Billy Cannon: ‘They Called Him Legend’ will open at Capitol Museum

  • Billy and Dot Cannon pose with the 1959 Heisman Trophy. Photo credit: Associated Press.
    Billy and Dot Cannon pose with the 1959 Heisman Trophy. Photo credit: Associated Press.
  • Billy Cannon: ‘They Called Him Legend’ will open at Capitol Museum
    Billy Cannon: ‘They Called Him Legend’ will open at Capitol Museum

    Capitol Park Museum and Lieutenant Governor Billy Nungesser announce the opening of a new exhibit looking at the life of Louisiana football legend Billy Cannon. The exhibit titled Billy Cannon: They Called Him Legend spans his achievements beginning at Baton Rouge’s Istrouma High, his meteoric rise at LSU winning the school’s first Heisman trophy, to his triumphs in the AFL and NFL, where he was a…