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May 20, 2018 · 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, La ...
Billy Cannon, 20, eludes Mississippi tacklers on his renowned 89-yard, game-winning punt return for a touchdown on Oct. 31, 1959. ... In 1983, he was arrested for involvement in a counterfeiting ...
Oct 30, 2015 · The opening pages dive into a pre-counterfeiting arrest of Cannon. In the summer of 1955 before his senior year at Istrouma High in Baton Rouge, he and some friends were arrested for theft.
Jul 21, 1983 · The Cannon Counterfeit Case Is a Perplexing One. Billy Cannon was the son that every father would want. He was bright and polite and everything from school work to athletics especially athletics came easy to him. By the time Billy Cannon graduated from high school, his name was known in every parish in Louisiana.
- Jim Lassiter
William Abb Cannon Sr. (August 2, 1937 [1] – May 20, 2018) was an American football halfback and tight end who played in the American Football League (AFL) and the National Football League (NFL). He attended Louisiana State University (LSU), where he played college football as a halfback, return specialist, and safety for the LSU Tigers.
Jan 7, 2021 · Billy Cannon’s unbelievable life didn’t end there, though. He also played professional football in the AFL and NFL, became the ringleader of a $6 million counterfeiting scheme, and eventually found redemption working as a prison dentist. Billy Cannon’s impressive football career
Apr 24, 2022 · Billy Cannon won a Heisman, got arrested for counterfeiting, and was a prison dentist. That’s a full life. RIP. — Bunkie Perkins (@BunkiePerkins) May 20, 2018
