Tiger Great Billy Cannon Elected to College Football Hall of Fame

crawfish · 05-01-2008, 03:31 PM

BATON ROUGE -- LSU’s legendary halfback Billy Cannon, the winner of the 1959 Heisman Trophy who led the Tigers to the 1958 national championship, has been elected to the prestigious College Football Hall of Fame, it was announced Thursday.

Cannon will be inducted into the Hall of Fame along with 12 other former college gridiron greats and two coaching legends at the National Football Foundation’s Annual Awards Dinner in New York City at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel on December 9. He will be the first LSU player inducted into the Hall since Tommy Casanova was honored in 1995.

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AUTiger94 · 05-01-2008, 03:44 PM

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BATON ROUGE -- LSU’s legendary halfback Billy Cannon, the winner of the 1959 Heisman Trophy who led the Tigers to the 1958 national championship, has been elected to the prestigious College Football Hall of Fame, it was announced Thursday.

Cannon will be inducted into the Hall of Fame along with 12 other former college gridiron greats and two coaching legends at the National Football Foundation’s Annual Awards Dinner in New York City at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel on December 9. He will be the first LSU player inducted into the Hall since Tommy Casanova was honored in 1995.

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Damn! That should have happened years ago.

**gatorunvrsty** · 05-01-2008, 03:50 PM

Congrats, LSU fans... we have a blast from the past headed that way, too.

crawfish · 05-01-2008, 04:19 PM

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Damn! That should have happened years ago.

Yeah, probably so, but his counterfeiting conviction didn't help him out either. Hard for the guys at the top to give you the award if you're in federal pen. Lousy counterfeiter, but a great football player though!

Rebel Chuck · 05-01-2008, 05:35 PM

10/31/59 NEVER FORGET

crawfish · 05-01-2008, 05:37 PM

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10/31/59 NEVER FORGET

Love it!!!!!!

Rebel Chuck · 05-01-2008, 06:39 PM

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Love it!!!!!!

certainly a great chapter in our storied rivalry. Houston Nutt will get us back to the point where we can make it intresting again.

crawfish · 05-01-2008, 06:52 PM

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certainly a great chapter in our storied rivalry. Houston Nutt will get us back to the point where we can make it intresting again.

It's always interesting forsure! Most years it's very very close ballgames!

2002 LSU 14 Ole Miss 13
2003 LSU 17 Ole Miss 14
2004 LSU 27 Ole Miss 24
2005 LSU 40 Ole Miss 7
2006 LSU 23 Ole Miss 20 OT
2007 LSU 41 Ole Miss 24

Rebel Chuck · 05-01-2008, 07:04 PM

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It's always interesting forsure! Most years it very very close ballgames!

2002 LSU 14 Ole Miss 13
2003 LSU 17 Ole Miss 14
2004 LSU 27 Ole Miss 24
2005 LSU 40 Ole Miss 7
2006 LSU 23 Ole Miss 20 OT
2007 LSU 41 Ole Miss 24

Ahhh, I see. 2002 was a very convienent start time for that list!

crawfish · 05-01-2008, 07:06 PM

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Ahhh, I see. 2002 was a very convienent start time for that list!

No! Now wait a minute. I was just pulling the numbers from Phil Steels Preview guide from last year and it it started in 2002. Honestly.

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