May 27, 2018May 27, 2018 LSU Football Report Billy Cannon still the gold standard at LSU As a junior at LSU in 1958 Cannon earned first-team All-American status and led the Tigers to a national championship. In the late 1950s you were lucky to get one college football game on television. Radio was king in covering college teams in America and LSU had Cannon and the largest radio station in the Deep South in WWL-870. Cannon was not only a star running back for the Tigers, but he was also a standout defensive back and punted and returned punts and kicks. Click here to continue reading. #GeauxTigers #LSU Share this: Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn Share on X (Opens in new window) X More Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email Print (Opens in new window) Print Share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Tumblr Share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest Share on Telegram (Opens in new window) Telegram Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp Like Loading... Related