Cannon Inducted into College Football Hall of Fame – July 18, 2009

July 18, 2009 – Former LSU tailback Billy Cannon was enshrined into the hall 26 years after he was first elected.

He was selected for the Hall of Fame in 1983, but that honor was rescinded after he was arrested on federal counterfeiting charges. Cannon pleaded guilty and was sentenced to five years in prison in 1983. He served 2 1/2 years.

Cannon, who won the Heisman in 1959 and played on the national championship team in 1958, said he holds no grudges about being the only person to ever have his selection rescinded. 

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