Billy Cannon
William Abb Cannon
Born: August 2, 1937
Philadelphia, MS USA
Deceased: May 20, 2018
Position: TE-HB-FB
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 207
College: LSU
High School: Istrouma (Baton Rouge, LA)
Career: 1960-1970
Drafted: 1960 in Round 1, #1 overall by the Los Angeles Rams
Billy Cannon played from 1960 to 1970 during his career with the Houston Oilers, Kansas City Chiefs and Oakland Raiders. Cannon ran for 2,455 yards in his career on 602 attempts, scoring 17 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 236 passes for 3,656 yards and 47 receiving touchdowns..
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Passing:
Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1960 | AFL Houston Oilers | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 |
1961 | AFL Houston Oilers | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 20.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
1962 | AFL Houston Oilers | 3 | 2 | 66.7 | 46 | 15.3 | 1 | 33.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 40 | 149.3 |
1963 | AFL Houston Oilers | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 |
AFL | 12 | 2 | 16.7 | 46 | 3.8 | 1 | 8.3 | 1 | 8.3 | 40 | ||
Totals | 12 | 2 | 16.7 | 46 | 3.8 | 1 | 8.3 | 1 | 8.3 | 40 |
Rushing:
Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1960 | AFL Houston Oilers | 152 | 644 | 4.2 | 39 | 1 |
1961 | AFL Houston Oilers | 200 | 948 | 4.7 | 61 | 6 |
1962 | AFL Houston Oilers | 147 | 474 | 3.2 | 64 | 7 |
1963 | AFL Houston Oilers | 13 | 45 | 3.5 | 12 | 0 |
1964 | AFL Oakland Raiders | 89 | 338 | 3.8 | 34 | 3 |
1970 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
AFL | 601 | 2449 | 4.1 | 64 | 17 | |
NFL | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 | |
Totals | 602 | 2455 | 4.1 | 64 | 17 |
Receiving:
Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1960 | AFL Houston Oilers | 15 | 187 | 12.5 | 88 | 5 |
1961 | AFL Houston Oilers | 43 | 586 | 13.6 | 78 | 9 |
1962 | AFL Houston Oilers | 32 | 451 | 14.1 | 60 | 6 |
1963 | AFL Houston Oilers | 5 | 39 | 7.8 | 12 | 0 |
1964 | AFL Oakland Raiders | 37 | 454 | 12.3 | 40 | 5 |
1965 | AFL Oakland Raiders | 7 | 127 | 18.1 | 36 | 0 |
1966 | AFL Oakland Raiders | 14 | 436 | 31.1 | 75 | 2 |
1967 | AFL Oakland Raiders | 32 | 629 | 19.7 | 64 | 10 |
1968 | AFL Oakland Raiders | 23 | 360 | 15.7 | 48 | 6 |
1969 | AFL Oakland Raiders | 21 | 262 | 12.5 | 53 | 2 |
1970 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 7 | 125 | 17.9 | 45 | 2 |
AFL | 229 | 3531 | 15.4 | 88 | 45 | |
NFL | 7 | 125 | 17.9 | 45 | 2 | |
Totals | 236 | 3656 | 15.5 | 88 | 47 |
Punt Returns:
Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1960 | AFL Houston Oilers | 4 | 96 | 24.0 | 51 | 0 |
1961 | AFL Houston Oilers | 9 | 70 | 7.8 | 20 | 0 |
1966 | AFL Oakland Raiders | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
AFL | 14 | 178 | 12.7 | 51 | 0 | |
Totals | 14 | 178 | 12.7 | 51 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1960 | AFL Houston Oilers | 8 | 266 | 33.2 | 88 | 1 |
1961 | AFL Houston Oilers | 18 | 439 | 24.4 | 47 | 0 |
1962 | AFL Houston Oilers | 18 | 442 | 24.6 | 38 | 0 |
1963 | AFL Houston Oilers | 2 | 39 | 19.5 | 20 | 0 |
1964 | AFL Oakland Raiders | 21 | 518 | 24.7 | 45 | 0 |
AFL | 67 | 1704 | 25.4 | 88 | 1 | |
Totals | 67 | 1704 | 25.4 | 88 | 1 |
Defense and Fumbles:
Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1960 | AFL Houston Oilers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
1961 | AFL Houston Oilers | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
1962 | AFL Houston Oilers | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
1963 | AFL Houston Oilers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
1964 | AFL Oakland Raiders | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
1967 | AFL Oakland Raiders | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
1968 | AFL Oakland Raiders | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
AFL | 0 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Totals | 0 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
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Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
1960 | AFL Houston Oilers | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | ||||||
1961 | AFL Houston Oilers | 6 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 | ||||||
1962 | AFL Houston Oilers | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 80 | ||||||
1964 | AFL Oakland Raiders | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | |||||||
1966 | AFL Oakland Raiders | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||
1967 | AFL Oakland Raiders | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | |||||||||
1968 | AFL Oakland Raiders | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | |||||||||
1969 | AFL Oakland Raiders | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||||
1970 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||
AFL | 17 | 45 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 380 | |
NFL | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |
Totals | 17 | 47 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 392 |
Playing Career:
Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
---|---|---|---|---|
1960 | AFL | Houston Oilers | 14 | 0 |
1961 | AFL | Houston Oilers | 14 | 0 |
1962 | AFL | Houston Oilers | 14 | 0 |
1963 | AFL | Houston Oilers | 6 | 0 |
1964 | AFL | Oakland Raiders | 14 | 0 |
1965 | AFL | Oakland Raiders | 10 | 0 |
1966 | AFL | Oakland Raiders | 14 | 0 |
1967 | AFL | Oakland Raiders | 14 | 0 |
1968 | AFL | Oakland Raiders | 14 | 13 |
1969 | AFL | Oakland Raiders | 13 | 11 |
1970 | NFL | Kansas City Chiefs | 6 | 0 |
Honors
1960 - AFL AFL All-AFL (2nd Team)
1960 - AFL United Press International All-AFL (2nd Team)
1961 - AFL Associated Press All-AFL (1st Team)
1961 - AFL New York Daily News All-AFL (1st Team)
1961 - AFL United Press International All-AFL (1st Team)
1961 - AFL AFL All-AFL (1st Team)
1961 - AFL The Sporting News All-AFL (1st Team)
1967 - AFL United Press International All-AFL (1st Team)
1967 - AFL The Sporting News All-Conference (2nd Team)
1967 - AFL New York Daily News All-AFL (2nd Team)
1967 - AFL Associated Press All-AFL (1st Team)
1968 - AFL Pro Football Writers Association All-AFL (2nd Team)