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"That Damn Billy Cannon Tortured Texas Tech in 1957 ..."
Posted on 12/25/15 at 8:56 am
Posted on 12/25/15 at 8:56 am
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Posted on 12/25/15 at 9:00 am to timlan2057
I see that the late 1950s LSU uni is quite like the current uni.
LSU will have to go back to the year 1950 to find a distinct "Throwback" uniform with purple jersey, old gold pants and helmets.
LSU will have to go back to the year 1950 to find a distinct "Throwback" uniform with purple jersey, old gold pants and helmets.
Posted on 12/25/15 at 10:20 am to timlan2057
Got the billy cannon book for Christmas.
Read it on the deer stand next week and it's not 85 degrees outside.
Read it on the deer stand next week and it's not 85 degrees outside.
Posted on 12/25/15 at 10:33 am to timlan2057
That may be the best article Ross Dellenger has ever written about LSU.
Thanks for posting it.
Thanks for posting it.
Posted on 12/25/15 at 10:43 am to timlan2057
Great read.
Posted on 12/25/15 at 11:08 am to timlan2057
Posted on 12/25/15 at 11:35 am to GeorgeReymond
quote:
They ran the Split T and Wing T formations--not the pistol, shotgun, wildcat, and spread.
So much has changed.
Hell, he got that part wrong.
Miles is still running the same offense from sixty years ago.
This post was edited on 12/25/15 at 11:37 am
Posted on 12/25/15 at 3:16 pm to timlan2057
Very interesting read
Posted on 12/25/15 at 6:13 pm to timlan2057
Some really good stuff in that article. Thanks for posting.
quote:
In the victory over the Red Raiders, Cannon flashed his stuff. He punted five times for a 40-yard average. He went 2-for-4 passing for 31 yards. He caught that 59-yard touchdown pass, returned that kickoff 97 yards and rushed 13 times for 36 yards.
“He could do anything,” Aucoin said. “He was the best football player I ever saw. He was the best athlete I ever saw.”
That performance followed a two-touchdown outing in a 28-0 drubbing of Alabama the week before. Cannon’s heroics quickly spread across the LSU community and the Southeast, and the Tigers returned home after those consecutive, Cannon-led wins before a rousing crowd.
More than 59,000 fans nestled into then-67,000-seat Tiger Stadium for a game against then-powerhouse and Southeastern Conference rival Georgia Tech. Two weeks before that, the Tigers drew just 33,000 for the game against Bama.
Everybody wanted to see this hotshot sophomore.
“This was in the day where nobody had a marketing department,” Bud Johnson said. “This was just word of mouth.”
Posted on 12/25/15 at 7:17 pm to LSUgusto
Thanks for sharing. To think we almost signed Heisman John David Crow, and already had Jimmy Taylor, and Cannon. Some funny/ frustrating story about how Bear Bryant had Crow holed up in a hidden location before signing day before getting him to A & M.
What a backfield.
5 - 5 with AA Taylor and budding star Cannon.
Rant Melt for sure. Then NC in 58 as undefeated.
What a backfield.
5 - 5 with AA Taylor and budding star Cannon.
Rant Melt for sure. Then NC in 58 as undefeated. Posted on 12/25/15 at 8:27 pm to LSUgusto
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Everybody wanted to see this hotshot sophomore.
The year before, the Freshman games outdrew the Varsity games.
Everybody was wanting to see Cannon/Rabb/Robinson do their stuff.
Posted on 2/15/16 at 6:49 am to timlan2057
Wing T didn't come until the 58 season. Broke out the wing T against Bama that year.
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