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Just Found These Cool Photos of Billy Cannon and Johnny Robinson
Posted on 3/21/18 at 5:34 pm
Posted on 3/21/18 at 5:34 pm
Back story: Billy Cannon and Johnny Robinson toured businesses endorsing products after signing on to their professional teams. We found these photos of the two representing Levi Jeans in my great uncles store in Abbeville.
Cannon was with the Oilers at the time and Robinson with the Texans.
ETA: We don’t have a specific year but I would have to guess early 60s
Cannon on the left, Robinson in the middle and the Levi rep on the right.
In this photo, my great uncle is in the center, and his son is getting a signed football from Billy Cannon.
So cool to have this piece of LSU history in my family photos!
Cannon was with the Oilers at the time and Robinson with the Texans.
ETA: We don’t have a specific year but I would have to guess early 60s
Cannon on the left, Robinson in the middle and the Levi rep on the right.
In this photo, my great uncle is in the center, and his son is getting a signed football from Billy Cannon.
So cool to have this piece of LSU history in my family photos!
This post was edited on 3/21/18 at 5:37 pm
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Posted on 3/21/18 at 5:39 pm to DustyDinkleman
Robinson with the smokes in his pocket! Athletics has changed quite a bit in ~60 years.
Posted on 3/21/18 at 5:55 pm to HonoraryCoonass
Cannon much bigger tha Johnny. Both were great players.
Posted on 3/21/18 at 5:59 pm to DustyDinkleman
What store?
Posted on 3/21/18 at 6:08 pm to HonoraryCoonass
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Robinson with the smokes in his pocket! Athletics has changed quite a bit in ~60 years.
Not really. The players are just smoking something different these days.
Posted on 3/21/18 at 6:33 pm to HonoraryCoonass
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Robinson with the smokes in his pocket! Athletics has changed quite a bit in ~60 years.
Not smokes. It's his cell phone.
Posted on 3/21/18 at 6:39 pm to DustyDinkleman
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Billy Cannon and Johnny Robinson toured businesses endorsing products after signing on to their professional teams.
Yes,. I have a Wilson football autographed by Billy Cannon from that tour. It was signed in Alexandria at a sporting goods store on a Bolton Avenue. (Can’t remember store’s name.)
I was 10 years old and Cannon looked like a giant to me.
“To Peter, Best wishes! Billy Cannon “20”
Posted on 3/21/18 at 7:10 pm to Stevo
Cigarettes...um, I wonder if it is good for you?
Posted on 3/21/18 at 8:00 pm to DustyDinkleman
Posted on 3/22/18 at 10:33 am to SlidellTiger
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Cannon much bigger tha Johnny. Both were great players.
I noticed that too. According to Wikipedia both were 6'1" and basically the same weight. Cannon looks at least 2" and 10-15 lbs heavier.
Posted on 3/22/18 at 1:36 pm to DustyDinkleman
Somebody needs to fark some stacks of counterfeit $20 out on the table.
Posted on 3/22/18 at 2:13 pm to DustyDinkleman
Try to see if you can find the Levi advertisement featuring Cannon & Robinson. That would looked great framed with those photos!!
Posted on 3/22/18 at 2:37 pm to HonoraryCoonass
Posted on 3/22/18 at 4:01 pm to DustyDinkleman
Met billy cannon last year at the cook hotel, that dude is funny as hell
Posted on 3/22/18 at 4:58 pm to DustyDinkleman
Robinson was also a hell of a tennis player .
Posted on 3/22/18 at 6:57 pm to GaytorHater703
that would be Gary`s looks like Russell Gary center
Posted on 3/23/18 at 6:20 am to Bayoutigre
Many do not realize that it was Cannon & Robinson, along with QB Warren Rabb, who made the final tackle on the goal line to stop the Black Bears on 4th & 1 at the end of the Cannon Punt Return game. Bears had 1st and goal at the 1 & LSU stopped them on 4 plays to cinch the win. Players played both ways back then due to the substation rules.
Posted on 3/23/18 at 6:26 am to JohnnyU
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It was signed in Alexandria at a sporting go
C&F Sports?
They sponsored a Dixie Youth team I played for in Alex.
Posted on 3/23/18 at 9:31 am to JohnnyU
Although Cannon got most of the praise, Johnny was one hell of a player! 
Posted on 3/23/18 at 9:37 am to 1badboy
Cannon has that "come at me bro" pose in the first photo!
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