BILLY CANNONCannon, William AbbHeight: 6-1 Weight: 216 Born: August 2, 1937 Philadelphia, MS Died: May 20, 2018 High School: Istrouma (Baton Rouge, LA) |
| Year | College | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 1956 | Louisiana State | |
| 1957 | Louisiana State | Lettered |
| 1958 | Louisiana State | Lettered |
| 1959 | Louisiana State | Lettered |
| Draft: First Selections 1960 Houston Oilers; 1st round (1st overall) 1960 Los Angeles Rams |
| Relatives: Father of Billy Cannon |
| NFL Game Logs |
| NFL Playoff Statistics |
| Roster Key • Stat Key |
| YEAR TEAM | NO | POS | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 Houston Oilers (AFL)1960 HOU AFL | 20 | HB | 14 | 14 |
| 1961 Houston Oilers (AFL)1961 HOU AFL | 20 | HB | 14 | 13 |
| 1962 Houston Oilers (AFL)1962 HOU AFL | 20 | HB | 14 | 11 |
| 1963 Houston Oilers (AFL)1963 HOU AFL | 20 | HB | 6 | 1 |
| 1964 Oakland Raiders (AFL)1964 OAK AFL | 33 | FB | 14 | 13 |
| 1965 Oakland Raiders (AFL)1965 OAK AFL | 33 | TE | 10 | 3 |
| 1966 Oakland Raiders (AFL)1966 OAK AFL | 33 | TE | 14 | 7 |
| 1967 Oakland Raiders (AFL)1967 OAK AFL | 33 | TE | 14 | 14 |
| 1968 Oakland Raiders (AFL)1968 OAK AFL | 33 | TE | 14 | 13 |
| 1969 Oakland Raiders (AFL)1969 OAK AFL | 33 | TE | 13 | 11 |
| 1970 Kansas City Chiefs (NFL)1970 KC NFL | 80 | TE | 6 | 4 |
| 11 Years (NFL)11 Years NFL | 133 | 104 |
| Transaction | Date | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Draft | 11/23/1959 | 1960 Houston Oilers (AFL)1960 HOU AFL |
| Draft | 11/30/1959 | 1960 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1960 LARM NFL |
| Signed | 1/1/1960 | 1960 Houston Oilers (AFL)1960 HOU AFL |
| Traded | 9/8/1964 | 1964 Oakland Raiders (AFL)1964 OAK AFL |
| Released | 8/30/1970 | 1970 Oakland Raiders (NFL)1970 OAK NFL |
| Taxi Squad | 10/2/1970 | 1970 Kansas City Chiefs (NFL)1970 KC NFL |
| Activated | 10/16/1970 | 1970 Kansas City Chiefs (NFL)1970 KC NFL |
| Free Agent | 5/1/1971 | 1970 Kansas City Chiefs (NFL)1970 KC NFL |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | X1% | X2 | X2A | DX | FG | FGA | FG% | S | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 Houston Oilers (AFL)1960 HOU AFL | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 42 | |||
| 1961 Houston Oilers (AFL)1961 HOU AFL | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 90 | ||
| 1962 Houston Oilers (AFL)1962 HOU AFL | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 80 | ||
| 1964 Oakland Raiders (AFL)1964 OAK AFL | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 48 | ||
| 1966 Oakland Raiders (AFL)1966 OAK AFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 12 | ||
| 1967 Oakland Raiders (AFL)1967 OAK AFL | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 60 | ||
| 1968 Oakland Raiders (AFL)1968 OAK AFL | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 36 | ||
| 1969 Oakland Raiders (AFL)1969 OAK AFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 12 | ||
| 1970 Kansas City Chiefs (NFL)1970 KC NFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 12 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 65 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 392 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 Houston Oilers (AFL)1960 HOU AFL | 152 | 644 | 4.2 | 39 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 1961 Houston Oilers (AFL)1961 HOU AFL | 200 | 948 | 4.7 | 61t | 6 | ||||
| 1962 Houston Oilers (AFL)1962 HOU AFL | 147 | 474 | 3.2 | 64t | 7 | ||||
| 1963 Houston Oilers (AFL)1963 HOU AFL | 13 | 45 | 3.5 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1964 Oakland Raiders (AFL)1964 OAK AFL | 89 | 338 | 3.8 | 34t | 3 | 0 | |||
| 1970 Kansas City Chiefs (NFL)1970 KC NFL | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 602 | 2455 | 4.1 | 64t | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | COM% | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | SK | YL | FD | 20+ | 40+ | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 Houston Oilers (AFL)1960 HOU AFL | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||
| 1961 Houston Oilers (AFL)1961 HOU AFL | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 20.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| 1962 Houston Oilers (AFL)1962 HOU AFL | 3 | 2 | 66.7 | 1 | 46 | 15.3 | 23.0 | 40t | 1 | 33.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 149.3 | |||
| 1963 Houston Oilers (AFL)1963 HOU AFL | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 12 | 2 | 16.7 | 9 | 46 | 3.8 | 23.0 | 40t | 1 | 8.3 | 1 | 8.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 36.1 |
| RECEIVING | TAR | REC | PCT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 Houston Oilers (AFL)1960 HOU AFL | 15 | 187 | 12.5 | 53t | 5 | ||||||
| 1961 Houston Oilers (AFL)1961 HOU AFL | 43 | 586 | 13.6 | 78t | 9 | ||||||
| 1962 Houston Oilers (AFL)1962 HOU AFL | 32 | 451 | 14.1 | 60t | 6 | ||||||
| 1963 Houston Oilers (AFL)1963 HOU AFL | 5 | 39 | 7.8 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1964 Oakland Raiders (AFL)1964 OAK AFL | 37 | 454 | 12.3 | 40 | 5 | ||||||
| 1965 Oakland Raiders (AFL)1965 OAK AFL | 7 | 127 | 18.1 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1966 Oakland Raiders (AFL)1966 OAK AFL | 14 | 436 | 31.1 | 75t | 2 | 0 | |||||
| 1967 Oakland Raiders (AFL)1967 OAK AFL | 32 | 629 | 19.7 | 64t | 10 | ||||||
| 1968 Oakland Raiders (AFL)1968 OAK AFL | 23 | 360 | 15.7 | 48t | 6 | 0 | |||||
| 1969 Oakland Raiders (AFL)1969 OAK AFL | 21 | 262 | 12.5 | 53t | 2 | 0 | |||||
| 1970 Kansas City Chiefs (NFL)1970 KC NFL | 7 | 125 | 17.9 | 45 | 2 | 0 | |||||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 236 | 3656 | 15.5 | 78t | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 Houston Oilers (AFL)1960 HOU AFL | 4 | 96 | 24.0 | 51 | 0 | 2 | 1 | ||
| 1961 Houston Oilers (AFL)1961 HOU AFL | 9 | 70 | 7.8 | 20 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1966 Oakland Raiders (AFL)1966 OAK AFL | 1 | 0 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 14 | 0 | 178 | 12.7 | 51 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 Houston Oilers (AFL)1960 HOU AFL | 8 | 266 | 33.3 | 88t | 1 | ||||
| 1961 Houston Oilers (AFL)1961 HOU AFL | 18 | 439 | 24.4 | 47 | 0 | ||||
| 1962 Houston Oilers (AFL)1962 HOU AFL | 18 | 442 | 24.6 | 38 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1963 Houston Oilers (AFL)1963 HOU AFL | 2 | 39 | 19.5 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1964 Oakland Raiders (AFL)1964 OAK AFL | 21 | 518 | 24.7 | 45 | 0 | 1 | |||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 67 | 1704 | 25.4 | 88t | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 Houston Oilers (AFL)1960 HOU AFL | 3 | 0 | |||||
| 1961 Houston Oilers (AFL)1961 HOU AFL | 5 | 0 | |||||
| 1962 Houston Oilers (AFL)1962 HOU AFL | 5 | 0 | |||||
| 1963 Houston Oilers (AFL)1963 HOU AFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1964 Oakland Raiders (AFL)1964 OAK AFL | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1967 Oakland Raiders (AFL)1967 OAK AFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1968 Oakland Raiders (AFL)1968 OAK AFL | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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