William Abb Cannon
Position: TE-HB-FB
Height: 6-1 Weight: 207 lbs.
Born: August 2, 1937 in Philadelphia, MS
College: LSU (school history)
Drafted by the Los Angeles Rams in the 1st round (1st overall) of the 1960 NFL Draft.
Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 68 (705th overall since 1950)
Relatives: Father of Billy Cannon Jr.
2-time Pro Bowler & 2-time First-Team All-Pro (fine print)
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| Games | Receiving | Scoring | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Split | Value | G | W | L | T | Rec | Yds | TD | TD | Pts | |||
| League | AFL | 13 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 629 | 19.66 | 10 | 2.5 | 48.4 | 10 | 60 |
| Split | Value | G | W | L | T | Rec | Yds | TD | TD | Pts | |||
| Place | Home | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 381 | 20.05 | 6 | 3.2 | 63.5 | 6 | 36 |
| Road | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 248 | 19.08 | 4 | 1.9 | 35.4 | 4 | 24 | |
| Split | Value | G | W | L | T | Rec | Yds | TD | TD | Pts | |||
| Result | Win | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 603 | 19.45 | 10 | 2.6 | 50.3 | 10 | 60 |
| Loss | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 26.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 26.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Split | Value | G | W | L | T | Rec | Yds | TD | TD | Pts | |||
| Final Margin | 0-7 points | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 103 | 14.71 | 3 | 1.8 | 25.8 | 3 | 18 |
| 8-14 points | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 290 | 19.33 | 4 | 3.8 | 72.5 | 4 | 24 | |
| 15+ points | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 236 | 23.60 | 3 | 2.0 | 47.2 | 3 | 18 | |
| Split | Value | G | W | L | T | Rec | Yds | TD | TD | Pts | |||
| Month | September | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 126 | 25.20 | 0 | 2.5 | 63.0 | 0 | 0 |
| October | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 74 | 14.80 | 3 | 1.3 | 18.5 | 3 | 18 | |
| November | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 147 | 16.33 | 3 | 3.0 | 49.0 | 3 | 18 | |
| December | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 282 | 21.69 | 4 | 3.3 | 70.5 | 4 | 24 | |
| Split | Value | G | W | L | T | Rec | Yds | TD | TD | Pts | |||
| Day | Sunday | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 589 | 19.63 | 10 | 2.7 | 53.5 | 10 | 60 |
| Thursday | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 14.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 14.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Saturday | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 26.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 26.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Split | Value | G | W | L | T | Rec | Yds | TD | TD | Pts | |||
| Division | AFL East | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 436 | 18.96 | 7 | 2.9 | 54.5 | 7 | 42 |
| AFL West | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 193 | 21.44 | 3 | 1.8 | 38.6 | 3 | 18 | |
| Split | Value | G | W | L | T | Rec | Yds | TD | TD | Pts | |||
| Opponent | Buffalo Bills | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 28 | 9.33 | 2 | 1.5 | 14.0 | 2 | 12 |
| Denver Broncos | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 46 | 15.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 23.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Kansas City Chiefs | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 55 | 18.33 | 1 | 1.5 | 27.5 | 1 | 6 | |
| Miami Dolphins | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 99 | 16.50 | 3 | 6.0 | 99.0 | 3 | 18 | |
| Boston Patriots | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 118 | 23.60 | 1 | 2.5 | 59.0 | 1 | 6 | |
| New York Jets | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 116 | 23.20 | 1 | 2.5 | 58.0 | 1 | 6 | |
| San Diego Chargers | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 92 | 30.67 | 2 | 3.0 | 92.0 | 2 | 12 | |
| Houston Oilers | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 75 | 18.75 | 0 | 4.0 | 75.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Split | Value | G | W | L | T | Rec | Yds | TD | TD | Pts | |||
| Playoffs | Total | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 56 | 14.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 28.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Super Bowl | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 12.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 25.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| League Championship | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 31 | 15.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 31.0 | 0 | 0 | |