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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.
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,...
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.
Billy Cannon. William Abb Cannon. Position: TE-HB-FB. 6-1, 207lb (185cm, 93kg) Born: August 2, 1937 in Philadelphia, MS. Died: May 20, 2018 in St. Francisville, LA. College () 53 (1478th overall since 1960) High School.
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 · Billy Cannon, the only player in the history of LSU's football program to win the Heisman Trophy, died Sunday at age 80.
Billy Cannon's famous 1959 punt return, courtesy LSU athletics. The black and white flickers, and Scott sees the familiar beginning: the ball bouncing at the 16, Cannon ignoring his coach's...
May 20, 2018 · LSU announced Sunday morning that Billy Cannon, one of the greatest Tigers in the program's history, has died at the age of 80. Cannon passed away Sunday morning peacefully at his...
Jun 4, 2018 · A tribute to the late Billy Cannon, the LSU legend who scored the most famous touchdown in Tigers history with a 60-yard punt return in 1959. The article also covers his NFL...
May 20, 2018 · Billy Cannon, LSU's former running back and only Heisman Trophy winner, died in his home early Sunday, the university announced. He was 80.
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