afldraftround height_ft article_title draftround birth_date pfr draftyear weight_lbs collegehof number image college name caption nflnew birth_place afldraftyear afldraftpick position highschool height_in draftpick
1 6 billy cannon
 1 2 august 1937 c/cannbi00 1960 216 90158 20 , 33 , 80 billy cannon at lsu.jpg lsu billy cannon billy cannon at lsu billycannon/2511022 philadelphia , mississippi 1960 1 halfback / fullback / tight end baton rouge -lrb- la -rrb- istrouma 1 1
billy cannon

william abb `` billy '' cannon -lrb- born august 2 , 1937 -rrb- is an all-american , 1959 heisman trophy winner and 2008 inductee into the college football hall of fame from louisiana state university in baton rouge , and one of the american football league 's most celebrated players .
he was born in philadelphia , mississippi , and moved to baton rouge when his father got a job there during world war ii .
he graduated from istrouma high school in 1956 .
