HLS&R Champion Clint Cannon Shares Waller ISD Fondest Memories

Clint Cannon visited his hometown high school, Waller High School, on March 24 and gave a heartfelt motivational talk to the Waller High School football team.

Cannon reminisced about his football playing school days and said, “it gives me goose bumps just thinking about it.  I just want to suit-up and get out there on the field again.”  Cannon talked about the importance of working as a team and focusing on team goals.  When Cannon was a Waller High School Senior, the team made it to the football semi-finals.  Clint paralleled the traits he learned in football and compared them to how he applies them when he rodeos.  He said “I give a lot of credit to Coach DeVous.  I wouldn’t have accomplished any of this without learning to be disciplined, stay focused, work as a team, exercise, practice, to be tough, and to never give up”. 

Clint attended Waller ISD schools during his public education school days. Cannon attended I.T. Holleman Elementary School, Wayne C. Schultz Middle School, Waller Jr. High, and graduated from Waller High School in 1997.   He gleamed about his fondest Waller ISD memories said “I still live out in this area because this is home.  I love the small town, I loved my teachers, coaches, and the schools that I attended.  I miss it all and it feels great to be back.”  Clint Cannon recently won the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo Shootout Championship and is ranked No. 1 Bareback Rider in the world.  Even though Cannon has a hectic traveling schedule, he still returns home to attend a few football games each year.