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Billy Cannon was a halfback and tight end who played in the AFL and NFL, won the Heisman Trophy, and led the league in rushing and all-purpose yards. He also had a career as a dentist, served time in prison for counterfeiting, and worked as a prison dentist until his death in 2018.
Apr 24, 2022 · Learn about Billy Cannon, the 1959 Heisman winner and AFL legend who starred at LSU and in the NFL. Discover his early life, college achievements, professional success, and legal troubles in this comprehensive biography.
May 20, 2018 · Billy Cannon, a charismatic college and pro football hero whose world came crashing down when he went to prison for counterfeiting, died on Friday at his home in St. Francisville,...
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- August 2, 1937
May 20, 2018 · Billy Cannon, the only player in the history of LSU's football program to win the Heisman Trophy, died Sunday at age 80.
May 20, 2018 · BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Billy Cannon, the gifted running back who won the Heisman Trophy for LSU in 1959 with a memorable Halloween night punt return touchdown against Mississippi, died Sunday. He was 80.
May 20, 2018 · Former Oilers running back and LSU legend Billy Cannon, the first college star signed by the American Football League in its war with the National Football League, died Sunday at his home in St...
