Dad went to Baton Rouge High with Jimmy Taylor.
Posted on 10/31/19 at 9:14 pm to GeorgePaton
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Wasn't in the stadium but I was listening on the radio! My brother and me went wild
I guess it wasn't televised? So either you were at the game, or had to listen on radio?
Posted on 10/31/19 at 9:14 pm to Mulat
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I was selling 7UP and Pepsi, I was a coke boy
I had a tin bucket and a Change Belt and I walked the stands. People only wanted 7Up to mix their high balls, and the ice in cups, I was 10yrs old.
Posted on 10/31/19 at 9:16 pm to Mulat
quote:
I had a tin bucket and a Change Belt and I walked the stands. People only wanted 7Up to mix their high balls, and the ice in cups, I was 10yrs old
How much was a 7up?
Posted on 10/31/19 at 9:19 pm to oOoLsUtIgErSoOo
I heard on radio. My dad, former LSU basketball player, was there. Couldn't hear last 40 yds. Crowd noise, until i heard Billy Cannon returns the punt 89 yards for TD...great all-American. Goal line stand was just as exciting with Cannon leading the way.
Posted on 10/31/19 at 9:22 pm to oOoLsUtIgErSoOo
My dad was there. He lurks on this site but never posts
Posted on 10/31/19 at 9:28 pm to Jim Rockford
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My dad was there. He lurks on this site but never posts
Probably because he's embarrassed by your post.
Posted on 10/31/19 at 9:31 pm to Jim Rockford
I was 6. My mom and dad went. They picked my brother and I up from the sitters and my dad was half tanked and it was all he could talk about. When we got home he danced with my mother in the kitchen and sang The Tennessee Waltz for their music. My brother and I died laughing. We figured he was drunk and was embellishing the run.
We saw the news the next day and he remembered it EXACTLY! Down to how many tackles he broke.
We saw the news the next day and he remembered it EXACTLY! Down to how many tackles he broke.
Posted on 10/31/19 at 9:32 pm to Lou the Jew from LSU
My parents weren't quite alive yet for that game.
Posted on 10/31/19 at 9:34 pm to oOoLsUtIgErSoOo
WWL radio was how we listened to the games. My older brothers and I listened to LSU games on our console radio. Since it was Halloween, we may have been out trick or treating, so I don’t remember listening to that game. Because we were in north Louisiana, the broadcast would fade in and out.
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