Just the sound of J.C. Politz radio voice describing Billy Cannon punt return against Ole Miss on Halloween night 1959 - gives me a thrill that I remember very clearly like it was only yesterday.
Because all of us LSU Tiger football fans became winners in spirit after that run wherever they were at that time.
In spite of all the odds, a slipper rain-soaked football field, and a very strong stout Ole Miss College Football team ranked #2. Billy Cannon ran right thru most of the Ole Miss college football players on a wet football field anyway. And because of the radio broadcast, LSU football fans could listen in to the same magic of that college football game inside LSU Tiger Stadium when and where those two undefeated football teams, Ole Miss vs LSU. Playing a rock'em sock'em draw with the Rebels leading 3 to 0.
We just loved it.
Because of Billy Cannon shocking punt return, the LSU fans were there in Tiger Stadium transformed into a dream state of happiness. Along with the people who were also lucky enough to hear that Ole Miss vs LSU football game on the radios, broadcasted across Louisiana, Mississippi, and the southeast.
Goodbye Billy, I will never forget that thrilling legendary moment punt return you gave to us the LSU Tiger football fans
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This Week in Heisman History: Billy Cannon beats Ole Miss on Halloween night
By Chris Huston | Blogger/Heisman Pundit
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| Billy Cannon's punt return against Ole Miss was one of the great moments in Heisman history (LSUSports.net) |
Due to the unusual substitution rules in college football at that time, Dietzel created a three-platoon squad that consisted of the White Unit that played both offense and defense, the Gold Unit that played only offense and the "Chinese Bandits" that played only defense.
Of course, that LSU team became most known for the Chinese Bandits, but it was halfback Billy Cannon who was the true star of the team. At 6-foot-1, 208 pounds, he had an uncommon combination of brute strength (he was a 54-foot shot putter) and sprinter's speed (he ran 9.7 in the 100-yard dash). As a 1958 junior, he rushed for 686 yards, caught nine passes for 162 yards and had three interceptions on defense to key the Tigers' undefeated season. He finished a strong third in the Heisman vote to Army's Pete Dawkins, winning two regions along the way.
Cannon entered the 1959 season as the Heisman favorite and LSU was picked by The Associated Press as its preseason No. 1 team. The Tigers rattled off six straight wins to start the fall campaign, outscoring opponents 103-6. This set up a huge showdown with SEC rival Mississippi, also undefeated at 6-0 and ranked third.
The two teams met on Halloween night in LSU's sold-out Tiger Stadium, 53 years ago this week. According to reports at the time, tickets were in such high demand that one man offered a Cadillac in return for tickets, while another man offered to swap his wife.
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"BILLY CANNON'S HALLOWEEN NIGHT PUNT RETURN DOWN ON THE BAYOU"
Tonight marks the 50th anniversary of Billy Cannon's 89-yard punt return that helped LSU beat Mississippi 7-3. There's a wonderful story about Billy Cannon, the player and the man, on ESPN.com.Those of us in Knoxville remember hearing this game, maybe on WWL, maybe on the old "Pick of Dixie" series, probably on WATE or WROL Radio. The film of Cannon's run, and it was definitely film in those days, somehow didn't make it to Knoxville until the next Thursday night. That's the way it was 50 years ago. Highlights were in short supply on game day or even a day or so later.
The black and white film transposed to videotape is grainy, showing the wear and tear of the passage of time, but the excitement is still there. In 1989 and 1992, LSU SID personnel were more than happy, perhaps even jubilant, to tell us the whole story about the game and Cannon's run.
Cannon ran from South to North, right in front of John Howard Vaught and the Ole Miss team area, as the noise got louder and louder in a much smaller Tiger Stadium.
Just for the record, the Vols defeated North Carolina at Kenan Memorial Stadium in Chapel Hill 29-7 that afternoon.
Fast forward a week ahead. LSU had to come to Knoxville for Homecoming, Nov. 7.
What happened is part of Tennessee lore and tradition, what with "The Stop" and a 14-13 Vol win. Charley Severance, Bill Majors, and Wayne Grubb made the play that kept the Vols in the lead early in the fourth quarter, conjoining them historically with Cannon. The play is generally considered at the top of defensive plays in the entirety of Tennessee history.
Read the Billy Cannon story in its entirety. It won't take long. It's a keeper, brilliantly conceived and written.
Even if doesn't mention the 1959 Tennessee game.
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Tinker Town: 2012 college football undefeated teams.
"Alabama only needs to beat LSU, and then Georgia, to go play Notre Dame for another BCS Nation Championship. And become the college football team of the decade. Making college football history for many years to come. It look very possible from what I have been seeing these past few weeks. That Nick Saban’s accumulated high quality recruits, are simply playing better college football then everyone else. Can they do it, I think that they can. Will they do it. I think that is yet to be seen."
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By The Associated Press
on October 28, 2012 at 12:02 AM, updated October 28, 2012 at 12:06 AM
Notre Dame running back Cierre Wood celebrates his touchdown against Oklahoma with teammates T.J. Jones (7)and Daniel Smith, right, in the first quarter of an NCAA college football game in Norman, Okla., Saturday, Oct. 27, 2012. (AP Photo)
Te'o, the standout linebacker who has a penchant for causing turnovers, dove when Landry Jones' pass ricocheted off of Jalen Saunders and got his gloved hands under it. Kyle Brindza tacked on his third field goal soon after, and Theo Riddick added a late touchdown run as the Fighting Irish (8-0) put it away with 20 fourth-quarter points.
Jones threw for 356 yards with no touchdowns for the Sooners (5-2), who were still clinging to hope they could get back in the national title race before the loss. Saunders caught 15 passes for 181 yards.
Notre Dame is off to its best start in a decade, doing so as the only team in the country with four wins against Top 25 teams — including two on the road against top 10 foes.
The game revived a rivalry that had been largely dormant since the 1960s, with only one meeting since then — in Bob Stoops' first season as the Sooners' coach in 1999. The Irish won eight of the first nine meetings, including three times when they handed Oklahoma its only loss of the season — most notably in 1957, when the Sooners' NCAA-record 47-game winning streak was snapped. Read more...http://blog.pennlive.
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ESPN College Football
Final
3:30 PM ET, October 27, 2012
Everbank Field, JACKSONVILLE, FL
Everbank Field, JACKSONVILLE, FL
Top Performers
Passing: A. Murray (UGA) - 150 YDS, 1 TD, 3 INT
Rushing: T. Gurley (UGA) - 27 CAR, 118 YDS, 1 TD
Receiving: M. Mitchell (UGA) - 5 REC, 74 YDS, 1 TD
Passing: A. Murray (UGA) - 150 YDS, 1 TD, 3 INT
Rushing: T. Gurley (UGA) - 27 CAR, 118 YDS, 1 TD
Receiving: M. Mitchell (UGA) - 5 REC, 74 YDS, 1 TD
No. 10 Bulldogs force six turnovers, upset No. 2 Gators
And Georgia (No. 10 BCS, No. 12 AP) responded better than anyone could have expected.
Five days after Williams ripped his defensive teammates for playing too soft, the Bulldogs turned in their best performance of the season -- one that will go down in Florida-Georgia lore.
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After hearing the word "soft" basically become synonymous with Georgia's defense, the Bulldog defenders put Georgia directly into the SEC Eastern Division driver's seat with a dominating performance, writes ESPN.com's Edward Aschoff. Blog
Aaron Murray and Malcolm Mitchell atoned for earlier miscues when they connected midway through the fourth quarter to provide Georgia with its winning margin, writes DawgNation's David Ching. Story
Six out-of-character turnovers and a bottled-up running back exposed the Gators' struggles to make plays in the passing game, writes GatorNation's Michael DiRocco. Story
Call it the World's Largest Outdoor Turnover Party, and it gave Georgia consecutive wins in the heated rivalry for the first time since 1989. These have to be two of the more significant victories of coach Mark Richt's tenure.
"I'd say we're not soft," Richt said. "The defense rose to the occasion. ... Our seniors played well, and I know it's a game they'll remember for the rest of their lives."
The victory, just the fifth in the last 23 meetings for Georgia, gave them a chance for even bigger accomplishments.
The Bulldogs (7-1, 5-1 SEC) can clinch the East and a spot in the conference title game with wins against Mississippi and Auburn the next two weeks.
If Georgia plays defense like it did against Florida -- it was the first time since 1988 that UGA held the Gators without a touchdown -- getting to Atlanta should be a mere formality.
"Shawn challenged us and we took it personal," Jarvis Jones said. "As men, when another man challenges you, it will be personal. The guys stepped up to the challenge."
The Bulldogs did little on offense until Aaron Murray found Malcolm Mitchell for a 45-yard touchdown with 7:11 remaining that put them ahead 17-9. Mitchell spun out of Loucheiz Purifoy's tackle attempt and went mostly untouched the rest of the way. Florida kept the drive alive with Dominique Easley's holding penalty on third down. Read more...http://scores.espn.go.
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