When I was a student athletic trainer working football at LSU we routinely had the field set up long before the game was ready to start. This left plenty of time to walk the field and enjoy the game day sites and sounds. During one of those times a fellow athletic training student pointed out that the very large man we were approaching was Billy Cannon. Before we could introduce ourselves to him he quickly introduced us to a little girl accompanying him, "There is someone special I want you boys to meet", it was his grand-daughter, Billy Cannon.
Our pup is named after LSU's only Heisman winner, Billy Cannon. Here is a video of our little Heisman returning his first punt.
And here is LSU's Heisman winner returning his famous punt against Ole Miss.
The picture featured in the video is Dr. Martin J Broussard, LSU's athletic trainer at the time providing care for the infamous Tiger.
Dr. Martin Broussard, known as "Doc Broussard" served as the athletic trainer for the Tigers for over forty years.
The main training room connected to Tiger Stadium is named after Doc Broussard. We'll strive to provide Heisman quality care to our Cannon.
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