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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: LSU (College Stats)
Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 53 (1478th overall since 1960)
Draft: Houston Oilers in the 1960 AFL Draft., Los Angeles Rams in the 1st round (1st overall) of the 1960 NFL Draft.
Relatives: Son Billy Cannon
The research for this page was done by Scott Kacsmar.
Read his extensive three-part article (Part I - Part II -
Part III) for full details.
View complete leaderboards for game-winning drives and comebacks.
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