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Billy Cannon

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Billy Cannon recorded 109 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 11 rostered seasons with Kansas City Chiefs, Oakland Raiders, Houston Oilers.

▶Best highlights

33.6

rec yds/gm

22.5

rush yds/gm

9

playoff games

109

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Billy Cannon's most significant indexed performances.

Regular Season
1961
TENNESSEETITANS
NEW YORKJETS
DEC 10, 1961

Tennessee Titans vs New York Jets

Regular Season · Dec 10, 1961

216 rush yds · 3 rush TD · 5 rec

Regular Season
1961
NEW YORKJETS
TENNESSEETITANS
NOV 19, 1961

New York Jets vs Tennessee Titans

Regular Season · Nov 19, 1961

41 rush yds · 0 rush TD · 7 rec

Regular Season
1961
TENNESSEETITANS
DENVERBRONCOS
NOV 5, 1961

Tennessee Titans vs Denver Broncos

Regular Season · Nov 5, 1961

118 rush yds · 1 rush TD · 4 rec

Conference Championship
1960
LOS ANGELESCHARGERS
TENNESSEETITANS
JAN 1, 1961

Los Angeles Chargers vs Tennessee Titans

Conference Championship · Jan 1, 1961

50 rush yds · 0 rush TD · 3 rec

Regular Season
1967
MIAMIDOLPHINS
OAKLANDRAIDERS
NOV 19, 1967

Miami Dolphins vs Oakland Raiders

Regular Season · Nov 19, 1967

0 rush yds · 0 rush TD · 6 rec

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Billy Cannon's indexed NFL box scores.

Career highs: 216 rushing yards · 3 rushing touchdowns

Regular Season
1961
TENNESSEETITANS
NEW YORKJETS
DEC 10, 1961

Tennessee Titans vs New York Jets

Regular Season · Dec 10, 1961

216 rush yds · 3 rush TD · 5 rec

Career high: 128 receiving yards

Conference Championship
1960
LOS ANGELESCHARGERS
TENNESSEETITANS
JAN 1, 1961

Los Angeles Chargers vs Tennessee Titans

Conference Championship · Jan 1, 1961

50 rush yds · 0 rush TD · 3 rec

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Billy Cannon's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1960–1966

01
TENCANNON—Billy Cannon
TENBLANDA—George Blanda
TENHENNIGAN—Charlie Hennigan

Wide-open offense wins the first two league titles

Tennessee Titans · The AFL champion Oilers

Houston won the first two AFL championships and reached a third behind Blanda's passing and one of the young league's most explosive attacks.

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Franchise era

1963–1978

02
LVCANNON—Billy Cannon
LVSTABLER12Ken Stabler
LVUPSHAW—Gene Upshaw

Vertical offense and relentless defense

Las Vegas Raiders · The Raiders become the Raiders

Al Davis, John Rauch and John Madden built a feared perennial contender that finally broke through by winning Super Bowl XI.

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Franchise era

1970–1988

03
KCCANNON—Billy Cannon
KCLANIER—Willie Lanier
KCSTILL—Art Still

A proud defense cannot rebuild the champion

Kansas City Chiefs · The long quiet stretch

Kansas City made the playoffs only once in nineteen seasons as the original stars aged and the offense struggled to find direction.

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Career accomplishments

11 NFL seasons109 career games46 career passing yards1 career passing touchdowns2,455 career rushing yards17 career rushing touchdowns236 career receptions3,657 career receiving yards47 career receiving touchdownsCollege: LSU9 playoff appearances1 Super Bowl appearanceFirst appearance: Sep 11, 1960Most recent: Dec 12, 1970

Official awards via ESPN · Pro Bowl and All-Pro counts via NFLverse with selection years cross-checked against Wikipedia · league leads verified from indexed regular-season stats

Team history