BATON ROUGE, LA (NBC33) — Former LSU Heisman Trophy winner Billy Cannon is back at home tonight.

Cannon was released from a Baton Rouge Hospital on Thursday, Feb. 21. Cannon suffered a stroke on Tuesday. His family tells NBC33 News that he is resting comfortably.

Cannon is employed as a dentist at the Louisiana State Penitentiary. He was at work when he suffered the stroke.