| Billy Cannon
Played: |
HB/TE -- 1960-1970 |
Born: |
Aug 2, 1937 in Philadelphia, MS |
High School: |
Istrouma (Baton Rouge, LA) |
College: |
Louisiana State |
Drafted: |
1960 AFL Draft by Houston Oilers (Round 1) |
Playing Stats| Season | Team(s) | Games | Rushing | Receiving | Fumbles | Total
Points |
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| Rush | Yds | Avg | TD | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD |
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| 1960 | HOU | 14 | 152 | 644 | 4.2 | 1 | 15 | 187 | 12.5 | 5 | 3 | 42 | | 1961 | HOU | 14 | 200 | 948 | 4.7 | 6 | 43 | 586 | 13.6 | 9 | 5 | 90 | | 1962 | HOU | 14 | 147 | 474 | 3.2 | 7 | 32 | 451 | 14.1 | 6 | 5 | 80 | | 1963 | HOU | 6 | 13 | 45 | 3.5 | 0 | 5 | 39 | 7.8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | | 1964 | OAK | 14 | 89 | 338 | 3.8 | 3 | 37 | 454 | 12.3 | 5 | 5 | 48 | | 1965 | OAK | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 7 | 127 | 18.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 1966 | OAK | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 14 | 436 | 31.1 | 2 | 0 | 12 | | 1967 | OAK | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 32 | 629 | 19.7 | 10 | 1 | 60 | | 1968 | OAK | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 23 | 360 | 15.7 | 6 | 0 | 36 | | 1969 | OAK | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 21 | 262 | 12.5 | 2 | 0 | 12 | | 1970 | KC | 6 | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 7 | 125 | 17.9 | 2 | 0 | 12 | | Career | 133 | 602 | 2,455 | 4.1 | 17 | 236 | 3,656 | 15.5 | 47 | 21 | 392 |
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| Season | Team(s) | Passing |
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| Comp | Att | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TD | Int | Pass
Rating |
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| 1960 | HOU | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | | 1961 | HOU | 0 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | | 1962 | HOU | 2 | 3 | 66.7 | 46 | 15.33 | 1 | 0 | 149.3 | | 1963 | HOU | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | | Career | 2 | 12 | 16.7 | 46 | 3.83 | 1 | 1 | 36.1 |
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| Season | Team(s) | Punt Ret. | Kick Ret. |
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| PR | Yds | Avg | TD | KR | Yds | Avg | TD |
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| 1960 | HOU | 4 | 96 | 24.0 | 0 | 8 | 266 | 33.3 | 1 | | 1961 | HOU | 9 | 70 | 7.8 | 0 | 18 | 439 | 24.4 | 0 | | 1962 | HOU | | | | | 18 | 442 | 24.6 | 0 | | 1963 | HOU | | | | | 2 | 39 | 19.5 | 0 | | 1964 | OAK | | | | | 21 | 518 | 24.7 | 0 | | 1966 | OAK | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | | | | | | Career | 14 | 178 | 12.7 | 0 | 67 | 1,704 | 25.4 | 1 |
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