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Thunderbirds To Retire Cannon's Number Nine

Matt Cannon

  • Class
    2001
  • Induction
    2009
  • Sport(s)
    Football

Hometown: Salt Lake City, Utah
From 1997-2001, Cannon was a First-Team All-American and finished with 8,390 career total yards.  Following his career, NCAA records included: career rushing touchdowns by a quarterback (69), career rushing yards by a quarterback (4,852), rushing yards by a quarterback in a single season (1,602) and career points scored (420).  He was an NCAA Post-Graduate Scholarship Award winner, SUU Class of 2001 Valedictorian and MVP of the 2001 German Bowl.

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